For the trade impulse from the dollar, it is important to factor in lags -- and I think the trailing 24m average gives some sense of that. It suggest the impulse from the dollar is still negative (there are other things going on as well) 2/ https://t.co/N36bAoVfGi
Original source ↗  |  February 13, 2026 at 00:56 UTC  |  Twitter - @brad_setser

IDEA 1 TICKER: SPY (or S&P 500 index) DIRECTION: short THESIS: Historical patterns suggest a significant market drawdown (average 34%) after 115 S&P 500 stocks decline 7%+ in 8 sessions, despite the index being only 1.5% below its all-time high. SPEAKER: @michaelbatnick TIMEFRAME: medium-term

IDEA 2 TICKER: CNY, KPW, TWD (or related FX pairs/ETFs) DIRECTION: short THESIS: Despite China's massive and growing trade surplus, the yuan and other major Asian surplus country currencies show persistent weakness in broad real terms, suggesting a continued

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