Big Short ClockMarket fragility, not a crash date
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Current Clock

2026-11-01
11:34
Mixed48.2 / 100confidence high

00:00 is calm. 23:59 is a historically fragile regime.

Category Scores

0 calm / 100 fragile
Credit
61.2
Labor & Macro
13.1
Liquidity
45.1
Market Stress
42.5
Rates
79.3

Source Freshness

17 runs
hy_oasfresh

Fetched 786 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 2912 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 9306 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 2513 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 14052 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 5961 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 11210 observations from FRED.

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Fetched 12601 observations from FRED.

m2_yoyfresh

Fetched 801 observations from FRED.

fed_balance_sheetfresh

Fetched 1246 observations from FRED.

sahm_gapfresh

Fetched 944 observations from FRED.

initial_claimsfresh

Fetched 3121 observations from FRED.

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Big Short Clock: Mixed regime, 48.24/100

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Automated dashboard summary · no new AI research

The deterministic dashboard shows elevated fragility when credit, rates, liquidity, or market-stress indicators cluster near risky historical percentiles. The reading should be treated as a falsifiable regime monitor, not a crash forecast.

Confirming Pressure

10Y Real Yield

2.63 % on 2026-10-29

Higher real rates pressure long-duration equity valuations.

High Yield OAS

3.26 pp on 2026-10-29

Higher high-yield spreads mean credit risk is being repriced.

10Y-3M Yield Curve

0.78 pp on 2026-10-30

Lower or inverted curves are recession and credit-cycle warning signals.

Falsifying Pressure

Initial Claims

194000.0 claims on 2026-10-24

This currently offsets the fragility score: Rising jobless claims are an early labor-market stress signal.

Fed Balance Sheet

6745635.0 USD millions on 2026-10-28

This currently offsets the fragility score: A shrinking Fed balance sheet can tighten system liquidity.

Unemployment Rate

4.2 % on 2026-09-01

This currently offsets the fragility score: Rising unemployment confirms that market fragility has reached the real economy.

Changes in this snapshot
  • Clock score is 48.24/100 (Mixed).
  • Data confidence is high.
Watchlist
  • Whether high-yield spreads widen while equity indices fail to regain trend.
  • Whether real yields rise without offsetting earnings upgrades.
  • Whether AI-capex buyer filings show capex growth slowing while supplier prices weaken.
Research sources

This is a general financial research publication and not investment advice, a recommendation, or a personalized trading signal.

Selected Indicators

method 2026-05-27.1
IndicatorCategoryLatestRiskStatusSource
High Yield OAS
Higher high-yield spreads mean credit risk is being repriced.
credit3.26 pp
2026-10-29
78.2freshFRED
Chicago Fed NFCI
Higher NFCI readings mean tighter financial conditions.
credit-0.487 index
2026-10-23
40.9freshFRED
VIX
Higher implied volatility indicates rising equity-market stress.
market stress17.2 index
2026-10-29
47.8freshFRED
S&P 500 Drawdown
Distance from the trailing high shows whether the index trend is damaged.
market stress1.26 %
2026-10-29
43.3freshFRED
Nasdaq Composite Drawdown
High-duration equity weakness often appears before the broad index reprices.
market stress5.127 %
2026-10-29
34.8freshFRED
10Y Real Yield
Higher real rates pressure long-duration equity valuations.
rates2.63 %
2026-10-29
98.4freshFRED
10Y-3M Yield Curve
Lower or inverted curves are recession and credit-cycle warning signals.
rates0.78 pp
2026-10-30
70.1freshFRED
10Y-2Y Yield Curve
A flat or inverted curve reduces the market's macro margin of safety.
rates0.38 pp
2026-10-30
66.7freshFRED

How The Clock Is Built

This clock is a transparent way to stress-test a market narrative. It measures historical fragility, not destiny.

Why This Clock Exists

Big Short Clock translates a market thesis into a public checklist. The point is not to predict a crash date. The point is to show which assumptions are being confirmed, and which assumptions would falsify the story.

How The Score Is Built

Each indicator is mapped onto a historical percentile from 0 to 100. When higher values imply more fragility, the percentile becomes the risk score. When lower values imply more fragility, the score is inverted.

Category scores are weighted averages of fresh indicators. Missing or stale readings are excluded and lower confidence. The final composite score is mapped from 00:00 to 23:59.

What The Clock Tries To Capture

The framework watches rates, liquidity, credit, labor, market stress, and AI-capex-sensitive narrative pressure. It is designed to surface when an expensive equity story is still being supported by the real economy and credit markets, and when that support starts to erode.

Falsifiable Triggers

These are the kinds of moves that matter more than broad opinions about valuation.

  • AI capex language shifts from capacity shortage to utilization optimization.
  • Credit spreads widen while equities stop rewarding good news.
  • Real yields rise but earnings revisions stop offsetting the higher discount rate.
  • Supplier pricing, financing, or SEC capex disclosures show spending intensity rolling over.

Boundary

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