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How does the Global Stress Index work?
We track 29 market assets — commodities (oil, gold, wheat, gas, copper, uranium, iron ore), country ETFs (Israel, China, Taiwan, Korea, Turkey, Brazil, S. Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, UAE, Australia), currencies (₽ ₺ ₪ ¥ ₩ R$ A$), and fear indicators (VIX, Dollar, defense stocks).
For each, we compute its z-score — how far the current price deviates from its 30-day average. A z-score of +2 means 2 standard deviations above normal.
Each hotspot is linked to specific assets. The heatmap interpolates between them — every point on the map blends nearby hotspot scores weighted by distance. Click any spot to see the exact breakdown.