Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-11-03: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-11-03
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
Interest Rates → Financial 3.3σ critical p=65%Interest Rates ^VIX 3.3σ criticalFinancial SPY 2.5σ alert p=53%CommodityCurrencyCrypto BTC-USD 2.0σ alertRates ↑Financial →Commodity ↑Currency ↑Crypto ↑Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets
  • Interest Rates↗The 10-year yield is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
  • Financial→SPY is expected to trade neutral over the next 20 sessions.
  • Commodity↗PDBC is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
  • Currency↗UUP is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
  • Crypto↗20d corr +0.13 — BTC-USD is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
Direction ratio at 42% bullish (-2pp weekly):stable low-conviction regime

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 37%

20-trading-session forecast: a shock, or none, over the next 20 sessions.

  • Middle East→Iran-Israel shadow conflict with nuclear posturing and proxy clashes(65d outlook)
  • Eastern Europe→Ukraine front-line stalemate with winter energy infrastructure threats(40d outlook)
  • East Asia→Elevated Chinese naval activity near Taiwan alongside US ally drills(90d outlook)
  • Middle East→OPEC+ internal quota compliance debates amid demand uncertainty(25d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral
Cash Flow
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) +0.09
JPY carry direction +0.40
Commodity-currency breadth -0.59
Income
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope -0.02
IWM/SPY ratio (small-cap appetite) +1.00
QQQ/SPY ratio (growth bid) -1.00
Balance Sheet
Neutral
1/5 agreeing
Yield curve (10y-2y) +0.39
HY credit spread z-score -1.00
Real yields z-score +1.00
20-trading-day forecast from Cash Flow, Income, and Balance Sheet: supportive of markets, or not, over the next 20 trading days. As of 2026-11-03.