Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026

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DXY

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.

Jeffrey Snider BULLISH

Eurodollar University. Money and credit creation, bank balance sheets, global dollar liquidity and deflationary regimes. Near-daily.

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Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider

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.

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough

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.

Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke

Copper remains in a commodity-price supercycle, with further upside expected as evidence continues to support the long-standing bullish position.

Editorial Representation of Mark Newton

$TGTX should test and exceed its July highs after returning to more-than-one-month highs on above-average volume this week.

Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff

U.S. inflation will rise as excessive government debt is ultimately repudiated through inflation, a long-standing position rather than a fresh call.

Bearish

Editorial Representation of David Keller

$SPY shows bearish Chaikin Money Flow, with daily volume indicating distribution over accumulation and behavior consistent with prior market pullbacks.

Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts

The S&P 500 faces a possible 3%, 5%, or even 10% correction before the election as September seasonality and policy uncertainty raise risks.

Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon

$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.

Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders

August private employment increased 38,000, below the 47,000 estimate and 46,000 prior reading, signaling weaker near-term labor-market momentum.

Editorial Representation of Brent Kochuba

SPX call skew is likely to unwind below 7,600, signaling reduced upside-options crowding and weaker near-term equity positioning.

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Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough McCullough · Positioning & Vol
Keith McCullough
BEARISH BULLISH Week

Put-buying panic returned yesterday, with implied volatility rising 29%, signaling elevated downside hedging demand and a more volatile near-term market backdrop.

Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon Shannon · MRNA
Brian Shannon
BEARISH BULLISH Week

$MRNA remains the biotechnology standout and could lead the group if it holds up and digests recent gains through Friday or Monday.

Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon Shannon · SPY
Brian Shannon
BULLISH BEARISH Week

$SPY remains in a downtrend, with a core short position retained for further near-term weakness despite the potential for interim bounces.

Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Dale · TLT
Darius Dale
BEARISH BULLISH Year

Global bond markets are unlikely to break because yield curve control by the Fed and other monetary authorities would follow an extended fiscal bridge.

Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon Shannon · QQQ
Brian Shannon
BULLISH BEARISH Week

$QQQ could face an ugly afternoon while battling the Leo low AVWAP and remaining below the flat-to-declining five-period moving average.

Where They Diverge

TLT
Fed Policy
Inflation
SPY
GLD
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Method

How Headge Works

  1. 01

    Discover

    Talking heads publish on their own YouTube channels and X handles. Headge credits the speaker, never the venue that hosted them.

  2. 02

    Place

    Each directional claim lands on one topic, with a horizon and a source. If it cannot be placed confidently, there is No View — not a guess.

  3. 03

    Read

    Start with Latest, then the 1 Week, 1 Month, and 1 Year horizons. Open a portrait for the analyst, or a summary for the topic.

  • Source-Backed

    Every view links to the original post or the exact YouTube moment.

  • Closed Catalog

    A view occupies one named topic. Headge does not invent a new one to make it fit.

  • Mix Is a Count

    Bull, Neutral, and Bear are tallies of unique analysts, not a house call.