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Index July August BTC bear September Q3 draft Glossary

State of the Macro Sep 26

Month ahead. Same IDs as the August plan — what we will grade, and why they are on the board. No September tape yet.

Not a lock — not tape — not a buy list

Focus this month

Three watches can actually move in September. They are on the board because August did not settle them.

From the August plan · source: /2026-08 §00
IDWatchWhyHow we score it
P-2026-09-01 September CPI print July was mixed: headline 3.46%→3.30%, median 2.11→3.11. Disinflation watch not confirmed. Does median/headline restore a cooling watch, or stay mixed?
P-2026-09-02 BTC↔gold corr / lag July closed 0.630 (above 0.6). August 0.540 (back below). Did not hold 20 days. Lag still 0. Pass if corr ≥0.6 for ~20 days and/or a stable lag ≠ 0. Today: neither.
P-2026-09-03 BTC vs $55–75k band July $62,888 inside. August $78,539 above. Likelihood word was not upgraded. Record where it sits. Do not auto-upgrade B2.

Carry — still true until they break

Held in August. September only acts if they fail.

Same IDs · not the month’s headline
IDWatchWhy it stays
P-2026-09-04 Real 10y stays >0 2.47% → 2.32%. Still +ve, off peak. A week below 0 would matter.
P-2026-09-05 M2 YoY vs 7% 5.41%. Not breached. The 7% band is still the line.
P-2026-09-06 WL-09 outlays ratio Withdrawn until a FRED pair locks. No numerals.

Waiting — cannot score without input

These stay open until someone names a falsifier or a pack lands. They are not September’s work unless that happens.

Do not pretend these are active tests
IDWatchWhat unblocks
P-2026-09-07 “Run it hot” (MQ-07) Matt names a falsifier, or it stays open.
P-2026-09-08 China housing + liquidity Pack lands, or stay [Gap].

Codes

Your 11 — the numbered list you sent. WL — our watchlist codes. P-* — the named watch we grade next month. MQ — open questions. Full lookup: Glossary.

When this monthly is poured it grades these IDs, writes an October plan, and folds the retro into the Q3 draft. Until then this page is the forward plan, not a freeze. Index.

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