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How close the market looks to a bubble, scored 0 to 15 from six market readings and up to three qualitative signals (Minsky and Kindleberger).
Out of 15
Normal
Extended low VIX signals excessive complacency. Calm before the storm.
Healthy breadth
Market rising on fewer stocks means narrowing leadership, a classic late-cycle warning.
Normal credit
HYG/LQD spread compression means aggressive risk-seeking in credit markets.
Normal
SPY distance above its 200-day average. Extreme stretch means mean-reversion risk.
Balanced
Gold and Treasuries underperforming equities means maximum risk appetite.
Unusually calm
Unusually low VIX volatility means markets are pricing out all risk. Often precedes shocks.