SocioTopography, The Hidden Paths Model
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Every score, driver and piece of evidence behind the headline on the overview page. Model version v0.2.0, as of 2026-08-21.

System regime
ORANGE, Intervention Active

Policy response is increasing because market pressure is material.

Displacement classification
BROADENING STRESS
Intervention effectiveness
N/A · NOT YET MEASURABLE
Intraday data around the intervention are not yet sufficient to measure the market response reliably.
As of
2026-08-21

Nine analytical layers

Structural Resilience

50/100 · flat

Adequate

Country-specific absorption capacity. Reserve-currency status and market depth still absorb a great deal, but the debt burden and deficit leave less room than the headline suggests. Background context, never a trigger on its own.

Drivers (6)
  • public debt burden124% of GDP
  • fiscal balance-6.8% of GDP
  • reserves245 USD bn
  • external balance-3.3% of GDP
  • economic capacitycomposite
  • reserve currency / financial depthcomposite

System Pressure

70/100 · rising

High

Dynamic stress across the long end, inflation expectations, energy, credit and fiscal structure. Each block combines level, velocity and acceleration rather than the level alone.

Drivers (5)
  • long-end Treasury pressureUS_30Y 74 · US_10Y 83
  • inflation expectationsUS_10Y_breakeven 86 · US_5Y_breakeven 73
  • energyBrent 81 · WTI 79
  • creditHY_spread 47 · IG_spread 69
  • fiscal structural pressureinverse of resilience 50

Policy Response

74/100 · rising

INSUFFICIENT DATA

Only 45% of the required inputs are available, below the 70% minimum. The score is shown for reference only.

Drivers (4)
  • size intensitysize unavailable · no data
  • frequency1d since last, median gap 5d
  • escalationsingle operation · no data
  • target specificity3Y to 5Y

Market Confirmation

62/100 · rising

1/5 channels · weak confirmation

Independent channels are counted separately: systemic stress is never declared from one extreme variable. Breadth counts channels scoring above the configured threshold.

Drivers (5)
  • rates (acceleration)US_30Y 59 · US_10Y 75
  • creditHY_spread 47 · IG_spread 69
  • volatilityVIX 51
  • FXDXY 71 · USDJPY 62
  • safe havenGold 73

Stress Displacement

0/100 · flat

BROADENING STRESS

High only when the targeted market improved AND stress rose elsewhere. Simultaneous deterioration everywhere is classified as broadening stress instead.

Drivers (5)
  • fx75 → 67 (-8.3 stress pts)
  • inflation54 → 81 (+26.4 stress pts)
  • gold57 → 73 (+16.9 stress pts)
  • oil66 → 81 (+14.4 stress pts)
  • credit55 → 55 (+0.0 stress pts)

Stress Absorption

0/100 · falling

Not absorbing

Absorption is measured separately from displacement, the two do not sum to 100.

Drivers (2)
  • targeted-market relief-26.8 stress points
  • external stress increase10.6 stress points

Global Transmission

55/100 · rising

0/4 international channels active

Measures the external environment only. Transmission is never classified from a single international variable, breadth is required alongside the weighted score.

Drivers (5)
  • USD/JPYUSDJPY 62
  • Japan 10YJapan_10Y 51
  • volatilityVIX 51
  • creditHY_spread 47 · IG_spread 69
  • global equity stress proxyfeed not connected · no data

Acceleration

68/100 · rising

Mild acceleration

Acceleration = 5-period velocity minus the previous 5-period velocity, normalised against each indicator's own history. Prior validation showed change and acceleration carry more information than absolute levels.

Drivers (6)
  • US 30Y yield acceleration+0.024 (p62)
  • US 10Y yield acceleration+0.084 (p76)
  • US 10Y breakeven acceleration+0.120 (p98)
  • Brent crude acceleration+0.220 (p50)
  • High-yield OAS acceleration+0.060 (p65)
  • USD/JPY acceleration-0.357 (p39)

Cliff Risk

55/100 · flat

Elevated

Not how high stress is, but how close the system is to a region where small changes create disproportionately large responses. Initial calibration requiring validation.

Drivers (6)
  • System Pressure70
  • Acceleration68
  • Market Confirmation62
  • Stress Displacement0
  • Global Transmission55
  • nonlinear interaction×1.00

Propagation Map

Oil → Inflation → US long end → Intervention → USD → Japan → Liquidity

Treasury intervention, 74/100, rising

Policy Response intensity: size, frequency, escalation and how precisely the operation targets the stressed maturity segment.

  • size intensity
    0
    size unavailable · no data
  • frequency
    99
    1d since last, median gap 5d
  • escalation
    0
    single operation · no data
  • target specificity
    45
    3Y to 5Y

Intervention Timeline, 30Y vs USD vs Brent

Dashed markers = Treasury buyback operations

  • 2026-07-16 · US Treasury · BUYBACK · 20-30Y · $1.85bn accepted
  • 2026-07-30 · US Treasury · BUYBACK · 20-30Y · $3.90bn accepted
  • 2026-08-10 · US Treasury · BUYBACK · 20-30Y · $9.60bn accepted

What is the model seeing?

Rule-based summary generated from component scores

  • 01US 30Y at 5.24%, robust z 2.10, 5d velocity 2bp (p58), acceleration 2bp (p62).
  • 0210Y breakeven 2.34% (dynamic stress 86).
  • 03Brent 94.0, 5d 6.2%, dynamic stress 81.
  • 04High-yield OAS 3bp (p21 of the rolling window).
  • 05Dollar index 98.7, 5d -1.01%; level is treated as context, velocity as signal.
  • 06USD/JPY 158.7, 5d -0.32%, acceleration percentile 39. Feeds the Carry Stress Proxy (64/100), not a positioning measurement.
  • 07Targeted-market relief -26.8 stress points versus external increase 10.6 points since 2026-08-20.
  • 08Cliff risk 55/100, proximity to the region where small changes produce disproportionate responses. Initial calibration, awaiting validation.
Classification log
  • Treasury intervention confirmed
  • Policy Response coverage 45% is below the 70% minimum, so its score is not used as a regime trigger
  • system pressure 70 ≥ 60
  • no confirmed high displacement yet
  • intraday data around the intervention are not yet sufficient to measure the market response reliably
  • targeted market did not improve while external channels deteriorated, broadening, not displacement
  • insufficient data for: Policy Response
  • little temporal sequencing evidence in the network

Momentum & Acceleration

Velocity = value − value 5 periods ago · Acceleration = velocity − prior velocity · z / percentile vs own history

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IndicatorLevel1d5dVelocityAccel
US_30Y5.24+0.04+0.02+0.02+0.02
US_10Y4.70+0.04+0.06+0.06+0.08
US_2Y4.19+0.00-0.01-0.01-0.03
US_10Y_breakeven2.34+0.04+0.10+0.10+0.12
Brent93.98+0.63+5.46+6.17+0.22
DXY98.66-0.27-1.01-1.01-1.08
Gold4652.90+86.90+272.50+6.22+5.31
USDJPY158.72-0.42-0.50-0.32-0.36
Japan_10Y2.85-0.04-0.02-0.02-0.08
HY_spread2.73-0.02+0.02+0.02+0.06
VIX15.46-0.56+1.21+1.21+1.86