Forward Guidance

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The Bond Market Pain Isn't Over | Weekly Roundup Sep 25, 2026

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The 10-year just closed at 5.22%, but the pain trade may be even higher.

This week, 40-year rates trading veteran DCP joins us as we examine the bond selloff and what it would take to actually break something and flip the pain trade in bonds.

We explore SOFR hike pricing, AI capex and private credit, diesel's hit to Main Street, market concentration, the quiet consumer stock bear market, and where DCP would finally get long. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:21 Why Bond Yields Keep Rising

07:30 Can Main Street Survive Higher Rates?

11:15 Can Treasury Stop The Selloff?

16:22 What Can’t The Fed Fix?

19:54 Why Higher Yields Remain The Pain Trade

23:13 What Breaks The AI Boom?

26:38 The Generational Bond Bull Market Is Over

29:47 Can Geopolitics Reverse The Selloff?

35:55 How Do You Trade This Market?

39:34 Could 6% Yields Break Markets?

44:21 What Is The Market Hiding?

50:04 The Trade After Something Breaks

53:48 Would You Short The AI Leaders?

58:45 Final Thoughts and Key Trade Levels

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RESOURCES

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

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› TOKEN2049 Singapore is back October 7–8, bringing together 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors for. one ofthe biggest weeks in crypto.

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DISCLAIMER

Nothing said on Forward Guidance is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

The Fed Is Hiking Into A Growth Slowdown | Weekly Roundup Sep 18, 2026

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What happens when the Fed hikes into fading stimulus, slowing growth, and persistent inflation?

This week, we're joined by Vincent Deluard of StoneX Group to explore America’s emerging stagflation trap, AI’s economic support, and Europe’s potential Japan-style currency reset.

We also discuss the contrarian case for UK equities and Canada’s investment revival. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:34 Did The Fed Turn Too Hawkish?

08:10 The Stimulus Boom Is Fading

13:11 The Return Of Stagflation

21:06 Is The Fed Making A Mistake?

25:45 Can Trump Salvage Midterms?

32:35 Why AI Leaders Want Regulation

35:46 Will Europe Follow Japan?

48:45 The European Debasement Trade

59:28 Is The UK The Best Hedge?

01:05:41 Can Canada Reinvent Its Economy?

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› Tyler – https://x.com/Tyler_Neville

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RESOURCES

› Weekly Roundup Charts – https://drive.google.com/file/d/189_grP_F-bFABLdyh84TJA3GzOlLmIQm/view?usp=sharing

EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

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› TOKEN2049 Singapore is back October 7–8, bringing together 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors for one of the biggest weeks in crypto.

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The Market Is Mispricing A Correlation Shock | Dean Curnutt Sep 16, 2026

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Historically low volatility may be masking a meaningful shift in market risk and the AI trade.

This week, Macro Risk Advisors CEO and Alpha Exchange Host Dean Curnutt explains why unusually low stock correlations make tail hedging increasingly compelling.

We explore volatility pricing, crowded correlation trades, the Treasury market stress, why AI stocks could suddenly move together, and whether the Fed can calm markets. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

05:08 Why Stock Correlation Collapsed

10:49 What’s Driving The Dispersion Trade?

18:45 Ads (Token 2049, Avalanche Summit)

20:21 Could Volmageddon Happen Again?

27:16 Why Tail Hedging Looks Attractive

35:35 Can Portfolio Insurance Ever Be Free?

39:55 Systematic Or Discretionary Hedging?

42:33 Where Could Market Risk Emerge?

47:27 Can The Fed Calm Markets?

53:22 Closing Thoughts

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

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The Bond Market Is Trapping The Fed | Weekly Roundup Sep 11, 2026

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Bond investors are testing whether policymakers can suppress yields without reigniting the inflation they claim to fear.

This week, we unpack the political incentives, stubborn prices, and Fed’s looming credibility test currently testing markets.

We explore the massive increase to Treasury buybacks, a possible one-and-done hike, slowing AI-led growth, if debasement trades are due for a pause, and the growing bipartisan opposition toward AI . Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:07 Can Bessent Beat The Bond Market?

