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Could a 7% 30-Year Treasury Yield Threaten Bitcoin and Stocks?
Peter Brandt says the 30-year Treasury yield could hit 7%, raising pressure on mortgage rates, stocks, and bitcoin.
11/11/2026 02:118 min read
The retreat in the 30-year Treasury yield has concluded, veteran trader Peter Brandt says, with a potential move to between 6.5% and 7% ahead. He views a decline below 5% as improbable.
The 30-year US Treasury bond yield stood at roughly 5.35% on Tuesday, below its October peak of about 5.67%. If Brandt's forecast materializes, mortgage rates could climb and the bar for both bitcoin (BTC) and equities could be raised.
What Drove the 30-Year Yield's Bounce From 5.22%?
The yield hit a low of 5.22% during its retreat from October's high, according to Brandt. The subsequent bounce stands at about 0.13 percentage point.
Opinion — pull back in yields (30-Yr touched 5.22%) is over. Sub 5.0 unlikely. Next stop 6.5-7.0% $ZB_F $US30
— The Factor Report (@PeterLBrandt) November 10, 2026
Between late June and August, the 30-year yield rose from 4.83% to above 5.3%. CNBC reported that Tuesday's move was driven by an October inflation report that was hotter than expected. The 10-year yield also briefly climbed past 5%.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller's remarks further stoked expectations of a rate increase. Traders now assign an 84% probability to a December rate hike.
How Would a 7% Yield Affect Stocks, Mortgages and Bitcoin?
When the 30-year yield approached 5.5%, mortgage rates reached about 7% — a two-year high. A further move toward 7% could push them still higher.
Equity valuations face comparable pressure. Antony Ghee at Merrill has pointed to a 10-year yield persistently above 5% as the chief near-term threat to equity valuations.
Per BeInCrypto Markets data, bitcoin is trading around $73,820, down 11.7% in the past 30 days. The cryptocurrency fell 7% in October as bonds and oil departed from their typical behavior.
Washington is trying to counter the trend. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent increased buybacks of longer-maturity bonds to $4 billion, double the previous amount, but the 30-year yield stayed above 5.3%, according to StoneX.
A 7% yield would surpass the 6.15% average recorded since 1977, according to Macrotrends. Such a level could reset pricing for mortgages, corporate debt, and any asset tied to the risk-free rate — including bitcoin.
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