The Macro Brief - 19 May 2026

Analysis & Learning May 19, 2026

You will come across specific terms in these notes (FLD, VTL, and so on). Rather than explain them each time, you will find definitions here: guidance notes for Hurst cycles terminology.

The Macro Brief
 is an excerpt from our weekly Macro Outlook newsletter. Today we are highlighting the US Dollar and 10-Year Treasury Notes.

General outlook: US Dollar Up (->20D peak). Ten Year Notes Down (->20W trough).

US Dollar - heading towards 20 day cycle peak. Up.

The new 80 day cycle is driving price towards the next 20 day cycle peak. The underlying trend is strong up - the January low was at least a 54 month cycle trough.

10 Year Treasuries - falling towards next 20 week cycle trough. Down.

Treasuries are falling hard into the next 20 week cycle trough zone.

Christopher Grafton CMT

Chris has been involved in the markets for 20 years. He is the author of Mastering Hurst Cycle Analysis and is an experienced working technician. Chris holds the CMT qualification.