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US Debt Crisis to Trigger Currency Collapse | Francis Hunt

Feb 20, 2026
Francis Hunt, trader and originator of the Hunt Volatility Funnel method with decades of market experience. He outlines a long global fiat debasement cycle, why rising rates reflect collapsing debt markets, and how gold and silver may lead a wealth shift away from Western fiat. He also discusses opaque bond mechanics, resources and geopolitics, and the risks of digital money and asset tokenization.
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INSIGHT

Tech Vulnerable When Priced In Gold

  • Tech and NASDAQ outperform in nominal fiat but can collapse when measured in gold ounces.
  • Francis highlights a head-and-shoulders breakdown of NASDAQ relative to gold as a warning of revaluation.
ADVICE

Use Gold As Your Unit Of Account

  • Use a gold ounce as your unit of account instead of local fiat to preserve real wealth.
  • Rebase your portfolio thinking around gold to see true asset performance across currencies.
INSIGHT

2020 Marked The Systemic Turn

  • The 2020 turn marked a shift from bond-market liquidity to debasement dynamics.
  • Francis argues central bank interventions and bond-market rotations exposed systemic debt fragility since 2020.
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