Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-11-06: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-11-06
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 → Commodity 5.2σ critical p=50%Interest Rates ^VIX 5.2σ criticalFinancial SPY 4.2σ critical p=73%CommodityCurrencyCrypto BTC-USD 2.2σ 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 likely to move higher 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 -0.23 — BTC-USD is expected to be neutral over the next 20 sessions.
Direction ratio at 36% bullish:contracting breadth momentum -1

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 35%

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

  • Middle East→Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire monitoring with sporadic proxy incidents(35d outlook)
  • Eastern Europe→Russia-Ukraine front stabilization and negotiation signals(75d outlook)
  • East Asia→Routine Chinese Taiwan Strait patrols amid tech decoupling talks(25d outlook)
  • Persian Gulf→OPEC+ compliance amid softer demand forecasts(40d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral
Cash Flow
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) -0.06
JPY carry direction +0.49
Commodity-currency breadth -0.85
Income
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope -0.14
IWM/SPY ratio (small-cap appetite) +0.84
QQQ/SPY ratio (growth bid) -1.00
Balance Sheet
Neutral
1/5 agreeing
Yield curve (10y-2y) +0.39
HY credit spread z-score -0.33
Real yields z-score +0.62
20-trading-day forecast from Cash Flow, Income, and Balance Sheet: supportive of markets, or not, over the next 20 trading days. As of 2026-11-06.