2025-11-18 TACO Pressure Index Update: Elevated at 41.31
This custom framework combines equities, front-end rates, inflation expectations, and volatility into one daily score. On 2025-11-18, the score printed 41.31/100 in the elevated regime, with volatility and equity signal doing most of the work.
Daily pressure check for 2025-11-18: the TACO Pressure Index closed at 41.31/100, signaling a elevated pressure regime as volatility and equity signal shaped the daily read. Explore the score history, daily post, and the four-factor dashboard.
Pressure history
Composite score history
Trailing 50 sessions through 2025-11-18
Latest component scores
Today’s component breakdown
VIX volatility pressure
65.21/100
Higher implied volatility usually means greater market stress.
S&P 500 equity signal
62.97/100
A 5-session drawdown adds pressure. A 5-session rally adds relief and can partially offset the composite score.
Inflation expectations pressure
21.60/100
Inflation pressure reflects both the breakeven level and any fresh 5-session rise.
2Y Treasury rate pressure
15.47/100
Rates pressure reflects both the current 2Y level and any fresh 5-session rise.
Method in one paragraph
The TACO Pressure Index converts four live market inputs into comparable component scores and combines them into one composite reading. The equity leg is symmetric: 5-session drawdowns add pressure, while 5-session rallies add relief and can partially offset the total score. Rates, inflation, and volatility still combine a level component with a 5-session change component before the final result is grouped into LOW, ELEVATED, HIGH, and EXTREME regimes.