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Brazil's market is in a defensive regime.

Edition no. 6,587 · August 4, 2026 · Regime defensive · for 65 days · 2 min read

◦ Index methodology v2.2. See the methodology.

Sentiment gave ground for the sixth straight session. Today, the Perene Index closed at 51.

The Pulse
Perene Risk Indexthe market’s structural state51/100Today ▾ -5
Ânima · structuralthe market’s prevailing risk appetite31/100Today ▾ -2
Ânima · short-termthe market’s recent move60/100Today ▲ +3
how to read?

Structural mood (Ânima 31) and recent move (60) diverge.

The market on the neutral plain.
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The Archive Remembers ◎

Other times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s — what came next.

  1. ●A year agoAugust 31, 2025
    Ibovespa that day141,125 pts
    the archive suggested+7% in 6m hist. median
    what happened in 6 months180,464 pts (+28%)
    Reread the edition of August 31, 2025 →
  2. ○Five years agoApril 2021
    Ibovespa 118,894 → 103,501 pts (-13% in 6m) · reread →
  3. ○First time in the archiveMarch 2000
    Ibovespa 17,820 → 15,928 pts (-11% in 6m) · reread →

In 77 times the archive saw the market in a state like today’s since 2000, the Ibovespa was higher six months later 68% of the time — median +6% — not always upward. Explore the archive →

What Usually Comes Next
Analogous cases — what came next
  • 3M: higher 48% · median -1.3%
  • 6M: higher 60% · median +4.8%
  • 12M: higher 72% · median +4.9%

Observed distribution, not a forecast · e.g. 2024-06, 2023-09, 2023-10 · how the analogs are built →

Gravitational neighbors — days that behave like this one, from any era
Editions in a similar state

Other editions the archive read in a market state close to today’s — same neighbourhood of the Perene Risk Index.

  1. January 31, 2024Perene 51 · neutral
  2. September 30, 2011Perene 51 · risk-on
  3. February 28, 2019Perene 51 · risk-on
  4. April 30, 2018Perene 51 · risk-on
  5. February 28, 2022Perene 52 · defensive
  6. March 31, 2000Perene 52
Today’s Read

Historically similar cases produced a median Ibovespa return of +4.8% over six months, with 60% positive episodes (n=25).

Observed distribution, not a forecast.

  • Cyclicals / defensives: defensives ahead, well below its historical norm
  • Ibovespa: 177,895 pts, +33.7% in 12 months
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For the Next Edition

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. 6,587 · Regime defensive · for 65 days · Radar Perene

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