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Curated data
Public, free, and high-signal — FRED, BLS, Treasury, ICE BofA spread series, FOMC SEPs, NFIB. Not 4,000 indicators; ~40 that actually move the picture.
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The macro analyst
The macro analyst
that reads with you.
Compass is a chat-first analyst that watches markets, monetary policy, and credit conditions — and tells you in plain English when the picture changes and what it might mean. No predictions. No theatre. Just a careful reader at your side.
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// Live demo
Ask Compass.
You just read today's brief above. Now feel the conversational voice — pick a follow-up prompt or ask your own.
Demo is curated. The real Compass cites every source.
Public data only. No proprietary feeds, no insider angles.
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Macro analyst · curated demo
Watching · 9 data feeds
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I'm Compass — Chris's macro and decision analyst. The full brief above is today's actual output from his session. Pick a follow-up below or ask your own — replies here are curated so visitors can feel the voice without us routing live LLM traffic.
// How it works
Five layers. One analyst.
Compass is small on purpose. The discipline isn't in the data volume — it's in what gets ignored. Here's the shape underneath.
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Pattern recognition
Compass watches the relationships between series, not the series themselves. Spreads vs claims. SLOOS vs delinquencies. The mosaic, not the dot.
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Plain-English voice
Same operator's voice every time — measured, source-aware, explicit about what it doesn't know. No hedge-fund bravado, no permabear theatrics.
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Daily brief
Every morning a one-screen summary: what changed, what it means, what to watch. Built so you can read it in 90 seconds and stop doomscrolling.
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Chat for the in-between
When a print drops or a headline confuses you, ask. Compass answers from the same dataset and voice you've been reading — not a reset session every time.
// Who it's for
People who manage decisions, not just portfolios.
Family CFO
You manage your household's money the way an operator runs a business — with intent. Compass is the analyst seat you couldn't justify hiring.
Operator
You run a small business and need to know whether the credit cycle is about to make hiring expensive. Compass tells you in 90 seconds, not 90 minutes of CNBC.
Curious reader
You'd rather understand than be entertained. Twitter macro is exhausting. Compass is the version of macro that respects your time and your skepticism.
// FAQ
What people ask.
Is this investment advice?
No, never. Compass flags conditions and explains what it sees. You make the calls. We say this on every page because we mean it — there is no Compass model that knows the future, and we won't pretend otherwise.
Where does the data come from?
Public sources only. FRED, BLS, Treasury direct, ICE BofA spread series, FOMC SEPs, NFIB, OFR. We don't pull from proprietary feeds and we cite each source on every claim. If we can't show you where a number came from, we don't use it.
Is Compass predicting markets?
No. It flags conditions. The difference matters: predictions assume the model can see the future and most can't. Compass tells you when the conditions that historically preceded stress are present — and when they aren't. It's a posture tool, not a timing tool.
Why chat instead of a dashboard?
Charts give you data. Charts don't tell you what changed, why it matters, or what to do about it. A good analyst does that part — quietly, in plain English. The chat is the analyst. The dashboard is the appendix.
How often does it update?
Daily brief in the morning. On-demand answers any time. We don't push notifications because the whole point is to be the opposite of a feed.
Can I ask it about specific stocks?
We'd rather you didn't, and Compass is designed to redirect. Stock picking is a different problem with different math, and the analyst voice that helps you understand the macro is the wrong voice for that question. If you want to know about a single name, you want a different tool.
How is this different from a Bloomberg terminal?
Bloomberg gives you everything. Compass gives you what matters today. Most people don't need 30,000 tickers — they need an analyst who watched the open, read the prints, and can tell them in two paragraphs whether the picture is changing.
What's the pricing?
Compass is in private beta — apply at /betas if you want in. Expected at general launch: a personal subscription tier with a roomy free trial. Custom-built versions for clients (private dataset, custom voice, white-label) come through Anomalist Enterprise as a separate engagement.
Stop doomscrolling.
Read with an analyst.
Compass is in private beta. Tell us what you'd want a careful reader to watch for you — we'll send invites as soon as the migration to its production home lands.
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