In the week of 19 October 2026 (2026-W43), the Valdrans Market Pulse tracked 121 corroborated market-moving stories — 87 market stories and 34 qualified breaking-news stories — drawn from 2,003 source items across 14 distinct sources.
Market stories by category
| corporate | 31 |
| macro | 22 |
| geopolitical | 15 |
| political | 12 |
| regulatory | 7 |
Market stories by magnitude
| High (7–10) | 10 |
| Medium (4–6) | 74 |
| Low (1–3) | 3 |
| Unscored | 0 |
Most active sectors
Stories may touch multiple sectors; counts can exceed the story total.
| energy | 35 |
| financial services | 23 |
| technology | 22 |
| financials | 20 |
| finance | 12 |
| semiconductors | 12 |
| consumer discretionary | 11 |
| banking | 10 |
Breaking-news pipeline
| Corroborated clusters tracked | 210 |
| Qualified as market-relevant (HIGH + MEDIUM) | 34 |
| Tier HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / unclassified | 0 / 34 / 80 / 96 |
Coverage context
| Source items processed | 2,003 |
| Distinct sources | 14 |
| Instruments touched | 400 |
| Sectors touched | 121 |
Natural-hazard signals (USGS/NOAA)
Governmental hazard alerts ingested — a separate stream with its own severity scales, never mixed with market-story magnitude.
| flood | 687 |
| tsunami | 2 |
| earthquake | 201 |
| fire weather | 14 |
| severe weather | 1094 |
| tropical cyclone | 4 |
| Total | 2002 |
Definitions and quality gates: methodology. Machine-readable series: /pulse.json. This snapshot was computed on 2026-10-26 and is immutable.