Navigating Market Regimes & Seeing Icebergs Before They Hit

The R-Word: Redefining “Regime” in Active Management

The term “regime” is one of those words everyone uses but few define with precision.

• The Trader: Regime = risk appetite (risk-on / risk-off).

• The Strategist: Regime = the dominant factor drivers explaining markets right now.

• The Quant: Regime = market structure (high correlation vs. high dispersion).

We believe the R-word is fundamentally a question of navigation. Quant Insight’s MacroFactor Equity Risk Model (MFERM) is our ship’s radar, measuring the Macro Share of Risk (MSR) for every stock to provide a clear map of systemic risk.

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