In the week of 27 July 2026 (2026-W31), the Valdrans Market Pulse tracked 98 corroborated market-moving stories — 86 market stories and 12 qualified breaking-news stories — drawn from 1,995 source items across 13 distinct sources.
Market stories by category
| corporate | 46 |
| macro | 17 |
| geopolitical | 13 |
| regulatory | 5 |
| political | 4 |
| weather | 1 |
Market stories by magnitude
| High (7–10) | 13 |
| Medium (4–6) | 71 |
| Low (1–3) | 2 |
| Unscored | 0 |
Most active sectors
Stories may touch multiple sectors; counts can exceed the story total.
| technology | 27 |
| energy | 26 |
| financial services | 20 |
| semiconductors | 16 |
| financials | 15 |
| shipping | 12 |
| artificial intelligence | 11 |
| banking | 9 |
Breaking-news pipeline
| Corroborated clusters tracked | 136 |
| Qualified as market-relevant (HIGH + MEDIUM) | 12 |
| Tier HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / unclassified | 0 / 12 / 52 / 72 |
Coverage context
| Source items processed | 1,995 |
| Distinct sources | 13 |
| Instruments touched | 342 |
| Sectors touched | 108 |
Natural-hazard signals (USGS/NOAA)
Governmental hazard alerts ingested — a separate stream with its own severity scales, never mixed with market-story magnitude.
| flood | 905 |
| earthquake | 162 |
| fire weather | 177 |
| severe weather | 3517 |
| Total | 4761 |
Definitions and quality gates: methodology. Machine-readable series: /pulse.json. This snapshot was computed on 2026-08-03 and is immutable.