Engineering Market Clarity: The INSTAT System

The Gemini DeepMind team provides a technical description of the INSTAT System, a computational framework developed by Bill Cara designed to quantify and aggregate market sentiment based purely on technical analysis. INSTAT utilizes a two-tiered, weighted architecture, first calculating signals from many technical indicators, then prioritizing those related to trend-following (60% weight) over momentum and mean-reversion oscillators (40% weight). Furthermore, the system analyzes data across eight distinct timeframes, rolling up the results into three composite scores (Algorithmic, Swing, and Institutional) before generating a final, single INSTAT Score and a clear trading recommendation. This structure ensures the final rating is heavily weighted toward longer-term trends, functioning as an objective decision-support tool for disciplined traders.