Brazil's market is in a defensive regime.
Edition no. 5,731 · February 28, 2023 · Regime defensivo · for 59 days · reconstructed essentials · 2 min read
◦ Written under index methodology v1 (in effect until 15 Jul 2026). The current series is v2 — readings quoted here may differ from those shown today. See the methodology.
The market pulled back to defensive ground. Today, the Perene Index closed at 26.
Other times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s — what came next.
- ●Five years agoMarch 31, 2018Ibovespa that day84,666 ptsthe archive suggested+30% in 6m hist. medianwhat happened in 6 months78,624 pts (-7%)Reread the edition of March 31, 2018 →
- ○First time in the archiveJanuary 2000Ibovespa 16,388 → 16,290 pts (-1% in 6m) · reread →
In 59 times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s since 2000, the Ibovespa was higher six months later 58% of the time — median +3% — not always upward. Explore the archive →
- 3M: higher 83% · median +11.7%
- 6M: higher 83% · median +10.4%
- 12M: higher 100% · median +33.1%
Observed distribution, not a forecast · e.g. 2016-12, 2021-12, 2016-02 · how the analogs are built →
Other editions the archive read in a market state close to today’s — same neighbourhood of the Perene Risk Index.
The global backdrop is neutral and the intermarket moderate risk-on.
Historically similar cases produced a median Ibovespa return of +10.4% over six months, with 83% positive episodes (n=6).
Observed distribution, not a forecast.
- Ibovespa: 104,932 pts
The next reading arrives on the next business day — the regime is monthly, and the daily pulse carries the change until month-end.
Edition no. 5,731 · Regime defensivo · for 59 days · Radar Perene
Concepts: Brazil Regime · Intermarket BR · Historical Analogs · How to read: six steps · Methodology · Research & Laboratory ·Track record · Every defensive stretch in the Observatory →
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