Market Compass Daily Market Analysis
The daily market analysis for the stock market — Market Compass with 15 indicators drawn from volatility, trend, fundamentals and the futures curve.
Free Updated daily With daily commentary
The Market Compass is intended for general market orientation — not investment advice, not buy signals, and no guarantee of future market developments.
15 Indicators
Volatility, trend, fundamentals and the futures curve — distilled into a single overall market analysis every day.
Clear Read
Constructive, neutral or defensive — not a buy signal, but the market state at a glance.
Daily Routine
Recurring, comparable factors instead of gut feeling — the foundation for your market observation.
What does the Market Compass show?
The Market Compass is your daily market analysis: it sums up the current overall market situation for the stock market in one simple assessment.
How is the daily overall market analysis built?
The market analysis is based on 15 factors assigned to four major areas:
Volatility
How much stress is the options market currently pricing in?
Trend
How stable and broadly supported is the current market move?
Fundamentals
How are sentiment, seasonality and macroeconomic conditions affecting things?
Futures Curve
What does the VIX futures structure say about expectations for the coming weeks?
Together, these factors form an overall picture of the market situation. Individual indicators can swing in the short term, but it becomes more meaningful when several factors point in the same direction at once.
How to use the Market Compass in your morning routine
Start with the overall reading: is the market currently constructive, neutral or defensive? After that, it is worth looking into the individual blocks. If only one indicator is red, for example, that may just be noise. But as soon as several indicators from volatility, trend or the futures curve turn at the same time, that is a stronger warning sign.
So use the Market Compass as your daily market analysis and context filter before your trading day. It helps you put your own analysis into context, choose your risk budget more deliberately, and avoid starting from scratch every morning.
What the Market Compass is not
The Market Compass is not investment advice, not a buy signal, and not a short recommendation. A green environment does not automatically mean that every long trade makes sense. Conversely, a red environment does not automatically mean the market will fall immediately.
It shows the state of the overall market — not your next trade.
Market analysis
at a glance
Bullish, neutral or bearish? Our Market Compass condenses 15 indicators into a single number. The handout explains every building block and shows you how to read the overall picture in under two minutes each morning.