Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-11-04: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-11-04
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 ^VIX 2.8σ alertFinancial SPY 2.0σ watch p=56%CommodityCurrencyCrypto BTC-USD 1.7σ watchRates ↑Financial →Commodity ↑Currency ↑Crypto ↑Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets
  • Interest Rates↗The 10-year yield is likely to be higher over the next 20 sessions.
  • Financial→SPY is expected to be neutral over the next 20 sessions.
  • Commodity↗PDBC is likely to be higher over the next 20 sessions.
  • Currency↗UUP is likely to be higher over the next 20 sessions.
  • Crypto↗20d corr +0.05 — BTC-USD is likely to be higher over the next 20 sessions.
Direction ratio at 35% bullish:defensive rotation bias persists

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 38%

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

  • Eastern Europe→Russia-Ukraine front-line attrition with winter energy diplomacy underway(25d outlook)
  • Middle East→Iran-Israel indirect talks following limited exchanges, no shipping disruption(40d outlook)
  • East Asia→Routine Chinese naval activity near Taiwan with US diplomatic engagement(60d outlook)
  • Global Energy→OPEC+ quota compliance monitoring with no surprise cuts signaled(15d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral
Cash Flow
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) +0.42
JPY carry direction +0.45
Commodity-currency breadth -0.59
Income
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope -0.04
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 +0.84
20-trading-day forecast from Cash Flow, Income, and Balance Sheet: supportive of markets, or not, over the next 20 trading days. As of 2026-11-04.