StressSignalOne question first
Is today's risk mainly equity volatility, near-term event risk, or broader financial pressure?
StressSignal Risk Desk
I first check three things: are equity vol gauges moving together, is system stress following, and is near-term vol getting pricier than medium-term?
StressSignal is not a news feed or a trading signal. It puts equity volatility, term structure, and financial stress into one reading order so you can see whether risk is local or spreading.
Is today's risk mainly equity volatility, near-term event risk, or broader financial pressure?
A current risk read, the strongest drivers, indicator detail pages, and source links you can verify.
Start with the home read, open the top drivers, then use notes or the guide when a signal is unclear.
Disclaimer: this page is for market observation only, not investment advice. Risk note: indicators help you observe market conditions. They are not trading advice. Always add context, events, and position risk.
Daily view: short-term versus 3-month volatility
Daily cross-check across equity volatility gauges
Weekly view of system pressure
Shows a 0-100 read when enough samples exist; otherwise read the drivers.
Today's risk read
WatchWatch: current risk score 36.2.
Data date: September 11, 2026
Start with these drivers
High-percentile signals
Above the 80th percentile
Watch zone
50th-80th percentile
Strongest driver
84% percentile
Data date: September 11, 2026. This home page is not trying to call buys or sells. It answers one useful question: is risk still local, or is it spreading across markets?
How I read it
The current data does not support a firm conclusion. Keep watching whether indicators move together.
Do not start with 'is VIX high?' First check whether equity gauges rise together, then whether STLFSI4 / NFCI confirm system pressure. When both sides move up, the story is stronger.
Disclaimer: this page is for market observation only, not investment advice.
Sorted by 1Y percentile. Start with the names at the top, then decide whether to open the chart.
| Indicator | Latest | 1Y percentile | 1D change | 5D change | State | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAII Neutral aaii-neutral | 27.4 | 84% | +2.40 | +0.89 | Under pressure | Weekly·September 11, 2026 |
VIX/VXV Term Proxy vix-term-proxy | 0.9 | 72% | +0.03 | +0.05 | Under pressure | Daily·September 11, 2026 |
VVIX vvix | 102.66 | 70% | +8.16 | +16.41 | Under pressure | Daily·September 11, 2026 |
SKEW skew | 147.02 | 70% | -2.23 | +2.90 | Warming | Daily·September 11, 2026 |
VVIX/VIX Ratio vvix-vix-ratio | 5.75 | 66% | +0.01 | +0.08 | Warming | Daily·September 11, 2026 |
VXD vxd | 16.41 | 63% | +0.91 | +2.93 | Warming | Daily·September 11, 2026 |
vix-term-proxy
Latest
0.9
September 10, 2026
1Y percentile
72%
Updated September 11, 2026
1D
+0.03
5D
+0.05