Soundmark Risk Monitor - August 12, 2026
Current Risk State
SOUNDMARK RISK STATE: LOW
Current Reading: 10 / 100
Prior Close: 15 / 100
20-Day Change: -2 points
Current Regime: Low
The Soundmark score declined to 10 out of 100 today, from 15 in the prior session, keeping the model firmly within its lowest-risk regime.
The decline appears consistent with a continued easing in near-term market stress. The VIX has moved lower over the past several sessions, while broad index returns have remained relatively flat, limiting signs of sustained downside pressure or rising volatility.
Overall, today's reading continues to indicate a relatively benign risk environment, with the model not currently detecting the combination of conditions associated with elevated defensive risk.
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The Soundmark Risk Monitor is a proprietary quantitative research framework developed by Soundmark Capital Research to systematically assess changes in market risk conditions.
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