Lesson 1
The Core Dashboard
Build your dashboard in layers. Daily tier keeps you oriented. Weekly tier catches regime changes. Monthly tier provides context. Don't try to track everything — track the high-potency items.
📊 Indicators mentioned in this lesson (click for details):
A functional macro dashboard should be simple enough to check daily but comprehensive enough to capture regime changes.
Tier 1: Check Daily (5 minutes)
- S&P 500 (SPY), NASDAQ, Bitcoin (BTCUSD) price and % change
- VIX level
- DXY level
- 10Y Treasury yield
- USD/JPY (USDJPY)
- HY spread (BAMLH0A0HYM2)
Tier 2: Check Weekly (15 minutes)
- Fed Net Liquidity (FED_NET_LIQUIDITY) (WALCL - TGA (WTREGEN) - RRP (RRPONTSYD))
- TGA (WTREGEN) level
- RRP (RRPONTSYD) level
- 2s10s (T10Y2Y) spread (yield curve (T10Y2Y))
- MOVE Index (MOVE)
- Global M2 (GLOBAL_M2) (TradingView)
- BTC (BTCUSD) ETF flows
Tier 3: Check Monthly
- SLOOS (when released quarterly)
- CPI/PCE data
- Employment report
- Earnings season trends
- Fed meeting outcomes
- Positioning data (CFTC, hedge fund surveys)
Data Sources:
- FRED: Fed data, Treasury data, spreads
- TradingView: Global M2 (GLOBAL_M2), charts, technicals
- Bloomberg/Reuters: Real-time prices
- Glassnode: Crypto on-chain
- @MacroAlf, @GameofTrades: Curated macro charts
Check your understanding
Lesson Quiz
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Quiz Check
How frequently should you update your core macro dashboard (Tier 1)?