Markets don’t move in isolation. A missile strike near a shipping lane, a surprise sanctions announcement, or a coup attempt can reprice entire asset classes within minutes. Yet most financial terminals treat geopolitical risk as an afterthought — maybe a news ticker, maybe a headline alert.
We built something different.
The Geopolitical Globe
The centerpiece of the new Intelligence page is an interactive 3D globe that plots global events in real time. Events are sourced from six specialized databases:
| Source | What It Tracks |
|---|---|
| ACLED | Armed conflicts, protests, political violence |
| UCDP | Armed conflict events and battle-related deaths |
| GDELT | Global media events, tone, and themes |
| HAPI | Humanitarian crises, displacement, food security |
| USGS | Earthquakes and volcanic activity |
| EONET | Wildfires, storms, and natural disasters |
An INFORM national risk index provides the base layer, color-coding countries by overall risk level.
Regional Presets
Jump directly to areas of strategic interest:
- Strait of Hormuz — 20% of global oil passes through this chokepoint
- South China Sea — Territorial disputes affecting global shipping
- Europe — NATO-adjacent conflicts and political events
- Middle East — Ongoing conflicts and energy supply risks
Click any event marker on the globe for details: event type, date, source, and description.
A compact version of the globe also appears on the Dashboard for at-a-glance monitoring.
Intel Feed
Below the globe, a curated feed aggregates analysis from six defense and OSINT sources:
- Bellingcat — Open-source investigations and digital forensics
- War on the Rocks — Defense policy and military strategy
- Atlantic Council — Geopolitics and international security
- CSIS — Strategic and international studies
- Foreign Affairs — International relations and global strategy
- Breaking Defense — Defense industry and procurement
Each source is color-coded for quick scanning. Filter by category: All, Defense, OSINT, or Geopolitics.
Prediction Markets
Alongside the globe and intel feed, the Intelligence page displays real-money prediction market contracts from Polymarket. These represent actual money at stake on outcomes like:
- Will a specific conflict escalate?
- Will sanctions be imposed on a country?
- Will a central bank cut rates at the next meeting?
Real-money probabilities are a powerful complement to qualitative intelligence — they tell you what the market collectively believes will happen, weighted by conviction.
Why This Matters for Investors
Geopolitical events create both risk and opportunity:
- Energy prices respond to supply route disruptions and sanctions
- Defense stocks react to conflict escalation and procurement decisions
- Currency pairs move on central bank responses to geopolitical shocks
- Commodity futures reprice on agricultural disruptions and trade policy
Having geopolitical data alongside financial data — in the same terminal — lets you connect the dots faster than switching between news sites and your trading platform.
How to Use It
- Start with the globe — Scan for active events in regions that affect your portfolio
- Check prediction markets — Quantify the likelihood of specific outcomes
- Read the intel feed — Get deeper analysis from domain experts
- Cross-reference with COT data — See how institutional traders are positioning (also on the Intelligence page)