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generated 2026-07-09T19:39:33+00:00 · 7 live · 44 daily closes

10y decomposition · ~1y

HIGH · mixed
real 10y 2.30breakeven 2.25
2.572.081.60
nominal 4.55% = real 2.3% + breakeven 2.25% · 20-session: real 11.0bp, BE -10.0bp → mixed

Positioning composite

PARTIAL
48th pct moderate
4/6 · AAII/NAAIM missing
COT equity net-spec %OI45
NAAIM exposuren/a
3m realized vol (inv)47
IG OAS (inv)89
US EPU (inv)9

ETF momentum (RSI)

PARTIAL
0 stretched / 21
momentum, NOT crowding — flow leg (shares-out) not wired
no ETF at an RSI extreme

Liquidity leads

PARTIAL
-0.42 tightening
modest · broad-$ leg only; MOVE/FX-vol/global-rate missing

Bond vol (MOVE proxy)

MEDIUM
10.6% normal
29th pct · 1m realized vol of TLT
proxy — MOVE has no free feed; read the percentile, not the level

Brent − WTI spread

energy
$-0.04
Brent $69.56 · WTI $69.6 (aligned 2026-07-06)
55th pct · widening = intl/Hormuz supply risk

Crowding — COT large-spec net %OI

weekly · Tue data / Fri release
net1y3yall2y trend
S&P (ES)-1.1%988482
Nasdaq (NQ)-2.0%1049crowded short
10y (ZN)-12.5%424939
bonds (ZB)-4.3%293847
gold (GC)+36.4%989596crowded long
silver (SI)+19.7%644253
crude (CL)+7.1%541913
dollar (DX)+23.9%987450
bitcoin (BTC)+20.4%100100100crowded long
large-speculator net positioning percentile vs own history. Crowded = extreme across ALL lookbacks (Shapiro) — a single window misleads (crude reads neutral on 1y, short on 3y+). Precondition, not a trigger.
Nasdaq (NQ) · net %OI, 2y — large specs at an extreme is the crowded trade
large specs (the crowd) -1.96commercials (hedgers) 0.74small specs 1.22
20.47-1.17-22.80
gold (GC) · net %OI, 2y — large specs at an extreme is the crowded trade
large specs (the crowd) 36.43commercials (hedgers) -42.04small specs 5.61
46.31-3.58-53.46
bitcoin (BTC) · net %OI, 2y — large specs at an extreme is the crowded trade
large specs (the crowd) 20.43commercials (hedgers) -18.95small specs -1.48
23.580.74-22.10

Tracker — dated calls

1 due soon · 7 open · 6 standing · 1 resolved
DUE SOONJune-2026 CPI headline cools while core stays sticky
Verify after the ~Jul-14 print.
Owner, seed2026-07-21 · 12d
openCPI upward jumps in spring and October 2026
Spring leg: May CPI 4.2% headline is consistent — score after full-year path.
Bianco, Dec-20252026-11-30
openForward guidance producing a durably negative real floor funds rateDale, Jan-2026 deck2026-12-31
openQ4-2026 food/fertilizer shockJohnson, May-20262026-12-31
openSPR flow reversal ~Aug-2026 puts a floor under crude into Q4Owner, seed2026-12-31
openFed transition from funds-rate to repo-rate targetingDale, Jan-2026 deck2028-12-31
openDurable YCCDale, Jan-2026 deck2029-12-31
open>50% odds of US fiscal crisis or total war within 5–7 years
Probabilistic claim — scoring rule is qualitative.
Dale, Jan-2026 deck2031-12-31
standingPermanently lower Gulf share of global oil/gasJohnson, May-2026structural
standingYen 200, then 300Johnson, May-2026long (unspecified)
standingGold/oil ratio >100 over the cycleGromen, structuralcycle
standingMOVE >130 always answered ('Alamo')
Carry with the RMP-era caveat from gauge 7: standing purchases make the discrete 130 trigger the tail case.
Gromen, structuralstanding
standingMulti-year 'funk,' not crashBianco, Dec-2025multi-year
standingS2 intervention timeline: verbal in days; Treasury-side ≤3 weeks or at QRA; balance-sheet action only on confirmed dysfunctionOwner, seedconditional (activates on S2 trigger)
resolvedSLR reduction
VERIFIED via public regulatory record (not Dale's deck): OCC/Fed/FDIC final rule modifying the eSLR adopted 2025-11-25, effective 2026-04-01 (early adoption from 2026-01-01). Note: finalized before the Jan-2026 deck — decision largely already made when the call was logged.
Dale, Jan-2026 deck2026-03-31
falsifiable predictions (panel + ours), scored honestly. falsified entries are announcements, not embarrassments.

