The tool

Cignal System

Econiq Method teaches you to read the cycle. Cignal System runs that read every morning — against your markets, with the indicators sorted by when they actually move.

68 indicators670+ metros9K zip codes3.9M+ data points

What it does

Sequence over snapshot.

Most market dashboards give you every metric at equal weight. That's the problem the framework exists to solve — occupancy and closed comps confirm what already happened, while concession depth and renewal spread are already telling you what's next.

Cignal sorts every indicator into leading, coincident, or trailing, and shows you the sequence rather than the snapshot.

  • Phase read by market and submarket
  • Leading indicators tracked, dated, and versioned
  • Concession depth and renewal-to-new-lease spread
  • Permit velocity against absorption
  • Alerts when the ordering shifts
Cignal System dashboard showing indicators split into leading and trailing

Structure

Three tiers of signal.

The classification that sits underneath everything Econiq Method teaches.

Moves first

Leading

Concession depth, renewal spread, permit velocity, employer announcements, absorption against deliveries. The signals that turn before anyone agrees the market has.

Moves with

Coincident

Occupancy, effective rent, traffic. Useful for confirming a call — useless for making one early.

Moves last

Trailing

Closed comps, cap rates at sale, T-12 performance. By the time these confirm the turn, the window has closed.

Cignal System showing individual indicators diverging from trend

Who it's for

Built for the person making the call.

Acquisitions teams underwriting against a phase rather than a spreadsheet assumption. Asset managers setting renewal strategy. Principals who need one shared read across a portfolio instead of four people with four opinions.

Recon teaches you to run the read manually, which is how you should learn it. Cignal is what you use once you know what you're looking at.

Start with Recon → Read: Ahead of the Herd →

Access

Subscription.

Cignal System

Pricing announced at launch

Econiq Method graduates get first access. Join the list and you'll hear before it opens publicly.

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Questions

About the tool.

Do I need Cignal to use the framework?

No. Every method taught in Recon can be run by hand with public data. Cignal removes the assembly work once you understand what you're assembling.

Which markets are covered?

Coverage expands over time. Market list and submarket depth are published at launch.

Is this a prediction engine?

No. It reports where indicators sit and in what order they've moved. The judgment stays yours — which is why the training comes first.

How does it relate to Econiq Method?

Econiq Method is the training and owns the framework. Cignal System is the software that runs it. Learn it at Econiq, apply it with Cignal.