Brazil's market is in a defensive regime.
Edition of January 31, 2026 · Regime defensivo · 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 Perene Risk Index fell to 56.
Other times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s — what came next.
- ●A year agoAugust 31, 2024Ibovespa that day134,981 ptsthe archive suggested+5% in 6m hist. medianwhat happened in 6 months125,035 pts (-7%)Reread the edition of August 31, 2024 →
- ○Five years agoNovember 2020Ibovespa 108,888 → 129,787 pts (+19% in 6m) · reread →
- ○First time in the archiveMarch 2000Ibovespa 17,820 → 15,928 pts (-11% in 6m) · reread →
In 69 times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s since 2000, the Ibovespa was higher six months later 71% of the time — median +7.3% — not always upward. Explore the archive →
- 3M: higher 71% · median +1.9%
- 6M: higher 76% · median +6.4%
- 12M: higher 75% · median +15.6%
Observed distribution, not a forecast · e.g. 2016-06, 2016-08, 2023-11 · 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 moderate risk-off and the intermarket moderate risk-on.
Historically similar cases produced a median Ibovespa return of +6.4% over six months, with 76% positive episodes (n=17).
Observed distribution, not a forecast.
- Ibovespa: 181,364 pts
The next reading arrives on the next business day — the regime is monthly, and the daily pulse carries the change until month-end.
Regime defensivo · Radar Perene
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