Iron Vitals - Monday 16th February 2026

No stress expansion. No broad cooling either.

Updated Monday 16th February 4:00am AST

Iron Vitals tracks conditions, not outcomes. RPI exists to identify when rules are about to matter more than opinions.

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What This Means

Markets are functioning normally.

Gold strength is extension, not stress.
Rates are not tightening further.
Breadth is expanding.
Credit is cooperating.

This is not a rules-driven tape.

It is a positioning tape.

Compliance has eased. Participation is returning.

Iron Vitals — because markets lie, structure doesn’t.

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