macro/HIGH confidence
Fed Surprise Sensor
Detects divergence between Fed actions and market expectations.
STABLE
Live
Since Mar 13, 2026State History
NEUTRAL
DOVISH SURPRISE
HAWKISH SURPRISE
1000 readings|0 state changes|STABLE: 100%
State Definitions
NEUTRAL
Fed action matched market expectations. No surprise. Minimal market impact.
DOVISH SURPRISE
Fed more accommodative than market expected. Rate cut surprise or softer guidance. Risk-on signal.
HAWKISH SURPRISE
Fed more restrictive than expected. Rate hike surprise or harder guidance. Risk-off signal.
Sources
Fires Together With
Commodity Basket Stress Sensor
2d overlapNORMAL
Cycle-Funding Divergence
2d overlapSTABLE
Panic Capitulation
2d overlapNORMAL
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2d overlapELEVATED
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2d overlapSTABLE
Sensors that were historically elevated on the same days. Higher overlap suggests correlated stress signals.
Read-only intelligence. Sensor states are diagnostic observations, not predictions.