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Morning Note

Morning Note — 2026-04-11 (built 10:15 UTC), 206 posts today across 10 subreddits.

Regime: risk-on — led by geopolitical_risk, while AI_boom continues to cool.

Current Top Market Narratives

1. geopolitical_risk   optimism    fear 
  •  confidence z=-0.12
  •  euphoria z=+0.27
  •  fear z=-1.75
  •  frustration z=-0.43
  •  greed z=-0.26
  •  hope z=-1.03
  •  optimism z=-2.38
  •  panic z=+0.66
  •  skepticism z=-0.64
  •  uncertainty z=-1.27
2. energy_insecurity   hope    confidence 
  •  confidence z=-2.08
  •  euphoria z=+0.93
  •  fear z=-1.86
  •  frustration z=-1.18
  •  greed z=-0.97
  •  hope z=-2.42
  •  optimism z=-1.95
  •  panic z=+0.47
  •  skepticism z=-0.79
  •  uncertainty z=-1.35
3. technology_paradigm_shift   euphoria 
  •  confidence z=+0.34
  •  euphoria z=+1.98
  •  fear z=-1.30
  •  frustration z=-0.97
  •  greed z=-0.09
  •  hope z=+0.48
  •  optimism z=-0.38
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.73
  •  uncertainty z=+0.15
4. AI_boom   euphoria    optimism 
  •  confidence z=-0.39
  •  euphoria z=+2.12
  •  fear z=-1.38
  •  frustration z=-1.10
  •  greed z=-0.27
  •  hope z=-0.28
  •  optimism z=-1.97
  •  panic z=+0.95
  •  skepticism z=-0.83
  •  uncertainty z=+0.25
5. commodities_supercycle   optimism    confidence 
  •  confidence z=-2.19
  •  euphoria z=-0.27
  •  fear z=-1.87
  •  frustration z=-1.79
  •  greed z=+0.02
  •  hope z=+1.43
  •  optimism z=-2.33
  •  panic z=+0.26
  •  skepticism z=-0.54
  •  uncertainty z=-1.14

What Changed Since Yesterday

↑ Top Increases

banking_crisis +0.15σ DoD
+0.15σ vs own history — +5% change, now at 97th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.02
  •  fear z=-0.11
  •  frustration z=+0.19
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.36
  •  optimism z=-0.55
  •  panic z=+0.20
  •  skepticism z=+0.72
  •  uncertainty z=-0.08
deglobalisation +0.03σ DoD
+0.03σ vs own history — +5% change, now at 50th percentile; breadth 4 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.13
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.18
  •  frustration z=+0.45
  •  greed z=-0.11
  •  hope z=+0.80
  •  optimism z=+0.12
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-0.01
  •  uncertainty z=-1.37

↓ Top Decreases

defense_rearmament -1.41σ DoD
-1.41σ vs own history — -13% change, now at 11th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.01
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+0.23
  •  frustration z=+0.26
  •  greed z=-0.06
  •  hope z=+0.03
  •  optimism z=-0.18
  •  panic z=+0.22
  •  skepticism z=-0.37
  •  uncertainty z=+0.16
geopolitical_risk -1.26σ DoD
-1.26σ vs own history — -11% change, now at 14th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.21
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.03
  •  frustration z=-0.15
  •  greed z=+0.10
  •  hope z=-0.37
  •  optimism z=-0.63
  •  panic z=+0.29
  •  skepticism z=+0.23
  •  uncertainty z=-0.18
energy_insecurity -1.22σ DoD
-1.22σ vs own history — -11% change, now at 11th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.12
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.04
  •  frustration z=-0.33
  •  greed z=+0.24
  •  hope z=-1.28
  •  optimism z=-0.47
  •  panic z=+0.49
  •  skepticism z=+0.06
  •  uncertainty z=-0.31

What Changed Since Last Week

↑ Top Increases

stagflation: +0.97σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.97σ vs own history — +219% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-2.00
  •  frustration z=-1.34
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+2.50
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+2.46
  •  skepticism z=-1.64
  •  uncertainty z=-2.08
inflation: +0.30σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.30σ vs own history — +51% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-2.54
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.99
  •  frustration z=-1.28
  •  greed z=+0.54
  •  hope z=-2.11
  •  optimism z=-1.35
  •  panic z=+1.97
  •  skepticism z=-0.60
  •  uncertainty z=-1.17
technology_paradigm_shift: +0.17σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.17σ vs own history — +34% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.18
  •  euphoria z=+2.17
  •  fear z=-0.75
  •  frustration z=-1.92
  •  greed z=+2.68
  •  hope z=+0.31
  •  optimism z=-0.53
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-0.42
  •  uncertainty z=+1.34

