Sensor log

COMEX gold futures (GC=F). A jump is read as a flight-to-safety move: amber at +8% in five trading days, red at +12%.

GC=F close 3898.90.

Fixed thresholds: 5-step move -2.7% (amber at 8%, red at 12%). Status green.

Yahoo FinanceObserved 2026-10-29 22:00 MDT

NYMEX WTI futures (CL=F). Amber at +15% in five trading days, red at +25%. A slow climb stays green.

CL=F close 104.12.

Fixed thresholds: 5-step move +0.8% (amber at 15%, red at 25%). Status green.

Yahoo FinanceObserved 2026-10-29 22:00 MDT

CBOE Volatility Index. Amber at 30 (fear), red at 40 (panic), the levels traders use. It closed above 30 on 12 days in 2025 and 48 in 2022.

^VIX close 19.42.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 30, red at 40. Status green.

Yahoo FinanceObserved 2026-10-30 01:00 MDT

ICE US Dollar Index. A move of 3% in five trading days, up or down, is amber, and 5% is red.

DX-Y.NYB close 101.88.

Fixed thresholds: 5-step move +0.1% (amber at 3%, red at 5%). Status green.

Yahoo FinanceObserved 2026-10-29 22:00 MDT

Nominal Broad U.S. Dollar Index (DTWEXBGS). Amber at a 3% move over five readings, red at 5%. The Fed posts it weekly, about a week late.

FRED DTWEXBGS close for 2026-10-23: 121.3202.

Fixed thresholds: 5-step move -0.1% (amber at 3%, red at 5%). Status green.

FREDObserved 2026-10-23 12:00 MDT

Europe Brent spot (DCOILBRENTEU). Amber at +15% over five readings, red at +25%. EIA posts it with a lag of up to a week, so it can differ from the live Brent futures quote in the ticker.

FRED DCOILBRENTEU close for 2026-10-27: 123.1.

Fixed thresholds: 5-step move +6.8% (amber at 15%, red at 25%). Status green.

FREDObserved 2026-10-27 12:00 MDT

CBOE VIX close (VIXCLS). Amber at 30, red at 40.

FRED VIXCLS close for 2026-10-29: 17.2.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 30, red at 40. Status green.

FREDObserved 2026-10-29 12:00 MDT

ICE BofA US High Yield option-adjusted spread (BAMLH0A0HYM2). Widening spreads led the 2008, 2020, and 2023 stress. Amber when the spread widens 20% in five readings or tops 6 points, red at 40% or 8 points. It peaked at 4.6 in April 2025 and near 11 in March 2020.

FRED BAMLH0A0HYM2 close for 2026-10-29: 3.26.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 6, red at 8; 5-step move -4.1% (amber at 20%, red at 40%). Status green.

FRED (ICE BofA)Observed 2026-10-29 12:00 MDT

Dollars banks borrowed at the Fed's standing repo operations each day. Near zero in calm markets. Heavy use means overnight funding is short, as in September 2019. Fixed thresholds: amber at $10 billion, red at $50 billion.

Banks took $0.00 billion at the Fed's repo operations on 2026-10-30.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 10, red at 50. Status green.

Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkObserved 2026-10-30 12:00 MDT

Bitcoin's live price against the last daily close (00:00 UTC). It trades on weekends and holidays when other markets are shut, so a weekend shock shows here first. Amber at a 10% fall since the close, red at 18%.

Bitcoin is at $77,308, +0.2% since the last daily close of $77,180 (00:00 UTC).

Fixed thresholds: 1-step move +0.2% (amber at 10%, red at 18%). Status green.

Coinbase ExchangeObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

How far Tether (USDT) trades from one dollar. A break in the largest stablecoin is a fast sign of crypto and funding stress. Fixed thresholds: amber at 0.5%, red at 2%.

USDT trades at $0.9989, 0.11% off its dollar peg.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 0.5, red at 2. Status green.

