NWCA Market Risk Intelligence
I built risk tools for portfolio managers for 20 years. Here's what I learned: everyone watches the same signals — VIX, drawdowns, trend breaks — and still reacts too late. Not because the data is missing. Because the process is manual, slow, and breaks under stress. This API fixes that. Six signals. One score. Updated daily. No black box. Every formula published. One call gives you the risk…
NWCA Market Risk Intelligence endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
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| health | ||
| GET |
healthCheck /health |
Verify API status, version, and configuration. Returns signal count, methodology summary, and cache TTL. |
| Get Risk Score | ||
| GET |
downloadExcel /v1/download/excel |
Multi-sheet Excel workbook (.xlsx) with current risk score, all signal values, 2 years of daily history, backtest results, crisis analysis, and API integration examples. File… |
| GET |
getEvents /v1/events |
Historical crisis event analysis covering 7 major events: 2008 GFC, 2010 Flash Crash, 2011 Euro Debt, 2015 China Devaluation, 2018 Q4 Sell-off, 2020 COVID Crash, 2022 Bear… |
| GET |
getBacktest /v1/backtest |
Full 19-year backtest (2007-2026) comparing NWCA strategy vs Buy and Hold SPY, 60/40 portfolio, MA200 crossover, and VIX threshold. Includes year-by-year attribution, crisis… |
| GET |
getMethodology /v1/methodology |
Complete transparency documentation. Every signal name, formula, weight, interpretation, and rationale. Includes allocation strategy formula, risk level thresholds, complacency… |
| GET |
getHistory /v1/history |
Daily risk scores for the last N trading days. Returns date, risk score, risk level, and equity allocation weight for each day. Use for charting risk score trends. |
| GET |
getRiskScore /v1/score |
Current composite risk score (0-100), risk level (LOW/MODERATE/ELEVATED/HIGH/EXTREME), allocation recommendation (equity/bonds/cash split), complacency alert flag, all 6 signal… |
| GET |
Get Risk Score /v1/score |
Current composite risk score (0-100), risk level, allocation recommendation, complacency alert, all 6 signal values, and live market data. This is the primary endpoint. |
| GET |
getSignals /v1/signals |
Detailed breakdown of all 6 risk signals with individual scores, weights, raw data, and interpretation. Signals: VIX Risk (25%), Drawdown Risk (20%), Trend Risk (20%), Credit… |
NWCA Market Risk Intelligence pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO | $29 / month | 30 / minute |
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| ULTRA | $99 / month | 60 / minute |
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| MEGA | $149 / month | 100 / minute |
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