In 30 seconds | ▸ | The 10-year real yield reached 2.95% this month, its highest since November 2008. | | ▸ | Nippon Life Insurance Co has put $251.2M into Corebridge Financial since Sep 9. | | ▸ | Insiders at 27 companies filed open-market purchases in the last four days. | | ▸ | The volatility risk premium is at 9.9 points, higher than on 93% of days since 1993. |
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| Macro engine 55/100 Mixed | Growth ▲ | Liquidity ▲ | Credit • | Volatility ▼ | Positioning • |
Growth running at a 3.5% pace, money supply up 5.3% on the year and the VIX at 20.0. ▲ supports risk ▼ weighs on it • balanced |
The big picture The 10-year real yield reached 2.95% earlier this month, its highest since November 2008. It sits at 2.74% now, still higher than on 99% of the 5,913 trading days on record since 2003. The real yield is what a 10-year Treasury pays after expected inflation, read off inflation-protected Treasuries. Those have only traded since 2003, so that is as far back as the comparison goes. Readings this far from the middle of their own history are rare by definition. They describe an unusual condition, not what happens next. Now 2.74% | This month's high 2.95% | Higher than 99% of days | Highest since Nov 2008 |
What to watch This month's high, 2.95%, is the level to watch. |
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Your call Will the macro engine score be higher or lower than today's 55 on Friday, October 23? One click to vote. We publish the results and the answer in Friday's issue. |
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How you called it Will GME close higher or lower than $26.81 on Friday, October 23? 100% said higher (1 vote). We score it on Friday, October 23. |
Also on the tape CRBG Nippon Life Insurance Co has put $251.2M into Corebridge Financial since Sep 9 Nippon Life Insurance Co has bought Corebridge Financial stock on 25 trading days since Sep 9, 7,335,081 shares for $251.2M in all, at an average of about $34.25. Before that, it had not bought in the open market in 3 years. The volatility risk premium is higher than on 93% of days since 1993 The volatility risk premium is at 9.9 points, higher than on 93% of the 8,424 trading days on record since 1993. |
In the news Crowd mood S&P 500 chatter: 6% of 1,455 posts negative, 8% positive, brighter than on 26 of the last 30 days. Nasdaq-100 chatter: 7% of 963 posts negative, 10% positive, brighter than on 27 of the last 30 days. Share of StockTwits, Reddit and news posts on each index that scored positive or negative today, against its own last 30 days. It describes the chatter; it is not a forecast. |
Number of the day $6.1M spent by City Therapeutics' director |
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The signal board New on the scan, not covered aboveThe scan found 59 signals across insider filings, CFTC positioning, FINRA dark-pool data, every engine's own history, congressional disclosures and Reddit. These are the new ones the story above does not cover. | Big insider purchases 27 | | SAH | Sonic Automotive 4 buying days since Oct 1 · $2.9M | Medium | | Congress trades 9 | | NOKBF | NOKBF 1 member · purchase · up to $50,000 | Low | | Reddit attention 7 | | CRWV | CoreWeave 161 Reddit mentions in a day, up from 39 | Low | | AMZN | Amazon 74 Reddit mentions in a day, up from 27 | Low | | SPCX | SpaceX 90 Reddit mentions in a day, up from 27 | Low | | NBIS | Nebius Group 120 Reddit mentions in a day, up from 57 | Low |
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Risk-on or risk-off? Mixed The Dark Matter macro engine scores conditions 55 out of 100: conditions mixed / transitional. The economy is in an overheating phase, where growth and inflation are both running hot. 2 of 5 factor groups support risk-taking; 1 weigh on it. | | | | | | Risk-off | Leaning off | Mixed | Leaning on | Risk-on |
Growth 64/100 Is the economy growing? Real-time estimates put growth at a 3.5% annual pace. Economic surprise index: surprise -1.0. Credit in China is shrinking (-1.6% of GDP). | Supports risk | Liquidity 58/100 Is money flowing through the system? Liquidity in the financial system is expanding. Money supply is up 5.3% from a year ago. 10-year yields sit 0.35 points above 2-year yields. Fed rate path: -2.0 cuts priced. | Supports risk | Credit 53/100 Are lenders and bond markets calm? Financial conditions are balanced. Corporate default risk is very low. | Balanced | Volatility 44/100 How nervous are options traders? VIX at 20.0, higher than on 82% of days in the past year. Options insurance costs more than usual. | Weighs on risk | Positioning 50/100 Are trades crowded, and are markets trending? Most markets are range-bound, not trending. Fund flows between risky and safe assets are balanced. | Balanced |
Source: Dark Matter macro engine (the Oracle regime score), built from the terminal's growth, liquidity, volatility, credit and positioning engines; confidence 80%. |
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Learn What a credit spread tells you A credit spread is the extra yield investors demand to lend to riskier companies instead of the US government. Widening spreads mean lenders are getting nervous; narrowing spreads mean they are relaxed. |
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On deck Reporting in the next two days| Wed Oct 21 | Meta Platforms META | typical move ±9.6% | | Thu Oct 22 | Procter & Gamble PG | typical move ±2.0% |
Typical move: the average one-day stock reaction to each company's last four reports. |
Get these signals the moment they fire This letter is a once-a-day snapshot. The Dark Matter terminal tracks insider clusters, dark-pool volume, options flow and positioning live. Open the terminal |
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How we rate signals High: a validated insider cluster (several insiders buying within 30 days, no sales since), a CEO, CFO, president or chair buying on the open market, or two independent signals on one stock. Medium: a single insider purchase, a short-dated out-of-the-money options trade, or a 3-year positioning extreme in a major market. Low: dark-pool spikes on their own, and everything else.
Sources: SEC Form 4 filings, FINRA ATS data, CFTC Commitments of Traders, listed options volume and open interest, daily prices; via Dark Matter's engines.
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