Coinbase ExchangeObserved 2026-10-31 08:29 MDT

Weekly U.S. commercial crude stocks (WCESTUS1). A draw of 4% in one week is amber and 7% is red; normal weeks move about 1%. The level itself trends with the seasons and is not scored.

Held from the 2026-10-31 08:15 MDT sweep; this sweep did not refresh it. EIA WCESTUS1 latest 410625 thousand barrels for the week of 2026-10-23. Requested newest-first, then ordered oldest to newest for the baseline.

Fixed thresholds: 1-step move -0.5% (amber at 4%, red at 7%). Status green.

The source took too long to answer, so this shows the last good reading.

EIAObserved 2026-10-23 12:00 MDT

Planetary K-index, every 3 hours over 7 days. Amber at G3 (Kp 7-), which can disturb the grid, GPS, and HF radio, and red at G4 (Kp 8-). G1 storms (Kp 5) came about 120 times in the past year and mostly mean auroras, so they stay green.

Planetary Kp 3.00 (below storm level). 24-hour peak 4.33 (below storm level). G3 and above can disturb the grid, GPS, and HF radio.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 6.67, red at 7.67. Status green.

NOAA SWPCObserved 2026-10-31 03:00 MDT

CDC NSSP influenza share of emergency-department visits, United States, weekly. Every winter rises, so amber starts at 8.5%, about the worst peak since 2023 (8.6% (2025-26)), and red at 11%. CDC posts each week about six days after it ends.

United States Influenza: 1.2% of emergency-department visits (160 weeks).

Fixed thresholds: amber at 8.5, red at 11. Status green.

CDC NSSPObserved 2026-10-24 12:00 MDT

CDC NSSP COVID-19 share of emergency-department visits, United States, weekly. Every winter rises, so amber starts at 4%, about the worst peak since 2023 (3.4% (2023-24)), and red at 6%. CDC posts each week about six days after it ends.

United States COVID-19: 0.4% of emergency-department visits (160 weeks).

Fixed thresholds: amber at 4, red at 6. Status green.

CDC NSSPObserved 2026-10-24 12:00 MDT

CDC NSSP RSV share of emergency-department visits, United States, weekly. Every winter rises, so amber starts at 1.5%, about the worst peak since 2023 (1.1% (2024-25)), and red at 2.5%. CDC posts each week about six days after it ends.

United States RSV: 0.1% of emergency-department visits (160 weeks).

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1.5, red at 2.5. Status green.

CDC NSSPObserved 2026-10-24 12:00 MDT

CDC NSSP influenza share of emergency-department visits, Utah, weekly. Every winter rises, so amber starts at 9.5%, about the worst peak since 2023 (9.3% (2025-26)), and red at 12%. CDC posts each week about six days after it ends.

Utah Influenza: 1.1% of emergency-department visits (160 weeks).

Fixed thresholds: amber at 9.5, red at 12. Status green.

CDC NSSPObserved 2026-10-24 12:00 MDT

Any new story that many independent outlets (AP, Reuters, BBC, NBC, CNBC, Bloomberg and about 15 more) carry with crisis wording within six hours, whatever the topic. Amber when about 30% of the outlets that answered carry it (at least 5), red at about 45% (at least 7). A story that continues one from the last three days stays quiet unless it reaches red. Checked every 2 minutes; a red story counts 2. Replayed over two months of archived feeds.

No new crisis story is carried by 6 or more of the 19 outlets that answered.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 2. Status green.

