Skip to content
  • terminal
  • intelligence

Intelligence

The Intelligence page provides geopolitical and macro-level analysis tools for monitoring global risk and institutional positioning. It consolidates conflict data, open-source intelligence, and futures positioning into a single view.

FinBrain Terminal Intelligence

Geopolitical Globe

Section titled “Geopolitical Globe”

A full-width interactive 3D globe (also available in compact form on the Dashboard) that visualizes global events in real time. Events are plotted as markers on the globe, color-coded by type and severity.

Data Sources

Section titled “Data Sources”
Source Coverage
ACLED Armed conflict location and event data
UCDP Uppsala Conflict Data Program
GDELT Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone
HAPI Humanitarian Data Exchange
USGS Geological events (earthquakes, volcanic activity)
EONET NASA Earth Observatory natural event tracking
INFORM National risk index (base layer)

Regional Presets

Section titled “Regional Presets”

Jump directly to areas of interest using the regional preset buttons:

Preset Focus Area
Global Full world view
Strait of Hormuz Persian Gulf oil transit chokepoint
South China Sea Maritime territorial disputes
Europe European theater
Middle East Middle Eastern conflicts and events

Click any event marker on the globe to view details including event type, date, source, and description. Zoom and rotate the globe to explore specific regions.

Intel Feed

Section titled “Intel Feed”

Aggregated defense, OSINT, and geopolitical analysis from six curated sources:

Source Focus
War on the Rocks Defense policy and military strategy analysis
Bellingcat Open-source investigations and digital forensics
Atlantic Council Geopolitics, international security, and policy
Foreign Affairs International relations and global strategy
CSIS Center for Strategic and International Studies
Breaking Defense Defense industry news and procurement

Each article displays a color-coded source badge, title, description, and publication time with an external link to the full article.

Filtering

Section titled “Filtering”

Filter the feed by category:

  • All — All sources combined
  • Defense — Military strategy, procurement, and policy
  • OSINT — Open-source investigations and digital forensics
  • Geopolitics — International relations and security analysis

COT Positioning

Section titled “COT Positioning”

CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) data showing institutional and speculative positioning in futures markets. This weekly report reveals how different market participants are positioned.

Asset Groups

Section titled “Asset Groups”
Group Examples
Indices S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones, Russell 2000 futures
Energy Crude oil, natural gas, gasoline futures
Metals Gold, silver, copper, platinum futures
Forex EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, CAD futures
Agriculture Corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, sugar futures
Bonds Treasury bonds, notes, Eurodollar futures

Table Columns

Section titled “Table Columns”
Column Description
Contract Futures contract name
Open Interest Total outstanding contracts
Speculator Net Net position of large speculators (managed money)
Commercial Net Net position of commercial hedgers
Retail Net Net position of non-reportable (retail) traders
WoW Change Week-over-week change in speculator positioning
Spec Bias Visual bar showing bullish/bearish lean

Reading COT Data

Section titled “Reading COT Data”
  • Speculator net long (green) — Managed money is bullish on the asset
  • Speculator net short (red) — Managed money is bearish
  • Extreme positioning — When speculator positions reach historical extremes, it can signal potential reversals
  • Commercial vs speculator divergence — When commercials (hedgers) and speculators take opposite sides, it often precedes directional moves

The COT report is published weekly by the CFTC and covers regulated futures markets. For commodity-specific COT data, see Commodities. For FX-specific positioning, see Currencies.

Section titled “Related Resources”