Variant Perception

Variant Perception Research was founded by a team of former traders and economists. Our market commentaries provide a high level of value to any firm or individual that is interested in using independent research to aid decision making, formulate trading strategies or manage assets. What distinguishes VP Research from other research providers? VP uses leading indicators to give leading insights. This allows us to have an advanced read on the business cycle and recessions in real time. Economists are terrible at predicting recessions - 9 out of 10 economists missed the last four recessions. Economists miss recessions because they focus on lagging indicators, rather than the leading indicators we reference. VP is independent, highly data-driven and agnostic. We are not wedded to any point of view and follow our leading indicators even if the consensus disagrees. Economists also miss recessions because of the vintage data problem; they reference heavily revised data.