Meridian — Macro Sentinel
Meridian monitors macro-economic conditions, systemic risk, and cross-market dynamics.
Overview
Meridian is the Macro Sentinel Agent. While Vanta and Luma focus on individual asset behavior, Meridian zooms out to the bigger picture. It monitors macro-economic conditions, geopolitical events, regulatory developments, and systemic risk indicators that can override technical signals.
Perpetual futures don't trade in a vacuum. A perfectly constructed technical trade can be destroyed by a Fed rate decision, a regulatory announcement, or a systemic deleveraging event. Meridian ensures that your agent team is never blindsided by macro forces.
Monitoring Domains
Macro-Economic
- Central bank rate decisions and forward guidance
- Inflation data (CPI, PPI, PCE)
- Employment and GDP figures
- Dollar index (DXY) and yield curve dynamics
- Commodity price trends (oil, gold)
Crypto-Specific Macro
- Bitcoin dominance trends
- Total crypto market capitalization flows
- Stablecoin supply changes (USDT, USDC minting/burning)
- ETF flow data (spot BTC/ETH ETFs)
- Exchange reserve trends
Systemic Risk
- Cross-exchange liquidation cascade risk
- Concentration of leveraged positions
- Stablecoin depegging risk
- Protocol/exchange insolvency signals
- Regulatory action probability
Geopolitical
- Trade policy changes affecting crypto markets
- Sanctions and compliance developments
- Major election outcomes with market implications
- Regional regulatory shifts
Risk Scoring
Meridian produces a macro risk score on a 0-100 scale:
| Score | Level | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| 0-20 | Low risk | Normal operations, full strategy deployment |
| 20-40 | Elevated | Increased monitoring, slightly defensive positioning |
| 40-60 | High | Reduce position sizes, tighten stops |
| 60-80 | Critical | Minimum exposure, defensive strategies only |
| 80-100 | Extreme | Halt new trades, reduce existing exposure |
This risk score is used by Brix to dynamically adjust portfolio-wide risk limits and by Riven to bias strategy selection toward defensive approaches when macro conditions deteriorate.
Event Calendar
Meridian maintains an event calendar of scheduled macro events (FOMC meetings, CPI releases, etc.) and automatically reduces agent autonomy before high-impact events. This prevents the common failure mode of automated systems entering positions right before a market-moving announcement.
Configuration
- Event sensitivity — How aggressively Meridian restricts activity around events
- Risk score bias — Adjust the baseline risk score up or down based on your risk appetite
- Notification channels — Where Meridian sends alerts for macro developments
- Custom events — Add your own tracked events to the monitoring calendar