Wire and broadcast feedsObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election5 outletsFirst seen 2026-10-30 08:48 MDT
• Police secure Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief’s suspension5 outletsFirst seen 2026-10-30 19:11 MDT
• Manhunt launched after California Spirit Halloween shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured5 outletsFirst seen 2026-10-31 02:53 MDT
• UK leader Burnham hints at apology for country's role in slave trade but rejects reparations calls5 outletsFirst seen 2026-10-31 03:46 MDT
• Coinbase leads crypto stock selloff following $6.3B Binance hack4 outletsFirst seen 2026-10-30 10:03 MDT
• Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea4 outletsFirst seen 2026-10-30 11:37 MDT

EIA weekly retail regular gasoline for the Rocky Mountain region (PADD 4, which includes Utah). EIA has no Utah-only weekly series. Scored on the weekly move, since the price trends: amber at +6% in a week, red at +12%. The rows show the US average and regional diesel.

Held from the 2026-10-31 08:15 MDT sweep; this sweep did not refresh it. Rocky Mountain regular gasoline $4.458 a gallon for the week of 2026-10-26, down 1.0¢ on the week. Scored on its weekly moves, not its level.

Fixed thresholds: 1-step move -0.2% (amber at 6%, red at 12%). Status green.

The source took too long to answer, so this shows the last good reading.

EIAObserved 2026-10-26 12:00 MDT

• Rocky Mountain regular$4.458week of 2026-10-26
• US average regular$4.269
• Rocky Mountain diesel$6.521

NYMEX RBOB gasoline futures (RB=F), the wholesale price stations pay, repriced every trading day. The pump follows in one to two weeks, so this is the earliest price warning. Amber at +15% in five trading days, red at +25%, the same as crude. It moves with crude, so it counts once with Markets.

Wholesale gasoline (RBOB futures) $3.312 a gallon, up 3.1% over five trading days. Pump prices follow in one to two weeks.

Fixed thresholds: 5-step move +3.1% (amber at 15%, red at 25%). Status green.

Yahoo FinanceObserved 2026-10-29 22:00 MDT

EIA weekly gasoline held at refineries, terminals and pipelines in the Rocky Mountain region (PADD 4), the supply stations draw on. Shown as a percent of normal: the latest four weeks against the same weeks in the last five years, so the normal late-summer low does not alarm. Amber below 85% of normal, red below 75%. The rows show the US figure.

Held from the 2026-10-31 08:15 MDT sweep; this sweep did not refresh it. Rocky Mountain gasoline stocks were 6.8M bbl for the week of 2026-10-23, 96.8% of normal for this time of year (four weeks averaged, against the same weeks of the last five years).

Fixed thresholds: amber at 85, red at 75. Status green.

The source took too long to answer, so this shows the last good reading.

EIAObserved 2026-10-23 12:00 MDT

• Rocky Mountain stocks96.8% of normal6.8M bbl, week of 2026-10-23
• US stocks95.8% of normal209.2M bbl

Companies with an infant formula recall in the last 30 days, from FDA's recall notices (same day) and openFDA enforcement reports (weeks later), counted once per company. FDA logs about three a year, so one recall is listed in the rows but stays green. Amber at 2 companies, red at 3. The 2022 shortage began with one maker's recall, so read the rows too.

0 companies with an infant formula recall in the last 30 days: 0 FDA enforcement reports and 0 FDA recall notices.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 2, red at 3. Status green.

FDAObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Share of the home state in extreme or exceptional drought (D3-D4), from the weekly US Drought Monitor. Drought builds over months and decides reservoir and well levels. Amber at 50% of the state, red at 80%: 2020-2022 reached both, and 2018 peaked at 47%.

13.5% of the home state is in extreme or exceptional drought (D3-D4) on the map of 2026-10-27, and 51.1% in severe drought or worse. Drought builds over months, so this is context for water supply, not a fast alarm.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 50, red at 80. Status green.

US Drought MonitorObserved 2026-10-27 12:00 MDT

• Home state, extreme or worse13.5%D4 exceptional 0.0%, map of 2026-10-27
• Home state, severe or worse51.1%
• Lower 48, extreme or worse9.4%

Ships through Bab el-Mandeb at the south end of the Red Sea. Attacks here since late 2023 sent ships around Africa, adding weeks and raising freight costs. The last 7 days as a percent of a normal day, the median over the latest year that was not itself disrupted, so a long closure is measured against traffic before it. From satellite ship tracking. PortWatch runs a few days behind. Fixed thresholds from 2019-2026 history: amber at 70%, red at 50%.

