Big Picture · Week of 10 August 2026
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Long Treasury prices face further pressure because yields are powering higher even with oil well below its spring highs, indicating forces beyond crude are driving rates.
Jim Bianco BEARISH
Bianco Research. Rates, inflation, fixed income, monetary policy and market structure. High-frequency X commentary.
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LatestBullish
Rising rates are not necessarily bearish for stocks, indicating the S&P 500 can remain resilient despite higher yields.
The S&P 500 remains in a beautiful uptrend following a fantastic early-August breakout, with in-line inflation data unlikely to derail the advance now.
Treasury buyback expansion has provided a cushion to long-dated Treasuries and fueled liquidity optimism across commodities, precious metals and crypto.
$BTC has reached a price-wall setup resembling the 2021 bottom, signaling a potentially constructive reversal despite the old-school technical framing.
Bearish
Long Treasury prices face further pressure because yields are powering higher even with oil well below its spring highs, indicating forces beyond crude are driving rates.
Crude oil faces further downside as China’s crude imports fell 41% year over year and refinery runs hit their lowest level since March 2020.
Big Tech’s AI boom is becoming a massive fixed-cost bet, leaving the sector vulnerable if expected revenues fail to materialize.
$RVII's 662bps launch fees, 418bps annual expenses, and 20% incentive fee erode much of the diversified fund's return potential.
1 Week Horizon
Bianco · TLT
Newton · Liquidity
Hanke · USO
Shannon · GOOGL
Shannon · MSFT
Shannon · XLF
Shannon · XBI
Shannon · AMZN
Shannon · MAGS
Shannon · SNDK
Shannon · MU
Shannon · NVDA
Shannon · IWM
Shannon · BTC
Shannon · SPY
Lee · BTC
Mancini · SPY
McCullough · LH
Roberts · Inflation
Roberts · TLT
McCullough · DGX
McCullough · KMX
McCullough · IGV
Kochuba · TSLA
Long Treasury prices face further pressure because yields are powering higher even with oil well below its spring highs, indicating forces beyond crude are driving rates.
1 Month Horizon
Ciovacco · SPY
Snider · USO
Keller · SPY
Keller · Positioning & Vol
Keller · GLD
Newton · XLB
Shannon · SPCX
Shannon · TLT
Brandt · BTC
Bianco · Fed Policy
Bianco · TLT
McCullough · PICK
Roberts · TLT
McCullough · TLT
Schiff · Inflation
Schiff · TLT
Schiff · GLD
Elliott · Growth
Bianco · USO
Bianco · Inflation
Roberts · Earnings
Roberts · Inflation
Roberts · Growth
Schiff · Tariffs & Geopolitics1 Year Horizon
Ciovacco · Earnings
Ciovacco · SPY
Ciovacco · XLK
Hanke · AI
Hanke · Fiscal & Treasury
Hanke · TLT
Hanke · GLD
Shannon · QQQ
Lee · ETH
Bianco · Inflation
Bianco · Growth
Bianco · Fiscal & Treasury
Elliott · RVII
Schiff · GLD
Schiff · TLT
Schiff · DXY
Lee · BMNR
Lee · BTC
Hanke · AMZN
Hanke · GOOGL
Schiff · Inflation
Wang · TLT
Woo · AI
Hanke · Tariffs & Geopolitics
Corporate earnings are growing at a rapid clip in August 2026, providing support for better-than-expected outcomes for stocks despite higher interest rates.
Moved Since Yesterday
Sonders · Growth The six-month annual change in the Leading Economic Index has turned positive for the first time in more than four years, with nine of 10 components advancing.
McCullough · BTC Bitcoin needs U.S. government support to turn bullish again, making policy action a necessary catalyst for a renewed upside trend.
Timmer · Fed Policy The Fed’s last few rate cuts were unwarranted and may need to be undone, though markets doubt policymakers will tighten in September.
Snider · USO Fuel prices are likely to remain elevated because refinery-constrained effective supply has fallen more than demand, and cheaper crude will not lower gasoline prices until crack spreads decline.
Roberts · TLT Long-duration Treasuries face pressure as 30-year Treasury yields reach their highest levels since 2007, raising concerns for bond investors.
Dale · SPY Stocks, particularly the S&P 500, should remain supported in 2026 as risk assets rise faster during this Fourth Turning, albeit with greater volatility.
Kochuba · Positioning & Vol $IWM options remain cheap with an IV Rank of 3 despite put demand rising modestly and call skew declining over the past week.
Brandt · SLV Silver can back and fill during a true falling-wedge formation before the pattern’s bullish continuation implication reasserts itself.
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