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 2026-08-20.

System regime
ORANGE, Intervention Active

Policy response is increasing because market pressure is material.

Displacement classification
INDETERMINATE
Intervention effectiveness
0/100 · NO MEASURABLE RESPONSE
decay N/A · 5.28% → 5.28% → 5.28%
As of
2026-08-20

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

63/100 · rising

Building

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 73 · US_10Y 65
  • inflation expectationsUS_10Y_breakeven 59 · US_5Y_breakeven 47
  • energyBrent 84 · WTI 82
  • creditHY_spread 47 · IG_spread 69
  • fiscal structural pressureinverse of resilience 50

Policy Response

75/100 · 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
  • frequency0d since last, median gap 5d
  • escalationsingle operation · no data
  • target specificity3Y to 5Y

Market Confirmation

53/100 · rising

0/5 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 42 · US_10Y 31
  • creditHY_spread 47 · IG_spread 69
  • volatilityVIX 55
  • FXDXY 71 · USDJPY 67
  • safe havenGold 65

Stress Displacement

0/100 · flat

INDETERMINATE

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

Drivers (5)
  • fx65 → 69 (+3.8 stress pts)
  • inflation54 → 54 (+0.0 stress pts)
  • gold57 → 65 (+8.1 stress pts)
  • oil66 → 84 (+17.3 stress pts)
  • credit55 → 55 (+0.0 stress pts)

Stress Absorption

36/100 · falling

Not absorbing

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

Drivers (2)
  • targeted-market relief0.0 stress points
  • external stress increase4.1 stress points

Global Transmission

59/100 · 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 67
  • Japan 10YJapan_10Y 56
  • volatilityVIX 55
  • creditHY_spread 47 · IG_spread 69
  • global equity stress proxyfeed not connected · no data

Acceleration

50/100 · flat

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-0.020 (p44)
  • US 10Y yield acceleration-0.060 (p31)
  • US 10Y breakeven acceleration+0.000 (p55)
  • Brent crude acceleration+1.660 (p60)
  • High-yield OAS acceleration+0.060 (p65)
  • USD/JPY acceleration-1.377 (p15)

Cliff Risk

48/100 · flat

Low

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 Pressure63
  • Acceleration50
  • Market Confirmation53
  • Stress Displacement0
  • Global Transmission59
  • nonlinear interaction×1.00

Propagation Map

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

Treasury intervention, 75/100, 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
    0d 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 5.28%, robust z 2.36, 5d velocity 4bp (p68), acceleration -2bp (p44).
  • 0210Y breakeven 2.30% (dynamic stress 59).
  • 03Brent 93.3, 5d 7.2%, dynamic stress 84.
  • 04High-yield OAS 3bp (p21 of the rolling window).
  • 05Dollar index 98.9, 5d -1.03%; level is treated as context, velocity as signal.
  • 06USD/JPY 159.1, 5d -0.18%, acceleration percentile 15. Feeds the Carry Stress Proxy (72/100), not a positioning measurement.
  • 07Targeted-market relief 0.0 stress points versus external increase 4.1 points since 2026-08-20.
  • 08Cliff risk 48/100, 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 63 ≥ 60
  • no confirmed high displacement yet
  • no measurable immediate market response (5.28 → 5.28); intervention decay: N/A
  • 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_30Y5.28-0.03+0.04+0.04-0.02
US_10Y4.71-0.01+0.01+0.01-0.06
US_2Y4.19+0.00-0.03-0.03-0.05
US_10Y_breakeven2.30+0.00+0.04+0.04+0.00
Brent93.35+1.73+6.28+7.21+1.66
DXY98.93+0.10-1.03-1.03-1.02
Gold4566.00+76.60+202.40+4.64+1.77
USDJPY159.14-0.41-0.29-0.18-1.38
Japan_10Y2.89-0.04+0.04+0.04+0.03
HY_spread2.73-0.02+0.02+0.02+0.06
VIX16.02+1.13+1.39+1.39+1.91