Daily risk briefing ·

Market crash risk on 14 March 2026: 69.3% (Nearly Crash)

vs previous day change −1.0 pts vs previous day vs 1 week earlier change −1.0 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 Gauge69.3%Multiple stress signals agree (methodology v1).
Financial stress68.9%
Geopolitical risk70.5
Market regimerisk-off

Summary

Financial gauges signal nearly crash conditions, with severe geopolitical risk.

US strike on Iran's oil terminal and conflict intensification are top drivers.

These geopolitical tensions are likely pushing markets toward severe risk.

Geopolitical drivers

  1. US Strike on Iran's Kharg Island Oil Terminal95Direct military strikes on Iran's primary oil export hub threaten a massive disruption to global energy supply/prices.
  2. Intensification of US-Iran Conflict78The progression of active warfare between the US and Iran increases the probability of sustained great-power escalation.
  3. Threats to Strait of Hormuz Transit75Military operations in the Persian Gulf raise the risk of closure for critical shipping lanes/chokepoints for global crude.

Biggest 5-day market moves

The gauge in the 30 days around 14 Mar 2026 (methodology v2)
03550657810027 Feb 20266 Mar 202613 Mar 202620 Mar 202627 Mar 2026

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

Show data table
DateTotalFinancialGeopoliticalBand
2026-03-2772.071.475.3Nearly Crash
2026-03-2669.768.874.7Nearly Crash
2026-03-2571.070.275.7Nearly Crash
2026-03-2471.570.378.6Nearly Crash
2026-03-2373.672.878.6Nearly Crash
2026-03-2070.569.178.7Nearly Crash
2026-03-1968.967.676.1Nearly Crash
2026-03-1866.164.774.2Nearly Crash
2026-03-1768.166.676.5Nearly Crash
2026-03-1670.369.277.0Nearly Crash
2026-03-1370.068.578.9Nearly Crash
2026-03-1265.663.577.6Nearly Crash
2026-03-1163.060.875.5Risky
2026-03-1064.663.073.8Risky
2026-03-0965.663.776.6Nearly Crash
2026-03-0661.058.575.2Risky
2026-03-0557.754.575.8Risky
2026-03-0462.560.375.0Risky
2026-03-0358.156.169.2Risky
2026-03-0256.454.566.5Risky
2026-02-2751.250.157.7Risky

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