Why this compare exists
High-frequency political-factor scores via Fitch — versus six-domain thermodynamic regime stress.
Desks search for "GeoQuant" and need a clean answer on what object they are buying. This bulletin syndicates the Index-native contrast — not a trash piece, a category map.
When GeoQuant wins
- You need systematic political-factor scores in a Fitch workflow.
- High-frequency geopolitical indicators are the primary purchase.
- The buyer is already standardized on Fitch Solutions data.
When Entropy Index wins
- You need identity, perception, adaptation, courage — not only political factors.
- You need Watch vs Act capital language and sealed episode clocks.
- You want sealed clocks on the same instrument as live.
Sealed proof anchor
Watch and Act both lit dual Crisis by March 2008 — 6 months before Lehman. — GFC sealed backtest.
Full compare
Read the dimension table and Q&A. Instrument literacy stays on /research.