Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-09-30: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-09-30
How to read the Web of Markets
  • Green dot: Bullish outlook
  • Red dot: Bearish outlook
  • Gray dot: Mixed or neutral
  • Light-blue lines: These two markets may move together (the link is not a 20-day bull/bear call)
  • Thicker lines: Stronger link between those two markets
  • Pulsing lines: Potential volatility between those two markets
Financial → Interest Rates 2.4σ alert p=45%Interest RatesFinancial XLF 2.4σ alert p=62%CommodityCurrencyCryptoRatesFinancialCommodityFXCrypto
  • Interest Rates↗Yields are expected to consolidate modestly higher over the next 20 sessions as late-cycle growth persists.
  • Financial↗Financials and small caps are expected to mean-revert higher while AI leadership persists with weak breadth over the next 20 sessions.
  • Commodity→Commodities are expected to stabilize with selective energy firmness but limited broad upside over the next 20 sessions.
  • Currency↗The dollar is expected to hold mild gains over the next 20 sessions supported by yield differentials.
  • Crypto↗20d corr +0.26 — The current LONG block is expected to persist until the next 20-day boundary as long as correlation stays positive.

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 42%
  • Middle East→Iran-backed militia strikes on Gulf shipping lanes and Israeli energy targets(12d outlook)
  • Eastern Europe→Russian threats to disrupt remaining Ukraine transit pipelines ahead of winter(21d outlook)
  • East Asia→Increased Chinese naval patrols and incidents near Taiwan and Philippines EEZ(30d outlook)
  • Persian Gulf→Houthi drone attacks on Saudi and UAE oil infrastructure(10d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral — leaning risk-off
Cash Flow
Neutral
1/3 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) -0.01
JPY carry direction +0.22
Commodity-currency breadth -1.00
Income
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope +0.27
IWM/SPY ratio (small-cap appetite) -1.00
QQQ/SPY ratio (growth bid) +0.94
Balance Sheet
Risk Off
3/5 agreeing
Yield curve (10y-2y) +0.46
HY credit spread z-score -1.00
Real yields z-score -1.00
As of 2026-09-30 · Cash Flow / Income / Balance Sheet per Finance View framework