Markets

4,033.3 USD/oz

34 stored readings in 7 days. Never amber or red in this window.

GC=F close 4033.30. Level z n/a over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z -0.19. Status green from the rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

COMEX gold futures (GC=F). A jump is read as a flight-to-safety move. Source: Yahoo Finance, observed 2026-10-28 22:00 MDT.

102.86 USD/bbl

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CL=F close 102.86. Level z n/a over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z +0.21. Status green from the rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

NYMEX WTI futures (CL=F). Higher prices are the stress direction. Source: Yahoo Finance, observed 2026-10-28 22:00 MDT.

17.2 index

34 stored readings in 7 days. Never amber or red in this window.

^VIX close 17.20. Level z +0.60 over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z -1.16. Status green from the level and rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

CBOE Volatility Index. Higher is the stress direction. Source: Yahoo Finance, observed 2026-10-29 01:00 MDT.

101.913 index

34 stored readings in 7 days. Never amber or red in this window.

DX-Y.NYB close 101.91. Level z n/a over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z +0.22. Status green from the rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction absolute).

ICE US Dollar Index. A sharp rise or fall both count. Source: Yahoo Finance, observed 2026-10-28 22:00 MDT.

121.32 index

33 stored readings in 7 days. Never amber or red in this window.

FRED DTWEXBGS latest 121.3202. Level z n/a over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z -0.18. Status green from the rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction absolute).

Nominal Broad U.S. Dollar Index (DTWEXBGS). Source: FRED, observed 2026-10-23 12:00 MDT.

123.1 USD/bbl

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FRED DCOILBRENTEU latest 123.1. Level z n/a over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z +0.48. Status green from the rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

Europe Brent spot (DCOILBRENTEU). Source: FRED, observed 2026-10-27 12:00 MDT.

16.91 index

33 stored readings in 7 days. Never amber or red in this window.

FRED VIXCLS latest 16.91. Level z +0.41 over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z +0.04. Status green from the level and rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

CBOE VIX close (VIXCLS). Source: FRED, observed 2026-10-28 12:00 MDT.

3.14 % spread

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FRED BAMLH0A0HYM2 latest 3.14. Level z +1.39 over 90 prior points. 5-step rate z -1.17. Status green from the level and rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

ICE BofA US High Yield option-adjusted spread (BAMLH0A0HYM2). Widening spreads led the 2008, 2020, and 2023 stress. Source: FRED (ICE BofA), observed 2026-10-28 12:00 MDT.

0.031 USD bn / day

32 stored readings in 7 days. Never amber or red in this window.

Banks took $0.03 billion at the Fed's repo operations on 2026-10-29. Fixed thresholds: amber at 10, red at 50. Status green.

Dollars banks borrowed at the Fed's standing repo operations each day. Near zero in calm markets. Heavy use means overnight funding is short, as in September 2019. Fixed thresholds: amber at $10 billion, red at $50 billion. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, observed 2026-10-29 12:00 MDT.

81,249.31 USD

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Bitcoin closed at $81,249, +0.6% on the day. Level z n/a over 90 prior points. 1-step rate z +0.14. Status green from the rate check (amber 2, red 3, direction lower).

Bitcoin daily closes. It trades on weekends and holidays when other markets are shut, so a weekend shock shows here first. Scored on the daily change only. Source: Coinbase Exchange, observed 2026-10-27 18:00 MDT.

0.15 % off $1

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USDT trades at $0.9985, 0.15% off its dollar peg. Fixed thresholds: amber at 0.5, red at 2. Status green.

How far Tether (USDT) trades from one dollar. A break in the largest stablecoin is a fast sign of crypto and funding stress. Fixed thresholds: amber at 0.5%, red at 2%. Source: Coinbase Exchange, observed 2026-10-29 15:59 MDT.