Bab el-Mandeb (Red Sea): 28.9 transits a day over the 7 days to 2026-10-25, 85% of a normal day (34, the median of the latest year without a closure). Carries the Red Sea route between Asia and Europe. PortWatch runs a few days behind.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 70, red at 50. Status green.

IMF PortWatchObserved 2026-10-25 12:00 MDT

• Last 7 days28.9 a dayto 2026-10-25
• Normal day, before any closure34
• Of which, last 7 days51 container ships, 67 tankers

Ships through the Suez Canal. The Ever Given blocked it for six days in March 2021. The last 7 days as a percent of a normal day, the median over the latest year that was not itself disrupted, so a long closure is measured against traffic before it. From satellite ship tracking. PortWatch runs a few days behind. Fixed thresholds from 2019-2026 history: amber at 70%, red at 50%.

Suez Canal: 41.3 transits a day over the 7 days to 2026-10-25, 101% of a normal day (41, the median of the latest year without a closure). Carries the Red Sea route between Asia and Europe. PortWatch runs a few days behind.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 70, red at 50. Status green.

IMF PortWatchObserved 2026-10-25 12:00 MDT

• Last 7 days41.3 a dayto 2026-10-25
• Normal day, before any closure41
• Of which, last 7 days97 container ships, 114 tankers

Ships through the Panama Canal, the route from Asia to the US East and Gulf coasts. Drought cut its traffic in 2023. The last 7 days as a percent of a normal day, the median over the latest year that was not itself disrupted, so a long closure is measured against traffic before it. From satellite ship tracking. PortWatch runs a few days behind. Fixed thresholds from 2019-2026 history: amber at 70%, red at 50%.

Panama Canal: 28.7 transits a day over the 7 days to 2026-10-25, 90% of a normal day (32, the median of the latest year without a closure). Carries Asia to the US East and Gulf coasts. PortWatch runs a few days behind.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 70, red at 50. Status green.

IMF PortWatchObserved 2026-10-25 12:00 MDT

• Last 7 days28.7 a dayto 2026-10-25
• Normal day, before any closure32
• Of which, last 7 days59 container ships

Ships through the Malacca Strait, the busiest lane out of East Asia. The last 7 days as a percent of a normal day, the median over the latest year that was not itself disrupted, so a long closure is measured against traffic before it. From satellite ship tracking. PortWatch runs a few days behind. Fixed thresholds from 2019-2026 history: amber at 70%, red at 50%.

Malacca Strait: 228.0 transits a day over the 7 days to 2026-10-25, 100% of a normal day (228, the median of the latest year without a closure). Carries the busiest lane out of East Asia. PortWatch runs a few days behind.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 70, red at 50. Status green.

IMF PortWatchObserved 2026-10-25 12:00 MDT

• Last 7 days228.0 a dayto 2026-10-25
• Normal day, before any closure228
• Of which, last 7 days427 container ships, 531 tankers

Countries with an IODA country-level outage event in each 24-hour window over 30 days. IODA combines BGP, active probing, and darknet telescope signals. Small outages are constant, so amber needs about four times the usual number of countries at once. No key.

6 countries with an IODA outage event in the last 24 hours. Events come from BGP, active probing, and telescope signals.

Level z -0.44 over 21 prior points. 1-step rate z n/a. Status green from the level check (amber 3, red 4, direction higher).