Inflation

6
CPIAUCSLCPI headline (SA)333.98n/a2026-05-01 STALE
CPILFESLCPI core (SA)336.12n/a2026-05-01 STALE
PCEPIPCE headline (SA)131.53n/a2026-05-01 STALE
PCEPILFEPCE core (SA)130.08n/a2026-05-01 STALE
T10YIE10y breakeven2.25542026-07-08
T5YIFR5y5y forward breakeven2.19362026-07-08

Rates / curve

6
DFFeffective fed funds3.63522026-07-07
DFII1010y TIPS (real)2.3942026-07-07
DGS1010y Treasury4.55552026-07-07
DGS22y Treasury4.19562026-07-07
T10Y2Y2s10s slope0.35312026-07-08
T10Y3M3m10y slope0.69312026-07-08

Growth / labor

4
ICSAinitial jobless claims215,00072026-07-04
INDPROindustrial production102.65n/a2026-05-01 STALE
PAYEMSnonfarm payrolls158,984n/a2026-06-01
RSAFSretail sales (advance)763,705n/a2026-05-01 STALE

Liquidity / plumbing

3
RRPONTSYDovernight reverse repo5.77252026-07-09
WALCLFed balance sheet (WALCL)6,724,564792026-07-01
WTREGENTreasury General Account880,237942026-07-01

Dollar / global

4
DEXCHUSUSD/CNY6.79432026-07-02 STALE
DEXJPUSUSD/JPY160.91002026-07-02 STALE
DTWEXBGSbroad dollar120.69872026-07-02 STALE
MD_USDJPYUSD/JPY spot162.31002026-07-09

Credit / risk

4
BAMLC0A0CMIG OAS0.76112026-07-07
BAMLH0A0HYM2HY OAS2.6762026-07-07
VIXCLSVIX16.9462026-07-08
VIXYVIX short-term futures ETF (VIX proxy)20.8902026-07-09

Cross-asset

5
BNOUS Brent Oil Fund (Brent proxy)42912026-07-09
DCOILBRENTEUBrent crude (Hormuz-sensitive intl benchmark)69.56692026-07-06
DCOILWTICOWTI crude69.6722026-07-06
MD_XAUUSDspot gold4,104952026-07-09
SP500S&P 5007,483992026-07-08

Energy

4
EIA_CRUDEcommercial crude ex-SPR411,35742026-07-03
EIA_DISTILLATEdistillate stocks103,61922026-07-03
EIA_GASOLINEtotal gasoline stocks212,06242026-07-03
EIA_SPRSPR crude stocks319,48902026-07-03

ETF momentum

21
DBAagriculture ETF27.7822026-07-09
FXEeuro ETF105.5242026-07-09
GDXgold miners ETF75.9972026-07-09
GLDgold ETF379.32972026-07-09
HYGhigh-yield credit ETF79.83222026-07-09
IBITspot bitcoin ETF35.72342026-07-09
IEF7-10y Treasury ETF93.83232026-07-09
IWMRussell 2000 ETF297.71002026-07-09
LQDIG credit ETF107.98282026-07-09
QQQNasdaq 100 ETF723.841002026-07-09
RSPS&P 500 equal-weight (breadth vs SPY)214.11002026-07-09
SLVsilver ETF54.62972026-07-09
SMHsemiconductors ETF613.911002026-07-09
SPHBS&P high-beta ETF150.871002026-07-09
SPLVS&P low-vol ETF75.721002026-07-09
SPYS&P 500 ETF751.711002026-07-09
TLT20y+ Treasury ETF84.6412026-07-09
USOWTI crude ETF108.65502026-07-09
UUPUS dollar bullish ETF (DXY proxy)28.34912026-07-09
XLEenergy sector ETF54.84982026-07-09
XLKtech sector ETF186.251002026-07-09

Risk

1
EPU_USUS daily economic policy uncertainty238.46912026-07-08
A view of the data, not the product. Numbers + sparklines derive-on-read from the raw store; FRED series link to source. STALE = older than its cadence budget. Crowding = COT positioning (weekly); the ETF strip is RSI momentum, not crowding (flow not wired). The analyst reads this in conversation — this page is the instrument panel, not the read.