Daily Summary — Aug 18, 2026
Measures short-term options volatility structure, correlation stress, and market breadth to identify tactical execution risk.
Monitors cross-asset rate, curve, and funding plumbing dynamics to detect systemic liquidity freezes.
Tracks institutional futures leverage and credit spreads to quantify forced unwind and de-leveraging capacity.
No asset-class bucket has cleared its stress gate, but the composite is grinding higher. Fused 3,811 RPM (NORMAL), fused composite rising (+256 RPM day-over-day, +431 over 5 sessions). Credit and rates plumbing are still orderly — treat this as vol repricing without breadth, not systemic contagion. SPX realized vol (1M/3M: 13.5% / 13.5%): 1M is near 3M, below by 0.0 vol points and converging; no crossover confirmed.
Primary Focus: NYSE+Nasdaq Net New 52W Highs−Lows (NETNEWLOWS) at P60 1Y with 1W Δ −59 pts — ROBUST regime.
Neutral-Deteriorating — Hold gross near benchmark but stop adding risk — the composite is trending up inside the neutral band. Composite rising (+256 RPM day-over-day, +431 over 5 sessions). Pre-position hedges now; they get expensive on confirmation.