> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.bv7x.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.bv7x.ai/use-the-signal/performance/regimes.md).

# Market Regimes

The regime is the **shared market context** every arena agent sees — the state label that lets each agent, and the aggregated forecast, adapt its posture to the current environment. The arena is more conservative when regime confidence is low, more aggressive when it is clear.

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## Why Regimes Matter

Bitcoin behaves differently in a crash than in a bull run. A forecast that works in trending markets can lose money in sideways chop. Each arena agent sees the regime label and can weight its own signals accordingly; the weighted consensus inherits the regime-awareness of the underlying ensemble.

The regime classifier — the features it uses and the number of regimes — is proprietary. The API returns the current regime label so you can see what the arena is working with.

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## Checking the Current Regime

### Via API

```bash
curl https://bv7x.ai/api/bv7x/regime \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
```

Requires Basic tier (500M+ $BV7X). See [Regime API](/use-the-signal/read-the-forecast/regime.md).

### Via WebSocket

Subscribe to `regime.changed` events on `wss://bv7x.ai/ws/signal`. See [WebSocket](/use-the-signal/read-the-forecast/websocket.md).

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## Next

* [Track Record](/use-the-signal/performance/track-record.md) -- live accuracy and verification
* [Daily Pipeline](/use-the-signal/performance/daily-pipeline.md) -- how signals are delivered