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TLT: The Crowded Trade

WEEKLY SIGNAL · TLT · KW 21
Sunday, May 25, 2026

TLT — The Crowded Trade

Hold 83 on a monthly close and long-duration Treasuries may be carving a major bottom. Break it decisively and the message flips to a durable inflationary regime. The cross-asset evidence sides with the bottom — price still has to confirm.

Aggregate read🟡 Contested
Line in the sand$83 monthly
Wave count(5) testing (3)
R2K · 52w · YTD · 1MBest major
The whole thesis fits on one number. With the rate-sensitive cohort refusing to break, the contrarian case is gaining credibility — but it isn’t validated until TLT defends 83 on a monthly close. A regime-decision week, not a regime-confirmation week.
TLT — iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF · Monthly · 2020–2026
TLT monthly chart — five-wave decline from the 2020 high near 180, wave (5) testing the wave (3) low near 83 — the line in the sand for the long-duration bottoming thesis.
A five-wave decline from the 2020 high (~180); wave (5) is testing the wave (3) low at ~83 — the line in the sand. Source: TradingView, 24 May 2026.

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