Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-11-05: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-11-05
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
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  • 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 +0.07 — BTC-USD is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
Direction ratio at 33% bullish (-7pp weekly):breadth momentum contracting -2

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 36%

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

  • Middle East↘Fragile Iran-Israel proxy equilibrium with sporadic Red Sea incidents(30d outlook)
  • Eastern Europe↘Winter gas transit talks amid static Ukraine front lines(18d outlook)
  • East Asia↘Routine PLA naval patrols near Taiwan with measured US presence(45d outlook)
  • Global Energy↘Isolated cyber probes on European LNG terminals(25d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral
Cash Flow
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) +0.31
JPY carry direction +0.59
Commodity-currency breadth -0.85
Income
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope -0.05
IWM/SPY ratio (small-cap appetite) +1.00
QQQ/SPY ratio (growth bid) -1.00
Balance Sheet
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
Yield curve (10y-2y) +0.39
HY credit spread z-score -0.82
Real yields z-score +0.61
20-trading-day forecast from Cash Flow, Income, and Balance Sheet: supportive of markets, or not, over the next 20 trading days. As of 2026-11-05.