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Ben Carlson
As of 29 September 2026, Ben Carlson holds 15 current views on Headge, 11 Bullish, 4 Bearish. The latest is Lower on Housing over 1 Month. Every view links to the original post or video.
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Higher mortgage rates remain the central pressure point, with 7.3% financing seen further constraining affordability and housing activity. The Fed is expected to keep tightening, lifting consumer borrowing costs while doing little to curb inflation or slow AI hyperscaler spending; the prior long-term inflation-hedge call is no longer part of the picture.
At Generation 0 Bull · 0 Neutral · 2 Lower
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Housing
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The housing market faces further damage from 7.3% mortgage rates, which intensify affordability pressure and suppress housing activity. Month Fed Policy
TIGHTER
The Fed will probably keep hiking rates, raising consumer borrowing costs without meaningfully lowering inflation or slowing AI hyperscaler spending. MonthGone
Inflation
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Inflation will keep rising from here, reinforcing the case for maintaining inflation hedges as part of a long-term portfolio approach. YearA daily catch-up of talking heads, in fifteen minutes.
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Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR LOWER Strong
Housing The housing market faces further damage from 7.3% mortgage rates, which intensify affordability pressure and suppress housing activity. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 4d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR TIGHTER Moderate
Fed Policy The Fed will probably keep hiking rates, raising consumer borrowing costs without meaningfully lowering inflation or slowing AI hyperscaler spending. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 5d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR HIGHER Strong
Inflation Inflation will keep rising from here, reinforcing the case for maintaining inflation hedges as part of a long-term portfolio approach. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 6d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR BEARISH Moderate
TLT Long-term Treasuries have delivered a negative total return since the start of 2015, marking more than a lost decade and an even worse inflation-adjusted outcome. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 10d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR BULLISH Weak
AI AI could improve S&P 500 EPS growth by 2% per year, while carrying a 10% chance of an extinction-level event for humanity. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 19d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR HIGHER Moderate
Housing Gen Z homeownership is expected to rise over time despite younger households facing a worse housing starting point than prior generations. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 19d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR HIGHER Moderate
LABOR The labor market remains resilient, with unemployment falling from 4.5% in November to 4.1% in August and average monthly job gains of 80,000 in 2026. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 24d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR BULLISH Weak
SPY U.S. stocks have returned about 10% annually over the past century, though individual calendar-year returns almost never match that average. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 32d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR BULLISH Moderate
IGV $IGV has nearly completed a round trip from its lows, rising almost 50% and trading just 7% below all-time highs. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 32d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR HIGHER Strong
Positioning & Vol Bonds are the most hated asset class as hedge fund managers and macro tourists crowd into short positions amid debt, deficits, and inflation concerns. DIRECTION ONLY
Month 34d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR BULLISH Weak
TLT Bonds remain widely neglected as equity-market gains near 20% annually make fixed-income yields of 4% to 6% appear comparatively unattractive. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 36d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR LOWER Strong
Fiscal & Treasury US government debt is unlikely to trigger a crisis despite continued spending, reserve-currency status, and persistent Treasury demand. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 40d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR HIGHER Moderate
Housing Housing in America is unaffordable for many people and can become substantially more unaffordable, as it already has in many other countries. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 42d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR BULLISH Moderate
XLK Technology has risen about 65% since the start of 2025 while its forward P/E ratio declined from 29x to 22x, supporting valuation resilience. DIRECTION ONLY
Year 42d Ben Carlson ALLOCATION · BEHAVIOUR HIGHER Moderate
Growth The economy should remain resilient as historically low unemployment and a larger affluent population support sustained consumer spending. DIRECTION ONLY
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