2025-11-20 TACO Pressure Index Update: Elevated at 40.50

The daily signal helps separate noise from persistent multi-factor stress. On 2025-11-20, the score printed 40.50/100 in the elevated regime, with volatility and equity signal doing most of the work.

Composite score40.50
RegimeELEVATED
Published2025-11-20

New daily signal for 2025-11-20: the TACO Pressure Index closed at 40.50/100, signaling a elevated pressure regime as volatility and equity signal shaped the daily read. Includes charts, a component breakdown, and a narrative summary.

Pressure history

Composite score history

Trailing 52 sessions through 2025-11-20

Latest component scores

Bar chart of the latest component scores

Today’s component breakdown

VIX volatility pressure

67.96/100

26.42 index level

Latest: 26.42 on 2025-11-20

Higher implied volatility usually means greater market stress.

S&P 500 equity signal

58.99/100

-2.95% vs 5 sessions | pressure 58.99 | relief 0.00 signed 5-session move

Latest: 6,538.76 on 2025-11-20

A 5-session drawdown adds pressure. A 5-session rally adds relief and can partially offset the composite score.

Inflation expectations pressure

20.40/100

2.34% level, -3.00 bp vs 5 sessions 60% level + 40% change

Latest: 2.34 on 2025-11-20

Inflation pressure reflects both the breakeven level and any fresh 5-session rise.

2Y Treasury rate pressure

14.67/100

3.55% level, -3.00 bp vs 5 sessions 60% level + 40% change

Latest: 3.55 on 2025-11-20

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.