Investors have long sought early warning signs for market turbulence, relying on indicators like the VIX. Yet traditional metrics often react after markets have already dropped. What if the clearest warning signs aren’t found in technical indicators, but in what millions of people are desperately searching for online?
When the right combination of search terms reaches extreme levels simultaneously, we noticed in 80% of cases, the VIX surged by at least 20% within days. One signal even preceded the most dramatic volatility explosion in recent market history.
We are not tracking obvious terms like “stock market crash” as these terms only appear after markets have already crashed. The approach is more subtle, focusing on forward-looking anxiety signals that capture public concern before it fully translates into market stress.
The method is simple and most surprisingly it actually appears to work.
The Keywords We Used
Our selection of