IODA, Georgia TechObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• GuamIODA severity 418,879Started 2026-10-17 11:10 MDT
• St. Pierre And MiquelonIODA severity 116,472Started 2026-09-17 16:15 MDT
• BermudaIODA severity 64,517Started 2026-09-17 13:25 MDT
• ArmeniaIODA severity 48,500Started 2026-10-08 10:20 MDT
• Papua New GuineaIODA severity 42,972Started 2026-10-07 16:55 MDT
• BarbadosIODA severity 33,304Started 2026-10-11 12:15 MDT

Outage annotations from the Cloudflare Radar Outage Center, including government-directed shutdowns.

1 outage active in the last 24 hours on Cloudflare Radar, 0 marked government-directed.

Level z -0.21 over 21 prior points. 1-step rate z n/a. Status green from the level check (amber 3, red 4, direction higher).

Cloudflare RadarObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• Guyanapower outageStarted 2026-10-30 06:00 MDT

Federal operating status for the Washington, DC area. Reads 1 when OPM is not open or mentions a lapse in appropriations, shutdown, or furlough. A snow day also reads 1, so it needs another lane to alert. The rows also show the days left before current appropriations expire (FUNDING_DEADLINE, default 2026-12-11).

Held from the 2026-10-31 08:15 MDT sweep; this sweep did not refresh it. OPM says: Open. Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open. Weather closures also read as closed.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 2. Status green.

The source did not answer, so this shows the last good reading.

U.S. Office of Personnel ManagementObserved 2026-10-31 08:15 MDT

• StatusOpen
• Posted/Date(1793452828910)/
• Funding deadline2026-12-11, 42 days leftbuilt-in default, set FUNDING_DEADLINE when Congress moves it

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System red alerts (earthquakes, cyclones, floods, volcanoes, droughts, wildfires) open in each 24-hour window over 30 days. A red alert stays open for about two weeks, and one or two were open a third of the year to October 2026, so amber needs 3 at once and red 4. Orange alerts are listed in the rows.

0 red GDACS alerts open, and 0 orange.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 3, red at 4. Status green.

GDACS (UN / EU JRC)Observed 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Highest USGS PAGER impact alert among M5.0+ earthquakes in each 24-hour window: 0 for none, green, or yellow, 1 for orange (likely 100 or more deaths or large losses), 2 for red. The count of M5+ quakes swings with aftershocks at sea and is shown in the rows, not scored. Orange is amber and red is red; there were 12 such quakes in the year to October 2026.

1 M5.0+ earthquake worldwide in the last 24 hours. None with a PAGER alert above green.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 2. Status green.

USGSObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• 196 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuM5.02026-10-31 05:31 MDT

New federal emergency, major-disaster, and fire declarations per 7-day window over 26 weeks, one per disaster number. Declarations come in batches, so this uses fixed thresholds: amber at 15 in a week (about the busiest 1% of weeks in the past year), red at 25.

2 new federal declarations in the last 7 days. Counts emergency (EM), major (DR), and fire (FM) declarations.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 15, red at 25. Status green.

OpenFEMAObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• FL: HURRICANE ISAIASDR-49552026-10-26 18:00 MDT
• NM: SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGEM-36602026-10-25 18:00 MDT
• MP: TROPICAL STORM CHAMPIEM-36582026-10-16 18:00 MDT
• GU: TYPHOON CHAMPIEM-36592026-10-16 18:00 MDT
• CA: NORTE FIREFM-56792026-10-15 18:00 MDT
• GA: HURRICANE ISAIASEM-36572026-10-08 18:00 MDT
• FL: HURRICANE ISAIASEM-36552026-10-08 18:00 MDT
• AL: HURRICANE ISAIASEM-36562026-10-08 18:00 MDT
• WV: SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGDR-49532026-10-06 18:00 MDT
• HI: HURRICANE LALADR-49512026-10-06 18:00 MDT

WHO Disease Outbreak News posts per 7-day window over 26 weeks.