↓ Top Decreases

deglobalisation: -1.05σ WoW — trend accelerating
-1.05σ vs own history — -30% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+1.43
  •  frustration z=-0.49
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.89
  •  uncertainty z=-0.06
ex_usa_trade: -0.91σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.91σ vs own history — -43% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+1.03
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.19
  •  frustration z=-1.20
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+1.50
  •  optimism z=+0.87
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+2.24
  •  uncertainty z=-0.89
dollar_strength: -0.81σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.81σ vs own history — -6% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.83
  •  fear z=-0.88
  •  frustration z=+0.90
  •  greed z=-0.26
  •  hope z=+2.75
  •  optimism z=+1.21
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-2.57
  •  uncertainty z=-3.12

Narratives to Look Out For

AI_boomp93

Attention is at the 93th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-0.39
  •  euphoria z=+2.12
  •  fear z=-1.38
  •  frustration z=-1.10
  •  greed z=-0.27
  •  hope z=-0.28
  •  optimism z=-1.97
  •  panic z=+0.95
  •  skepticism z=-0.83
  •  uncertainty z=+0.25
technology_paradigm_shiftp90

Attention is at the 90th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=+0.34
  •  euphoria z=+1.98
  •  fear z=-1.30
  •  frustration z=-0.97
  •  greed z=-0.09
  •  hope z=+0.48
  •  optimism z=-0.38
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.73
  •  uncertainty z=+0.15
stagflationp88

Attention is at the 88th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-0.85
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.73
  •  frustration z=-1.52
  •  greed z=-0.27
  •  hope z=+2.08
  •  optimism z=+0.52
  •  panic z=+0.52
  •  skepticism z=-1.70
  •  uncertainty z=-1.93

Emotion & Positioning Read

Sentiment: fear subdued, skepticism neutral
Fear z-score: -1.41 — Skepticism z-score: -0.08.
Fear most concentrated in recession
Average fear score for recession: 0.70.
Narrative-weighted fear across top 3 narratives
geopolitical_risk (0.57), energy_insecurity (0.54), technology_paradigm_shift (0.50).

Novelty / New Information

Novelty: very elevated
Jensen–Shannon divergence: 0.014 vs 7-day baseline 0.007.
Narratives driving novelty shift
geopolitical_risk (-4.6%), energy_insecurity (-3.6%).

Watchlist

Watch geopolitical_risk: if it remains above p31 for 3 days and fear stays elevated
Action: defensive tilt / energy hedge bias.
Watch stagflation: WoW rising (+219%)
If trend continues → real assets, commodity exposure.
Watch recession / banking_crisis: elevated attention detected
If WoW continues rising and banking_crisis fear > 0.75 → raise quality bias, consider duration hedge.

Data Quality Notes

Percentage changes may be amplified from near-zero baselines
Moves from near-zero base can inflate % change; we prioritize absolute change and percentile ranks.
Data source: Reddit (retail/discussion attention)
Coverage is Reddit-based; interpret as retail/discussion attention, not institutional positioning.
Details (exact values)

Regime components: fear_z=-1.41, regime_score=-1.13

NarrativeTrendAtt. TodayDoDWoWPctile 260dBreadth
geopolitical_risk9.9391-1.2376-0.244914th10
energy_insecurity6.8486-0.8684+0.029911th10
technology_paradigm_shift5.2227-0.5056+1.311417th10
AI_boom4.8175-0.3602+1.237332th9
inflation4.2386-0.2639+1.431741th10
commodities_supercycle3.8813-0.4992-0.278811th9
crypto_adoption3.3910-0.4215-0.20464th6
sector_rotation2.9141-0.2764+0.131517th8
recession2.1577-0.1389-0.834314th9
interest_rate_insecurity1.9765-0.0873+0.475345th10

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Narrative Scores

Fastest-Growing Narratives (Attention Movers)

Ranked by weighted DoD (40%) + WoW (60%) absolute attention change. Most recent day: 2026-04-11

NarrativeAttention TodayDay-over-DayWeek-over-Week
AI_boom8.1429+2.2473 (+38.1%)+4.9722 (+156.8%)
inflation7.6200+2.1149 (+38.4%)+4.6048 (+152.7%)
technology_paradigm_shift7.8394+1.6190 (+26.0%)+4.2518 (+118.5%)
geopolitical_risk12.5529+2.7384 (+27.9%)+3.4145 (+37.4%)
banking_crisis4.5426+2.6838 (+144.4%)+3.1882 (+235.4%)
stagflation3.8543+1.3922 (+56.5%)+3.5035 (+998.7%)
energy_insecurity8.5155+1.7682 (+26.2%)+2.1375 (+33.5%)
interest_rate_insecurity3.8602+1.4842 (+62.5%)+2.3016 (+147.7%)
sector_rotation4.4232+1.0434 (+30.9%)+1.7106 (+63.1%)
recession3.8400+1.5943 (+71.0%)+0.7687 (+25.0%)

Emotion Scores

Emotion per Narrative

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