Market Signals

Real-time Sentiment & Structural Risk. Market mood, structural pressure points, and cycle positioning — the inputs that drive scoring and portfolio sizing.

Snapshot updated: 2026-06-03 04:30:10 UTC

Market Mood 56.7/100 Neutral
MO-FEAR MO-EUPHORIA
Extreme Fear (F&G) Overbought (RSI)
Composite Stress Gauge 48/100 ELEVATED
Active Pressure Points
MR-4Y MR-LEVERAGE MR-HEATMAP
  • 4th Year Pattern: 4-year streak (+25)
  • Margin Leverage Elevated: Z-Score 1.2 (+8)
  • Inflationary Heatmap: DBC vs TLT +18.0pp (3m) (+15)
VIX (1Y) 15.8

🧭 What Defines Market Mood

Market Mood is a composite of four inputs. Each one is shown below with the latest reading and the rule that contributes to the score.

Active mood codes: MO-FEAR — Extreme Fear MO-EUPHORIA — Extreme Greed

Fear & Greed

11/100
Extreme Fear

CNN Fear & Greed composite. Below 25 contributes to MO-FEAR; above 80 contributes to MO-EUPHORIA.

VIX (Implied Volatility)

15.8
Normal

Inverted: high VIX lowers the mood score. VIX > 20 with low Fear & Greed triggers MO-FEAR.

NASDAQ Trend

RSI 75.2
MTD +0.5% · 50DMA ✅ · 200DMA ✅

RSI > 75 contributes to MO-EUPHORIA. Trend above moving averages confirms strength.

Mag 7 Breadth

6/7
stocks above 50-day MA
AAPL MSFT GOOGL AMZN NVDA META TSLA

Fewer than 3 of 7 above 50DMA while NASDAQ rallies triggers MO-DIVERGENCE.

🛡️ What Defines the Composite Stress Gauge

The Composite Stress Gauge sums points across structural pressure points (MR codes). Orange cards are actively signalling stress; green cards are being monitored but currently calm.

MR-4Y Fourth Year Pattern ⚠️ Active

Historical correction after multi-year rally

4-year double-digit streak - 4th year historically sees correction
MR-LEVERAGE Margin Debt Momentum ⚠️ Active

FINRA margin debt Z-score momentum

Margin debt momentum Z-Score at 1.2 - Elevated leverage
MR-HEATMAP Inflationary Heatmap ⚠️ Active

Commodities outperforming bonds — overheating

Commodities outperforming bonds by +18.0pp over 3m - overheating regime
MR-JGB Yen Carry Unwind ✅ Calm

JGB yield rise triggers carry trade unwind

MR-MARGIN Margin Debt Elevated ✅ Calm

Normalized leverage vs historical peak

MR-TOEHOLD Recession Switch ✅ Calm

Construction payrolls declining — recession signal

MR-CLIFF Shelter CPI Lag Convergence ✅ Calm

Shelter CPI YoY declining toward headline

MR-FED-TRAP Fed Policy Trap ✅ Calm

S&P at ATH while real economy weakens — Fed forced to ease

MR-STEEPENER Bear Steepener ✅ Calm

Yield curve steepening aggressively

MR-WINDOW Banking Liquidity Stress ✅ Calm

Fed discount window usage elevated

MR-CREDIT Credit Stress Monitor ✅ Calm

High yield credit spread widening

📊 Margin Debt Momentum 12-Month Rolling Z-Score

MR-MARGIN

Contrarian Indicator: The Z-Score measures how far current margin debt is from its 12-month rolling average in standard deviations.

Current Z-Score 1.25
Status NEUTRAL

📊 Cycle Status

Aggregate Cycle Health: 51/100

Cycle Timeline

Each cycle is normalized to a Z-score against its own history so they can be overlaid. Toggle cycles on/off to compare.

Y-axis: standard deviations from each cycle's own mean. Hover to see the native value.

Current Snapshot

Cycle Name Current Phase Evidence Cycle Position
C1 Semiconductor Inventory PEAK SOXX YoY: +154.5%
90%
C2 AI Infrastructure CapEx EXPANSION CapEx YoY: +80.5%
75%
C3 Consumer Product ACCUMULATION AAPL Rev YoY: +11.7%
40%
C4 Physical & Commodity SHORTAGE vs MA200: +23.1%
85%
C5 Financial Conditions TIGHTENING 10Y Yield: 4.5%
70%
C6 Automotive & Mobility NO DATA