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Know what the macro
is doing to your stocks.

47 macro signals — credit spreads, insider flows, energy positioning, Fed indicators — scored daily from public data. Free dashboard for active investors.

Macro context for the stocks you already hold — educational intelligence, not personalized advice.

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47
Macro signals tracked
7+
Trusted data sources
4–16w
Typical signal lead time
$0
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What you'd see

2 things changed around your watchlist

NVDA71 → 54Macro support weakened
Real yields −8  ·  Liquidity −5  ·  AI capex −4
JPM58 → 67Credit backdrop improved
HY spreads +6  ·  Financial conditions +3

Everything else was noise.

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What the dashboard looks like

Example scores · Not your portfolio · Live scores update every ~2h
Macro Signal Scores
Updates every ~2h from FRED, SEC, EIA, CBOE
Macro
Yield Curve (10Y–2Y)
Steepening — historically precedes risk-on
72
Credit
HY Credit Spread
Wide spreads signal stress in risk appetite
34
Sentiment
Insider Buy Ratio
Elevated insider buying — cluster in 3+ names
78
Sentiment
Short Interest
High short interest / rising squeeze risk
29
Energy
EIA Crude Inventory Δ
Weekly draw streak — bullish for energy names
68
Volatility
VIX Term Structure
Flat term structure — no near-term fear spike
55
Inflation
TIPS Breakeven (10Y)
Market pricing moderate inflation ahead
61
Growth
ISM Manufacturing PMI
Borderline — watch for expansion/contraction
44
≥65 Bullish macro
36–64 Neutral
≤35 Bearish macro
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Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings vs. a rolling 1-year history. They measure macro context, not price direction.

How it works

From public filings to macro context

Three steps from raw government data to a clear read on whether the macro environment supports the stocks you hold.

01
47 signals scored daily
We pull from FRED, SEC EDGAR, FINRA, EIA, and CBOE. Each signal gets a 0–100 percentile score against its trailing 1-year history. A score of 72 means the current reading is more bullish than 72% of the past year's readings — no arbitrary thresholds.
Source: FRED, SEC EDGAR, FINRA, EIA, CBOE
02
Confluence Score per ticker
For each stock in your watchlist, we weight the signals most relevant to its sector into a single Confluence Score. Energy stocks weight crude inventory and rig count differently than a semiconductor company weights hyperscaler capex. Sector-aware, not one-size-fits-all.
Updated every ~2 hours
03
Plain-English regime summary
Every day, Today's Brief tells you exactly which signals changed, by how much, and what it means for the macro backdrop — not raw numbers you have to interpret, but actual context. What changed. Why it matters. What to watch next.
Available free · No account for Signal Dashboard
Primary sources:FRED (Federal Reserve)SEC EDGARFINRAEIACBOEYahoo FinanceCongressional Disclosures

Features

The macro layer your portfolio is missing

One dashboard. No Bloomberg required. Free for the core features.

SD
Signal Dashboard
All 47 macro signals in one view — categorized by macro, credit, energy, sentiment, inflation, and growth. Spot regime shifts before they hit price.
Updated every ~2h from FRED, SEC, FINRA, EIA, CBOE.
TD
Ticker Deep Dive
Enter any ticker: get a Confluence Score, the signals most relevant to its sector, insider activity, factor exposure, and a plain-English bull/bear case.
Works on any publicly-traded US stock or ETF.
TB
Today's Brief
A daily macro briefing that tells you which signals moved, by how much, and what it means. No charts to decode — just context you can act on.
Digestible in under 5 minutes. Delivered in-app and by email.
Pro
SH
Score History
Track how a ticker's Confluence Score has evolved over time. See which macro regimes preceded past moves, and where the current regime sits historically.
30, 60, 90-day charts with snapshot comparison.
Pro
SP
Sector Percentiles
Rank every sector by its current macro tailwind strength. Instantly see which sectors are in the top quartile of macro support.
Relative ranking updated daily from snapshot history.
Pro
CM
Continuous Monitoring
We watch the macro backdrop around your holdings when you're not there. Get alerted the moment a Confluence Score materially moves or a signal flips — email, Discord, or Slack.
So you never miss when the macro around a holding turns.

