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Market State Detector

Systemic Stress
Episode History

Every date the Market State Detector (MSD) has classified Systemic Stress State since 1990.

Backtest · 1990 to 2024
20 / 20
Episodes correctly classified across 35 years of historical data.
100% precision · zero false positives
Live · April 2025 onward
1 / 1
Out-of-sample classifications since live operation began.
Zero false positives · record updates as episodes occur

Canonical backtest window. 2012 to 2024.

9 episodes · backtest
Alert DateValidating EventDetail
2015-12-11Credit market stress (Third Avenue / high-yield)·
2016-06-24Brexit referendum·
2018-03-22Trade-war escalation (China tariffs)·
2018-10-10Q4 2018 equity selloff·
2019-08-05Yuan devaluation / trade-war intensification·
2020-02-24COVID-19 onsetCase study
2020-03-16COVID-19 circuit breakersCase study
2021-09-20Evergrande / China property crisis·
2024-08-02Japan carry-trade unwindCase study

Live production. April 2025 onward.

live · out-of-sample
Alert DateValidating EventDetail
2025-04-04Tariff crisisCase study

Cross-era backtest. 1990 to 2011.

11 episodes · backtest
Alert DateValidating EventDetail
1997-10-27Asian Financial Crisis (Black Monday II)·
1998-08-27LTCM / Russian default·
2001-09-179/11 market reopening·
2007-11-07Subprime credit crunch (early GFC)·
2008-09-15Lehman Brothers bankruptcy·
2008-09-29TARP rejection (−777 DJIA)·
2008-10-22Q4 2008 financial crisis·
2008-12-01NBER recession declaration / Dec 2008 stress·
2010-05-06Flash Crash·
2011-08-04US sovereign credit downgrade·
2011-08-18European sovereign debt crisis·

Research use only. Not investment advice. Past performance ≠ future results. Mindforge is not a registered investment adviser. Full terms · Methods

Research use only. Not investment advice. Past performance ≠ future results. Mindforge is not a registered investment adviser. Full terms · Methods