In the week of 13 July 2026 (2026-W29), the Valdrans Market Pulse tracked 98 corroborated market-moving stories — 83 market stories and 15 qualified breaking-news stories — drawn from 1,832 source items across 15 distinct sources.
Market stories by category
| corporate | 40 |
| macro | 20 |
| geopolitical | 13 |
| political | 5 |
| regulatory | 5 |
Market stories by magnitude
| High (7–10) | 21 |
| Medium (4–6) | 58 |
| Low (1–3) | 4 |
| Unscored | 0 |
Most active sectors
Stories may touch multiple sectors; counts can exceed the story total.
| energy | 35 |
| technology | 28 |
| semiconductors | 17 |
| financial services | 15 |
| financials | 14 |
| shipping | 11 |
| utilities | 10 |
| artificial intelligence | 8 |
Breaking-news pipeline
| Corroborated clusters tracked | 165 |
| Qualified as market-relevant (HIGH + MEDIUM) | 15 |
| Tier HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / unclassified | 0 / 15 / 65 / 85 |
Coverage context
| Source items processed | 1,832 |
| Distinct sources | 15 |
| Instruments touched | 312 |
| Sectors touched | 109 |
Natural-hazard signals (USGS/NOAA)
Governmental hazard alerts ingested — a separate stream with its own severity scales, never mixed with market-story magnitude.
| flood | 1642 |
| tsunami | 2 |
| earthquake | 153 |
| fire weather | 173 |
| severe weather | 2026 |
| tropical cyclone | 23 |
| Total | 4019 |
Definitions and quality gates: methodology. Machine-readable series: /pulse.json. This snapshot was computed on 2026-07-20 and is immutable.