Built for

Active investors, not finance PhDs

01
Active stock pickers
You have a thesis. Unstructured Alpha tells you whether the macro backdrop supports it — before you size in. No more blind macro exposure.
02
Macro-aware investors
You follow Fed policy, credit spreads, and energy markets but track them in scattered tabs. We aggregate all of it into one scored view.
03
Systematic thinkers
You want data and logic, not opinions. Every signal is pulled from primary public sources, scored against a rolling 1-year history, and explained.

What it is

A macro context layer — not stock tips

Unstructured Alpha maps the economic environment around the stocks you hold and tells you when it materially changes. It's the interpretation layer between raw macro data and your own decisions — educational and informational, not personalized advice, price targets, or trade signals.

Pricing

Start free. Go deeper with Pro.

Free tells you what the macro is doing now. Pro watches it for you — and tells you the moment the backdrop around one of your holdings materially changes.

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  • ✓Signal Dashboard — all 47 macro signals
  • ✓Today's Brief — daily macro summary
  • ✓Ticker Deep Dive — Confluence Score + signal breakdown
  • ✓Market Overview — rates, commodities, sector performance
  • ✓Sector Map — macro tailwind by sector
  • —Score history charts (30/60/90d)
  • —Sector percentile rankings
  • —Watchlist email + Discord alerts
  • —Full digest archive (90 days)
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Don't miss the moment the macro backdrop around one of your holdings materially changes.
  • ✓Continuous watchlist monitoring — we watch, so you don't have to
  • ✓Alerts when a Confluence Score materially moves — email, Discord, Slack
  • ✓Portfolio & sector macro-exposure shifts, flagged as they happen
  • ✓Personalized 7 AM macro digest on your holdings
  • ✓Score history & regime context (30/60/90 days)
  • ✓Full digest archive (90 days)
  • ✓Signal Backtester + factor-exposure dashboard
  • ✓Early access to new signals
  • ✓Everything in Free
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You could track all of this yourself — across FRED, SEC EDGAR, FINRA, EIA and CBOE, in a dozen browser tabs and a spreadsheet. We built the interpretation layer, for $20/month.

FAQ

Questions we get asked

Real, live data. Every signal pulls from active public APIs — FRED for macroeconomic series, SEC EDGAR for Form 4 insider filings, FINRA for short interest, EIA for weekly energy inventories, CBOE for volatility data. Scores update approximately every 2 hours. The signal dashboard clearly marks each source.
Different problem entirely. A terminal is built for professional desks that need real-time prices, news, and execution. Unstructured Alpha isn't competing with that — the real alternative is tracking the macro backdrop yourself across FRED, SEC EDGAR, FINRA, EIA and CBOE in a dozen tabs and a spreadsheet. We aggregate those public sources, score them against their own history, and explain what they mean for the stocks you hold. It's the interpretation layer, at $20/month.
The Confluence Score is a 0–100 composite that weights the macro signals most relevant to a ticker's sector. Above 65 means multiple signals are in a historically bullish zone simultaneously. Below 35 means multiple headwinds are aligned. It is a measure of macro context, not a price prediction. We publish our validation results on the Model Validation page — no cherry-picking.
The Signal Dashboard (all 47 signals), Today's Brief, and Ticker Deep Dive are free with an account. No time limits, no trial expiry. Pro ($20/mo) adds email alerts, score history, sector percentile rankings, and full digest history. You can stay on free indefinitely.
No. Scores are on a 0–100 scale. The daily brief explains what changed in plain English. The Ticker Deep Dive gives you a summary sentence for each signal — what it means and why it matters for that stock's sector.
Yes. Cancel from your account settings. You keep Pro access until the end of your billing period, then revert to free. No commitments, no cancellation fees.

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Educational use only: Macro signal scores reflect historical percentile rankings of public economic data. They are not buy/sell recommendations, personalized investment advice, or predictions of future returns.