Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026
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High-yield credit conditions appear inconsistent with an imminent credit-crisis thesis, signaling tighter spreads rather than a near-term deterioration.
Chris Ciovacco BULLISH
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High-yield credit conditions appear inconsistent with an imminent credit-crisis thesis, signaling tighter spreads rather than a near-term deterioration.
Inflation is expected to remain elevated at roughly 3% to 4% for another five years, above the Fed’s 2% target without raging out of control.
Ethereum is positioned for a Netflix-like adoption inflection, with $10,000 projected by 2029 as broader network adoption accelerates over the coming years.
Bearish
Germany’s economy is tanking amid public frustration over migration policies, signaling weaker growth conditions with potential implications for global risk sentiment.
Bitcoin faces increasing long-term threats from AI competition for speculative capital, electricity, and data-center infrastructure, alongside potential security vulnerabilities in its software and cryptography.
Long-term U.S. Treasuries face downside despite Mexico being America’s second-largest trading partner, rejecting a constructive long-duration bond stance.
1 Week Horizon
Hanke · USO
Kochuba · Positioning & Vol
Wang · USO
Keller · BTC
Keller · Positioning & Vol
Kochuba · GLD
Parets · HYG
Ciovacco · HYG
Hanke · TLT
Bianco · TLT
Newton · Liquidity
Shannon · NVDA
Shannon · MSFT
Shannon · XLF
Shannon · XBI
Shannon · GOOGL
Shannon · AMZN
Shannon · MAGS
Shannon · SNDK
Shannon · MU
Shannon · IWM
Shannon · BTC
Shannon · SPY
Lee · BTC
Oil faces near-term upside pressure as Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and tanker crossings fell from 46 last year to five this year.
Implied volatility could rise sharply if traders are wrong ahead of Core PCE, $NVDA earnings, and Jackson Hole.
1 Month Horizon
Ciovacco · HYG
Hanke · Growth
Hanke · Fiscal & Treasury
Parets · XLB
Snider · Inflation
Snider · Housing
Snider · LABOR
Snider · WMT
DiMartino Booth · LABOR
DiMartino Booth · Recession Risk
DiMartino Booth · GLD
DiMartino Booth · DXY
DiMartino Booth · TLT
DiMartino Booth · Fed Policy
DiMartino Booth · Housing
DiMartino Booth · Inflation
Hanke · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Wang · TLT
Wang · Fiscal & Treasury
Hanke · Inflation
Schiff · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Hanke · TLT
Parets · Positioning & Vol
Parets · GLD
High-yield credit conditions appear inconsistent with an imminent credit-crisis thesis, signaling tighter spreads rather than a near-term deterioration.
1 Year Horizon
Bianco · Inflation
Schiff · BTC
Gromen · TLT
Lee · BTC
Bilello · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Woo · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Woo · TLT
Bianco · Fiscal & Treasury
Basmajian · LABOR
Hanke · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Snider · TLT
Snider · AI
Snider · HYG
Snider · Recession Risk
Snider · Liquidity
DiMartino Booth · Fiscal & Treasury
DiMartino Booth · AI
Wang · DXY
Keller · AI
Keller · XLK
Hanke · GLD
Bilello · Fiscal & Treasury
Bilello · DXY
Hanke · Fiscal & Treasury
Inflation is expected to remain elevated at roughly 3% to 4% for another five years, above the Fed’s 2% target without raging out of control.
Moved Since Yesterday
Wang · TLT Long-dated Treasuries should receive enough Treasury support to prevent yields from rising further, with an Iran-war resolution potentially pushing long-bond yields below 5%.
Hanke · TLT Doubling Treasury buybacks of long-term debt is intended to keep long-bond prices higher and yields lower, despite financing shifting toward additional short-term issuance.
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