Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026
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Dollar demand rises and supply tightens during an oil shock, creating a damaging dollar squeeze as energy prices spike and lenders retreat from weaker economies.
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Dollar demand rises and supply tightens during an oil shock, creating a damaging dollar squeeze as energy prices spike and lenders retreat from weaker economies.
Zero-days-to-expiration options speculation in $NVDA remains unusually elevated, signaling heightened short-term positioning and volatility around the stock during the current trading session.
Copper remains in a commodity-price supercycle, with further upside expected as evidence continues to support the long-standing bullish position.
$TGTX should test and exceed its July highs after returning to more-than-one-month highs on above-average volume this week.
Bearish
$SPY shows bearish Chaikin Money Flow, with daily volume indicating distribution over accumulation and behavior consistent with prior market pullbacks.
The S&P 500 faces a possible 3%, 5%, or even 10% correction before the election as September seasonality and policy uncertainty raise risks.
$SPY remains a core short with a lower price target while lower highs and lower lows persist, though most of the position has been covered.
1 Week Horizon
McCullough · Positioning & Vol
Newton · TGTX
McCullough · SNOW
Dale · Positioning & Vol
McCullough · JOJO
McCullough · TLT
McCullough · QAT
Mancini · SPY
Keller · SPY
Keller · Positioning & Vol
McCullough · HL
McCullough · GLD
McCullough · FXH
Keller · DXY
Keller · SLV
Keller · CPER
Keller · GLD
Shannon · SPY
Roberts · SPY
Sonders · LABOR
Mancini · Positioning & Vol
Kochuba · Positioning & Vol
Kochuba · AVGO
Roberts · Positioning & Vol
Zero-days-to-expiration options speculation in $NVDA remains unusually elevated, signaling heightened short-term positioning and volatility around the stock during the current trading session.
$TGTX should test and exceed its July highs after returning to more-than-one-month highs on above-average volume this week.
$SNOW is positioned to make money, reflecting a bullish near-term view as the cloud software stock is expected to rise.
1 Month Horizon
Snider · DXY
Snider · LABOR
Snider · Growth
Snider · GLD
Snider · Inflation
Snider · USO
Schiff · TLT
Roberts · SPY
Roberts · XLU
Roberts · XLV
Roberts · XLP
Roberts · XLE
Ciovacco · SPY
Schiff · Inflation
Schiff · DXY
Schiff · Fiscal & Treasury
Hanke · TLT
Steno Larsen · Fed Policy
Steno Larsen · UNG
Hanke · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Schiff · LABOR
Hanke · USO
McCullough · AI
Roberts · Liquidity
Dollar demand rises and supply tightens during an oil shock, creating a damaging dollar squeeze as energy prices spike and lenders retreat from weaker economies.
1 Year Horizon
Hanke · CPER
Schiff · Inflation
Schiff · TLT
Dale · Inflation
Dale · Fiscal & Treasury
Dale · Fed Policy
Dale · Growth
Dale · SPY
Dale · AI
Dale · USO
Dale · Liquidity
Gromen · GLD
Basmajian · Earnings
Schiff · GLD
Rosenberg · TLT
Rosenberg · Growth
Sonders · AI
Elliott · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Newton · AI
Schiff · LABOR
Schiff · Growth
Schiff · Fiscal & Treasury
Schiff · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Hanke · Tariffs & GeopoliticsMoved Since Yesterday
McCullough · Positioning & Vol Put-buying panic returned yesterday, with implied volatility rising 29%, signaling elevated downside hedging demand and a more volatile near-term market backdrop.
Shannon · MRNA $MRNA remains the biotechnology standout and could lead the group if it holds up and digests recent gains through Friday or Monday.
Shannon · SPY $SPY remains in a downtrend, with a core short position retained for further near-term weakness despite the potential for interim bounces.
Dale · TLT Global bond markets are unlikely to break because yield curve control by the Fed and other monetary authorities would follow an extended fiscal bridge.
Shannon · QQQ $QQQ could face an ugly afternoon while battling the Leo low AVWAP and remaining below the flat-to-declining five-period moving average.
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