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CloudyHistorical snapshot • Data as of May 30, 2025

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Move two sliders to see what the guidance would be in a different week.

Checked Oct 9, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC

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Presets

Four preset scenarios. Each sets the short-term borrowing rate and the recession warning gauge (10-year minus 2-year rate).

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Not this week's data
4.33%(0% vs this week)
0.00% (zero rates)2.50% (neutral)5.00% (tight)8.00% (extreme)
0.52%(0% vs this week)
-1.50% (deeply inverted)0.00% (flat)+1.00% (normal)+2.50% (steep)
ConditionsFunding pressure 90 · Risk appetite 61

Funding pressure above 70 and risk appetite below 50: Freezing. Above 70 and above 50: Cloudy. Below 70 and below 50: Stormy. Below 70 and above 50: Sunny.

Funding pressure 90 vs risk appetite 61 (cloudy)FreezingCloudyStormySunnyFunding pressure change line at 70Risk appetite change line at 507050Simulated reading: Funding pressure 90, Risk appetite 61 (cloudy)Risk appetite →Funding pressure ↑
Higher means pricey money, further right means willing investors. Sunny, bottom right, is the easiest; Freezing, top left, the hardest.

This week vs. this scenario

Conditions

Cloudy→Cloudy

Same conditions as this week

Funding pressure 0 pts vs this week · at the top of the scalehigher is worse90 of 100 · 14 pts above the pause line
667076

Resume 66Change line 70Pause 76

This week: 90

Risk appetite 0 pts vs this weekhigher is better61 of 100 · 7 pts above the resume line
445054

Pause 44Change line 50Resume 54

This week: 61

What you'd stop and start in this scenario

Guidance in this scenario

"Efficiency first."

Tone: High rates, investors still selective · New customers cost more to win now. Get more from the ones you already have.

What to stop in this scenario

  • New market expansion
  • Low-margin tiers
  • Speculative R&D

What to start in this scenario

  • Fixing pricing and simplifying your plans
  • Keeping the customers you have
  • Using fewer vendors

Rules by area in this scenario

AreaAction nowPause if
HiringOnly replace people who leave, and hire for roles you can't deliver withoutFunding pressure is above 76 or risk appetite falls below 44. Funding pressure is 90 now.
SpendingBefore you approve any optional spend, work out how long it takes to pay backFunding pressure is above 76. Funding pressure is 90 now.
FundraisingIf you're planning to raise, get your materials ready now so you decide when to go outRisk appetite falls below 44 or funding pressure is above 76. Funding pressure is 90 now.
RoadmapKeep the core roadmap on schedule, and ship what customers can use this quarter firstRisk appetite falls below 44 or two weekly readings in a row come in weaker
New betsKeep only the experiments you can stop within a week, each with a review dateRisk appetite falls below 44 or funding pressure is above 76. Funding pressure is 90 now.