Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026

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Inflation

US inflation has escaped containment as tariffs and the war with Iran revive bond-vigilante pressure, signaling sustained upside risks for prices.

Steve Hanke HIGHER

Johns Hopkins. Money supply, currency regimes and inflation forecasting from monetary aggregates.

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Bullish

Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke

US inflation has escaped containment as tariffs and the war with Iran revive bond-vigilante pressure, signaling sustained upside risks for prices.

Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon

$SBIT is positioned for further near-term gains as semiconductors appear poised to weaken materially, despite expensive options and potential trading volatility.

Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff

Inflation and unemployment will both rise if the Fed does nothing, while intervention would produce the same outcome faster and necessary action risks a financial crisis.

Editorial Representation of David Rosenberg

Market positioning is exceptionally crowded, with margin debt up 50% to $1.5 trillion, 78% bullish sentiment, mutual funds holding 1% cash, and households allocating 73% to equities.

Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders

Crude oil has broken above key resistance with improving momentum and above-average volume, supporting a continued breakout toward 93.5, 105, and 113.

Bearish

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough

European central banks are definitely raising rates, signaling a tighter global monetary-policy backdrop that could affect US market trading conditions.

Editorial Representation of Mark Newton

$DJT has broken July lows to its weakest level since May, and closes at or near the lows could bring additional near-term downside.

Editorial Representation of David Keller

Yields are rising in a near-term rotation marked by thinning market breadth, creating a bearish technical backdrop for long-duration Treasuries.

Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider

Inflation pressures from higher oil and energy prices will not generate second-order effects, with demand destruction instead sustaining longer-run disinflation.

Editorial Representation of Peter Brandt

Ultra 10-year Treasury futures remain in a textbook decline across several classical chart patterns, while a short position is held in five-year Treasuries.

1 Week Horizon

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1 Month Horizon

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1 Year Horizon

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Moved Since Yesterday

Editorial Representation of Adam Mancini Mancini · SPY
Adam Mancini
BULLISH BEARISH Week

The S&P remains under bearish control below 7714, with 7649 as support and 7637 then 7628 as downside levels unless 7671 is reclaimed.

Editorial Representation of David Woo Woo · USO
David Woo
BULLISH BEARISH Week

Oil prices should decline as the post-ceasefire collapse in U.S. exports signals that markets expect the Strait of Hormuz to reopen rather than remain closed.

Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff Schiff · Fiscal & Treasury
Peter Schiff
BEARISH BULLISH Year

Budget deficits will widen as higher interest rates weaken the economy, while continued deficit spending perpetuates excessive Fed money creation and Treasury purchases.

Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco Bianco · TLT
Jim Bianco
BULLISH BEARISH Week

Japanese 10-year yields reaching 3% for the first time since 1996 signal upward pressure on global duration, including U.S. Treasury prices.

Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider Snider · Fed Policy
Jeffrey Snider
BEARISH BULLISH Year

Fed policy can remain high or even tighten near term while markets still price much lower rates later, reflecting credit-event risk rather than permanently high rates.

Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Hanke · USO
Steve Hanke
BEARISH BULLISH Year

Oil prices have raised average annual fuel costs by $560 per driver since the Iran war began, creating an affordability crisis.

Editorial Representation of Brent Kochuba Kochuba · Positioning & Vol
Brent Kochuba
BEARISH BULLISH Week

Options positioning shows call skews at highs while put skews sit at lows, signaling unusually bullish and potentially crowded near-term sentiment.

Editorial Representation of David Keller Keller · AMZN
David Keller
BEARISH BULLISH Week

$AMZN earnings can create a huge move with dramatic short-term chart implications, making it unsuitable for swing traders to hold through the release.

Where They Diverge

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Fed Policy
Inflation
SPY
GLD
Positioning & Vol

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