06:56 Should The 10-Year Yield Be 5.8%?

11:01 The Inflation-Growth Trap

18:29 Ads (TOKEN2049, Avalanche)

20:05 Will The Fed Hike?

26:08 Is One Credibility Hike Enough?

30:29 Is Economic Growth Peaking?

33:04 Can Debasement Trades Keep Running?

37:42 Is The AI Trade Breaking?

43:22 Final Thoughts

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› Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks

RESOURCES

› Weekly Roundup Charts – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AJwlll7otUeoen1KdtSLuJZWRTyH8o5O/view?usp=sharing

EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

https://blockworks.com/events

› TOKEN2049 Singapore is back October 7–8, bringing together 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors for one of the biggest weeks in crypto.

Get your TOKEN2049 tickets here: https://checkout.token2049.com/events/asia?promo=DASPODCAST10&utm_source=fg&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=daspodcast&utm_id=DASPODCAST

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Fiscal Dominance Is Breaking The 60/40 Portfolio | Matt Hougan & Bob Haber Sep 02, 2026

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The 60/40 portfolio was built for an old regime, but what replaces bonds when fiscal dominance and currency debasement become structural?

This week, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and Proficio CIO Bob Haber join the show to explore how hard assets fit into modern portfolio construction.

We discuss how Bitcoin and gold, bond-market risk, fiscal dominance, precious metals, and the Fed’s shrinking influence come together to shape a new investing regime. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

04:38 Is The 60/40 Portfolio Broken?

10:23 From QE To Fiscal Dominance

12:45 Is Bitcoin Digital Gold Again?

18:30 Sizing Bitcoin And Gold

23:59 Why Gold Miners Look Attractive

27:56 The Opportunity In Silver

29:53 Will Central Banks Buy Bitcoin?

32:24 Who Buys $12T Of Treasuries?

36:28 Can AI Solve The Debt Problem?

41:01 Are Bond Investors The Patsy?

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

https://blockworks.com/events

› TOKEN2049 Singapore is back October 7–8, bringing together 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors for one of the biggest weeks in crypto.

Get your TOKEN2049 tickets here: https://checkout.token2049.com/events/asia?promo=DASPODCAST10&utm_source=fg&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=daspodcast&utm_id=DASPODCAST

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Druck Calls Out Bessent & Will Jackson Hole Derail The Debasement Trade? | Weekly Roundup Aug 27, 2026

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The macro establishment is turning on itself as Stan Druckenmiller challenges Scott Bessent’s efforts to suppress long-term Treasury yields.

This week, we unpack the Druck-Bessent clash and what it reveals about fiscal policy, Fed independence, and market intervention.

We also preview Warsh's Jackson Hole speech this week, potential bond-market manipulation, AI bubble risks, and whether the debasement trade is here to stay. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:43 Druckenmiller Calls Out Bessent

05:51 Is Druck Actually Helping Bessent?

08:42 Druck’s AI-Written Op-Ed

13:50 Treasury Escalates Bond Buybacks?

16:05 Why Yield Suppression Fuels Debasement

19:52 Ads (TOKEN2049, DAS Asia, Avalanche Summit)

21:28 Jackson Hole And Warsh’s Dilemma

27:20 America’s Term-Premium Problem

30:43 Anthropic And The AI Bubble

37:48 AI Repeats Crypto’s 2021 Playbook

42:48 Will The Government Bail Out AI?

47:03 The Debasement Endgame

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RESOURCES

› Weekly Roundup Charts – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zmm4uy9nhYi3TrTaq20oyFD61Uq8anYg/view?usp=sharing

EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

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› TOKEN2049 Singapore is back October 7–8, bringing together 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, and 500 exhibitors for one of the biggest weeks in crypto.

Get your TOKEN2049 tickets here: https://checkout.token2049.com/events/asia?promo=DASPODCAST10&utm_source=fg&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=daspodcast&utm_id=DASPODCAST

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Treasury-Led Financial Repression Is Ushering In A Debasement Regime | Weekly Roundup Aug 20, 2026

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Treasury is quietly taking control of financial conditions and the market implications could trigger a new wave in the debasement trade.

