In the week of 28 September 2026 (2026-W40), the Valdrans Market Pulse tracked 108 corroborated market-moving stories — 100 market stories and 8 qualified breaking-news stories — drawn from 2,046 source items across 14 distinct sources.
Market stories by category
| corporate | 36 |
| macro | 31 |
| geopolitical | 14 |
| political | 9 |
| regulatory | 8 |
| flight | 1 |
| shipping | 1 |
Market stories by magnitude
| High (7–10) | 18 |
| Medium (4–6) | 77 |
| Low (1–3) | 5 |
| Unscored | 0 |
Most active sectors
Stories may touch multiple sectors; counts can exceed the story total.
| energy | 41 |
| technology | 27 |
| artificial intelligence | 16 |
| financials | 16 |
| semiconductors | 16 |
| financial services | 15 |
| manufacturing | 12 |
| shipping | 11 |
Breaking-news pipeline
| Corroborated clusters tracked | 166 |
| Qualified as market-relevant (HIGH + MEDIUM) | 8 |
| Tier HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / unclassified | 0 / 8 / 77 / 81 |
Coverage context
| Source items processed | 2,046 |
| Distinct sources | 14 |
| Instruments touched | 306 |
| Sectors touched | 127 |
Natural-hazard signals (USGS/NOAA)
Governmental hazard alerts ingested — a separate stream with its own severity scales, never mixed with market-story magnitude.
| flood | 1909 |
| earthquake | 139 |
| fire weather | 7 |
| severe weather | 591 |
| tropical cyclone | 25 |
| Total | 2671 |
Definitions and quality gates: methodology. Machine-readable series: /pulse.json. This snapshot was computed on 2026-10-05 and is immutable.