Soundmark Risk Monitor - August 13, 2026
Current Risk State
SOUNDMARK RISK STATE: LOW
Current Reading: 11 / 100
Prior Close: 10 / 100
20-Day Change: -4 points
Current Regime: Low
The Soundmark score edged higher to 11 out of 100 today, from 10 in the prior session, while remaining firmly within its lowest-risk regime.
Market conditions continue to appear relatively calm. Realized volatility has fallen to its lowest level since May 2026, while the index gained approximately 0.65% during today's session. The VIX was little changed at 14.63, providing little indication of increased near-term market stress.
Overall, the model continues to reflect a benign risk environment, with neither realized nor implied volatility currently signaling a meaningful deterioration in market conditions.
As shown in the 12-month chart, the Soundmark Risk Monitor has remained predominantly in the Low regime, with only a brief move into Moderate risk in late March when the score peaked near 33. The current reading of 11 sits near the lower end of the past year’s range, indicating that the model continues to register relatively subdued market risk conditions.
About the Soundmark Risk Monitor
The Soundmark Risk Monitor is a proprietary quantitative research framework developed by Soundmark Capital Research to systematically assess changes in market risk conditions.
The published Risk Monitor represents the aggregate output of the Soundmark research process. Individual model inputs, transformations, parameters, weighting methodologies and decision thresholds remain proprietary.
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