Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-10-13: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-10-13
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 → Commodity 2.4σ alert p=58%Interest RatesFinancial MSFT 2.4σ alert p=57%Commodity CORN 2.1σ alert p=68%CurrencyCryptoRates ↑Financial ↑Commodity ↑Currency ↑Crypto ↑Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets
  • Interest Rates↗Yields are expected to edge modestly higher over the next 20 sessions before stabilizing.
  • Financial↗Financials are likely to post modest net gains with large-cap momentum offsetting small-cap weakness.
  • Commodity↗Commodities should mean-revert higher as agricultural prices recover from oversold levels.
  • Currency↗The dollar is expected to show mild net strength versus peers over the next 20 sessions.
  • Crypto↗OLS20d corr -0.32 — The FLAT block should persist through the horizon unless correlation flips positive at next boundary.
Direction ratio 0.57 bullish (-10pp weekly):moderating breadth

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 38%
  • Middle East→Iran-backed proxies intensify Red Sea shipping harassment(14d outlook)
  • Eastern Europe→Russia signals potential winter natgas flow restrictions to Europe(18d outlook)
  • Indo-Pacific→Chinese naval patrols increase near Taiwan Strait(30d outlook)
  • Persian Gulf→Houthi drone incidents target tanker routes(10d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral — leaning risk-on
Cash Flow
Neutral
1/5 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) +0.25
JPY carry direction +0.47
Commodity-currency breadth -0.78
Income
Risk On
3/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope +0.52
IWM/SPY ratio (small-cap appetite) -0.99
QQQ/SPY ratio (growth bid) -0.08
Balance Sheet
Neutral
1/5 agreeing
Yield curve (10y-2y) +0.34
HY credit spread z-score -0.85
Real yields z-score -0.46
As of 2026-10-13 · Cash Flow / Income / Balance Sheet per Finance View framework