This week, Felix and Quinn unpack Treasury’s accelerating intervention in long-term yields and why it could reignite the rotation into hard assets as policymakers suppress yields and tolerate inflation.

We explore inflation, dollar weakness, AI financing, oil's ongoing supply shock, and where capital likely rotates next. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

03:17 Treasury Buybacks Change The Game

12:53 Is This Fiscal Operation Twist?

19:17 Where Does The Debasement Trade Go?

24:18 How Long Can They Goose Markets?

29:08 Can The Fed Stay Hawkish?

33:39 When Should You Buy Inflation Protection?

37:58 Is Debt Monetization Next?

41:25 Where Should Investors Hide?

46:12 What Comes After The AI Boom?

51:58 Final Thoughts

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RESOURCES

› Weekly Roundup Charts – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dCi1wentet0JRlYXC_OX0s2QIm1qXvIW/view?usp=sharing

EVENTS

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The Growth Strategy Trapping The Fed | Darius Dale Aug 12, 2026

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Running the economy hot may keep growth alive, but it creates a dangerous balancing act for markets.

Darius Dale, founder of 42 Macro, joins us to explain why today’s reflationary regime demands a different investing playbook.

We also discuss rising neutral rates, bond-market pressure, Fed credibility, capital scarcity, and systematic portfolio risk management. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:00 The Risk-On Reflation Regime

06:29 Why This Bull Market Feels Harder

14:54 The Fed Risks The Bond Market

20:57 Inside The Fed’s Policy Tightrope

29:49 Can Policymakers Stick The Landing?

37:10 Why Risk Management Beats Buy-And-Hold

43:29 Making Institutional Tools Accessible

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EVENTS

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Washington Is Suppressing Volatility To Keep The AI Boom Alive | Weekly Roundup Aug 07, 2026

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Washington is shifting from monetary management toward state-directed capitalism and the consequences could reshape where capital flows next.

This week, Tyler joins us for his final roundup before heading to Shoten Capital, unpacking the shift toward state-directed growth and volatility suppression.

We explore Fed-Treasury coordination, the AI capex boom, energy abundance, and whether Bitcoin is approaching a turning point. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

00:58 Tyler's Farewell

04:34 Markets Enter A New Regime

06:22 Treasury Takes Control Of Volatility

15:11 Nuclear Power Supercycle?

20:18 Backstopping The Global Short Vol Trade

24:50 Are Policy Band-Aids Creating Bigger Risks?

28:48 Gold Sniffs Out The Policy Pivot

33:35 The AI Capex Boom Becomes Statecraft

40:42 Can Markets Survive The Midterms?

44:19 Regulation Builds The AI Moat

46:01 Bitcoin Enters A Cleansing Phase

50:31 How Narratives Drive Capital Flows

55:34 Final Thoughts

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RESOURCES

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EVENTS

› Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th

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The Portfolio Built To Survive Every Crash | Jared Dillian Aug 05, 2026

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Markets are relearning that durable wealth comes from disciplined risk management, not chasing momentum or relying on central bank intervention.

This week, we're joined by Jared Dillian, editor of The Daily Dirtnap and author of The Awesome Portfolio, to discuss why markets may be entering a new regime where risk management matters more than maximizing returns.

We explore Warsh's Fed strategy, the case for a steeper yield curve, why the AI trade may be masking economic weakness, how sentiment shifts after crowded trades unwind, and why gold and diversified portfolios could be poised for a comeback. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:01 The Awesome Portfolio

04:42 Why Investors Misunderstand Risk

11:15 Warsh’s Intentional Policy Shift

14:17 The Yield Curve Meets Weak Data

17:32 Markets To Do The Heavy Lifting

20:00 Treasury Enters The Currency Fight

22:58 The Bear Market’s Starting Gun

27:57 Defensive Stocks, Oil And Gold

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