Risk On / Risk Off Gauge

Composite risk appetite across volatility, equities, metals, the dollar and crypto · 2026-09-17

66.4 / 100

Mildly Risk-On

RISK-OFFBALANCEDRISK-ON

What is driving the read

ComponentValueReadContribution
Volatility (VIX)15.73Calm risk environment+1
S&P 500 · 20d-0.33%Equities flat over 20 sessions0
Nasdaq vs S&P · 20d+1.08ppNo clear leadership0
Copper vs Gold · 60d+2.14ppMild growth preference+1
US Dollar · 20d+1.42%Dollar steady0
US 10Y · 20d+6.32%Yields drifting up with growth+1
BTC / Gold · 20d+14.14%Bitcoin outperforming gold — risk appetite improving+1.5

Bitcoin / Gold ratio

The cleanest single read on appetite for a speculative asset versus a hard asset. Rising means capital is rotating toward risk; falling means it is hiding.

Bitcoin outperforming gold — risk appetite improving

Ratio

17.3945

20-day change

+14.14%

Percentile

64th

of sampled window

Bitcoin

76,626.26

USD

Ratio history (trailing window)

2025-09-052026-09-17

How to read this

  • Each component is scored −2 (strongly risk-off) to +2 (strongly risk-on), weighted, then mapped onto 0–100. 50 is balanced; nothing here is a buy or sell instruction.
  • Weights favour the inputs with the most direct transmission: volatility and equity trend carry the most, the 10-year yield the least.
  • Risk gauges are regime descriptors. They can stay stretched for a long time, which is why this is a backdrop panel and not a timing tool.
EdgefulFinder · Probability & macro analytics. Historical statistics are not forecasts.Data: Yahoo Finance · CFTC · BLS · SEC EDGAR