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S&P 500 and Treasury Yields
Charlie Bilello's bar chart drew 57.7K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #12 of 25 Charlie Bilello charts we track by views. Read Oct 13, 2026.
Investors are constantly told to fear rising interest rates.
Why it spread
The post spread because it addressed a hot topic that week with an independent author, and it earned 229 likes, 42 reposts, 3 quotes, 50 saves and 25,331 views.
What worked
- The chart tackles a hot topic that week by questioning the common fear of rising interest rates.
- The post is framed by an independent author and uses a simple bar chart to show that S&P returns are similar whether Treasury yields rise or fall.
- The post is branded, shows a source line, and has medium self labelling, which helps viewers trust and share it.
What to borrow
We could use the same bar chart form and the same framing of comparing two simple conditions over a long history, then add our own source line and brand mark.
Careful
Do not over-read the low design polish or the bottom quarter quote rate, and do not copy the exact claim without our own data.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Charlie Bilello.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "S&P 500 Total Return Average Data via S&P Dow Jones Total/YCharts: 1928 - 2026" by Charlie Bilello. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 4dc4bf92d97f.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/4dc4bf92d97f | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4dc4bf92d97f/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4dc4bf92d97f/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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Questions people ask
How far did Charlie Bilello's "S&P 500 and Treasury Yields" chart travel?
57,709 views, 520 likes, 79 reposts and 102 saves on X, read Oct 13, 2026. A normal post from @charliebilello gets about 57.5K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A bar chart. S&P returns similar whether Treasury yields rise or fall.
Can I use Charlie Bilello's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Charlie Bilello. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.