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The ideas behind the site, explained plainly: what risk-on and risk-off mean, and how investors read the market's mood.
Risk-on vs risk-off
What risk-on and risk-off mean, which assets rise and fall in each, what flips markets from one to the other, and the signals investors watch to tell which regime they're in.
Updated Oct 27, 2026
Is bitcoin a risk-on asset?
Why bitcoin has mostly traded like a risk-on asset rather than digital gold, when it has broken from stocks, and how altcoins compare.
Updated Oct 27, 2026
Market sentiment indicators
The price, survey, positioning and commentary signals investors use to read market sentiment, what each one tells you, and how to combine them.
Updated Oct 27, 2026
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