Daily risk briefing ·

Market crash risk on 27 December 2025: 48.7% (Risky)

vs previous day change −0.3 pts vs previous day vs 1 week earlier change −8.0 pts vs 1 week earlier

This briefing was published under methodology v1 (fixed thresholds, trend penalty, regime multiplier). Its numbers are kept as published and are not comparable with v2 readings. See the current methodology.

Game Over Gauge48.7%Broad stress is building (methodology v1).
Financial stress52.1%
Geopolitical risk38.6

Summary

The Financial Composite Gauge registered 52.1% (Risky), the Overall Gauge hit 48.7% (Risky), and the Geopolitical Layer is 38.6% (Elevated). Geopolitical risk is driven by potential Ukraine-Trump peace talks and escalating Israel-Palestine violence. Elevated geopolitical concerns are contributing to the overall Risky band readings across both primary gauges.

Composite: 48.7% (Risky)

Regime: mixed

Geopolitical: 38.6% (Elevated)

Market insight: The Financial Composite Gauge registered 52.1% (Risky), the Overall Gauge hit 48.7% (Risky), and the Geopolitical Layer is 38.6% (Elevated). Geopolitical risk is driven by potential Ukraine-Trump peace talks and escalating Israel-Palestine violence. Elevated geopolitical concerns are contributing to the overall Risky band readings across both primary gauges.

The gauge in the 30 days around 27 Dec 2025 (methodology v2)
03550657810012 Dec 202519 Dec 202526 Dec 20252 Jan 20269 Jan 2026

Chart values use methodology v2 (point-in-time backfill), so they differ from the v1 numbers published above.

Show data table
DateTotalFinancialGeopoliticalBand
2026-01-0943.434.096.8Cautious
2026-01-0843.934.796.3Cautious
2026-01-0739.229.892.5Cautious
2026-01-0641.933.589.7Cautious
2026-01-0543.635.291.2Cautious
2026-01-0243.335.985.2Cautious
2026-01-0143.237.973.4Cautious
2025-12-3142.135.878.0Cautious
2025-12-3042.035.181.3Cautious
2025-12-2936.830.771.7Cautious
2025-12-2634.427.573.0Safe
2025-12-2535.027.478.2Safe
2025-12-2436.527.687.2Cautious
2025-12-2341.232.391.9Cautious
2025-12-2244.536.788.7Cautious
2025-12-1950.844.486.8Risky
2025-12-1852.947.682.8Risky
2025-12-1747.943.373.6Cautious
2025-12-1644.142.354.5Cautious
2025-12-1542.840.655.4Cautious
2025-12-1235.431.955.3Cautious

Not financial advice. Use the gauge as a risk thermometer, not a timing oracle.