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What we mean by real-time

The system processes signals continuously. Here's what that actually delivers.

2026-01-23 , by Mateo Reis , 2 min read

Real-time means continuous, not instantaneous.

We process new signals as they arrive across our sources. Most reach our internal queue within minutes of being publicly visible. Some reach it within seconds, exchanges, certain regulatory feeds, OFAC bulletins. Some take longer because the source itself is slower to publish.

From signal to your inbox.

On Cover and Standing, qualifying signals reach you within the hour. Most reach you within fifteen minutes. The morning brief consolidates everything from the prior 24 hours. Cover gets the morning brief plus same-day notes on qualifying events.

What real-time won't do.

It won't predict. We are reading current state, fast. We are not running forecasting models. If something hasn't happened yet but the precursors look concerning, we tell you about the precursors and what they have historically meant, not what we think will happen.