Market thermometer · Europe

Where the market stands today, measured with six groups of indicators and explicit rules. Updated every day at the close.

Neutral

Score +1 on a −6 to +6 scale · close of 2026-10-16 · since 2026-10-15 (previously: Favorable)

Mixed signals: the market shows no clear direction.

Trend +1Breadth 0Volatility +1Credit -1Sector rotation 0Dollar, rates and commodities 0
Trend+1
STOXX Europe 600 +3.0% from its 200-day average
50-day average above the 200-day
Last 20 sessions: +1.5%
+1 if the index is above its 200-day average and the 50-day is above the 200-day; −1 if both are below.
Breadth0
60% of stocks above their 200-day average
42% above their 50-day
52-week new highs minus new lows: 9.6% · 52 stocks
+1 if at least 60% of stocks are above their 200-day average; −1 if 40% or fewer.
Volatility+1
Euro Stoxx 50 20-day realized volatility: 12.2%
−1 if realized volatility is 25% or higher; +1 if below 14%.
Credit-1
Euro high yield vs. investment grade (IHYG/IEAC)
Ratio -0.8% vs. its 50-day average
Last 20 sessions: -0.5%
+1 if high yield is gaining on investment grade (ratio above its average and rising); −1 if it's losing ground.
Sector rotation0
Cyclicals vs. defensives, 60 days: +0.5%
20 days: -4.2%
+1 if cyclical sectors beat defensives by more than 2 points over 60 days; −1 if the opposite.
Dollar, rates and commodities0
EUR/USD, 20 days: -2.0%
Copper/gold ratio, 60 days: +1.0% (a growth gauge)
+1 if copper beats gold (by more than 3%) without a sharp fall in the euro; −1 if copper falls against gold or the euro drops more than 3%.

Regime history last 3 years

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How the regime has changed over recent years against the index, percentiles for every indicator, and a Telegram alert when it changes.

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Indices

IndexDay20 daysYTDvs. MA200
STOXX Europe 600+0.7%+1.5% +7.1%+3.0%
Euro Stoxx 50+0.6%-0.5% +4.7%+1.7%
DAX+0.9%+1.3% +4.4%+3.0%
CAC 40+0.3%-1.3% -2.9%-3.2%
IBEX 35+0.8%-1.0% +10.5%+3.8%
FTSE MIB+0.9%-3.3% +9.9%+1.3%
FTSE 100+0.4%+2.1% +9.4%+3.7%

Sectors ranked on 60 days

Sector20 days60 days
Oil & gas cyclical +4.8%+8.6%
Technology cyclical +2.8%+4.3%
Food & beverage defensive +8.9%+3.0%
Telecoms defensive -3.1%-0.1%
Health care defensive +3.7%-0.2%
Industrials cyclical -0.2%-1.0%
Personal & household goods defensive +6.2%-1.2%
Autos cyclical -3.4%-1.4%
Banks cyclical -5.9%-3.8%
Utilities defensive +2.5%-4.0%
Construction cyclical -1.4%-6.4%
How it's calculated

Each panel scores +1, 0 or −1 according to the rule shown on it; the sum gives the regime: +4 or more, Expansion; +2 to +3, Favorable; −1 to +1, Neutral; −2 to −3, Stress; −4 or less, Panic (also when volatility and trend score −1 and fewer than 20% of stocks are above their 50-day average). Breadth uses a fixed group of 60 large European stocks of today, so older readings are slightly optimistic.

Indicators calculated from public closing prices. They describe the general state of the market; they are not a recommendation to buy or sell, nor a forecast, and they don't take any individual investor's situation into account.