0 WHO Disease Outbreak News posts in the last 7 days, 4 in 30 days.

Level z -0.35 over 16 prior points. 1-step rate z n/a. Status green from the level check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

World Health OrganizationObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Aircraft broadcasting 7500 (hijack) or 7700 (general emergency) worldwide right now, from a volunteer ADS-B network. Any 7500 is named in the rows. Fixed thresholds: amber at 3, red at 6.

0 aircraft squawking 7500 (hijack) and 0 squawking 7700 (emergency) right now.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 3, red at 6. Status green.

ADSB.lolObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Shallow (under 15 km) M3+ events within 25 km of Punggye-ri, Lop Nur, Novaya Zemlya, or the Nevada test site. At 60 km, natural quakes near Lop Nur and in Nevada read amber about five weeks a year; at 25 km, about one. USGS often labels a test an earthquake at first, so location matters more than type. Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 2.

No shallow M3+ events near Punggye-ri, Lop Nur, Novaya Zemlya, or the Nevada test site in the last 7 days.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 2. Status green.

USGSObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Events USGS has classified as a nuclear explosion anywhere in the last 30 days. Any one is red.

No events classified as a nuclear explosion in the last 30 days.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 1. Status green.

USGSObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Hourly gamma dose equivalent rate at the EPA RadNet monitor in Salt Lake City, against its own 2-day baseline. Normal background there runs about 50 to 80 nSv/h, and rain or a winter inversion can push it toward 100 for a few hours, so amber needs about 16 nSv/h over the baseline and red about 24. It also needs another lane to alert. EPA posts with a lag of several hours.

Salt Lake City gamma dose rate 62 nSv/h at 2026-10-31 07:00 MDT.

Level z -0.64 over 48 prior points. 1-step rate z n/a. Status green from the level check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

EPA RadNetObserved 2026-10-31 07:00 MDT

The same non-weather civil alerts, for Utah only. Any one is amber. Two are red.

No active civil emergency alerts in Utah.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 1, red at 2. Status green.

National Weather ServiceObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

Presidential documents per week whose title invokes a national emergency, the Insurrection Act, the National Guard or armed forces, martial law, the Defense Production Act, quarantine, or continuity of government. The Federal Register prints 1 to 3 days after signing.

1 presidential document invoking emergency powers published in the last 7 days, 1 in 30 days.

Level z +0.57 over 16 prior points. 1-step rate z n/a. Status green from the level check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

Federal RegisterObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petrol2026-10-28 05:00 MDT

Providers reporting a major or critical incident: Cloudflare, GitHub, Zoom, Atlassian, DigitalOcean, Vercel, Twilio, Discord, and Google Cloud. Two or more at once is how a broad internet outage looks. Fixed thresholds: amber at 2, red at 4.

1 provider reporting a major or critical incident, 2 with any incident, of 9 checked.

Fixed thresholds: amber at 2, red at 4. Status green.

Provider status pagesObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• CloudflaremajorPartial System Outage
• TwiliominorPartially Degraded Service

Vulnerabilities CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog per week, over 26 weeks. Ransomware-linked adds are named in the rows. CISA adds in batches, so amber needs about 2.5 times a normal week.

10 vulnerabilities added to the KEV catalog in the last 7 days, 0 linked to ransomware.

Level z +0.32 over 16 prior points. 1-step rate z n/a. Status green from the level check (amber 2, red 3, direction higher).

CISA KEV catalogObserved 2026-10-31 08:30 MDT

• CVE-2026-118527Ivanti Connect Secure2026-10-30 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-111357Ivanti Connect Secure2026-10-30 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-97229GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition2026-10-29 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-76418Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Software and Cisco Secure FTD Software2026-10-29 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-41709Broadcom VMware ESX2026-10-28 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-46300Linux Kernel2026-10-28 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-48356Adobe Commerce and Magento2026-10-27 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-111497Google Brotli2026-10-27 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-109618PHP Group PHP2026-10-26 06:00 MDT
• CVE-2026-109619PHP Group PHP2026-10-26 06:00 MDT