📈 Narrative Investing – Latest Report

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Morning Note

Morning Note — 2026-04-11 (built 16:15 UTC), 237 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=-0.18
  •  euphoria z=+0.29
  •  fear z=-1.85
  •  frustration z=-0.52
  •  greed z=-0.20
  •  hope z=-1.09
  •  optimism z=-2.54
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.63
  •  uncertainty z=-1.39
2. energy_insecurity   hope    optimism 
  •  confidence z=-2.13
  •  euphoria z=+0.73
  •  fear z=-2.02
  •  frustration z=-1.35
  •  greed z=-0.84
  •  hope z=-2.83
  •  optimism z=-2.22
  •  panic z=+0.74
  •  skepticism z=-0.84
  •  uncertainty z=-1.51
3. technology_paradigm_shift   euphoria    optimism 
  •  confidence z=-0.25
  •  euphoria z=+2.00
  •  fear z=-1.28
  •  frustration z=-0.61
  •  greed z=-0.01
  •  hope z=-0.30
  •  optimism z=-1.65
  •  panic z=+0.83
  •  skepticism z=-0.73
  •  uncertainty z=-0.15
4. AI_boom   euphoria    optimism 
  •  confidence z=-0.41
  •  euphoria z=+2.19
  •  fear z=-1.36
  •  frustration z=-1.11
  •  greed z=-0.24
  •  hope z=-0.28
  •  optimism z=-1.87
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.77
  •  uncertainty z=+0.06
5. inflation   confidence    uncertainty 
  •  confidence z=-2.16
  •  euphoria z=+1.09
  •  fear z=-1.49
  •  frustration z=-1.45
  •  greed z=+1.06
  •  hope z=-1.36
  •  optimism z=-0.79
  •  panic z=+1.00
  •  skepticism z=-0.77
  •  uncertainty z=-1.75

What Changed Since Yesterday

↑ Top Increases

deglobalisation +1.07σ DoD
+1.07σ vs own history — +48% change, now at 100th percentile; breadth 5 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.30
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.28
  •  frustration z=+0.72
  •  greed z=-0.18
  •  hope z=+0.89
  •  optimism z=-0.67
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-0.02
  •  uncertainty z=-2.54
banking_crisis +0.88σ DoD
+0.88σ vs own history — +14% change, now at 100th percentile; breadth 9 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.07
  •  fear z=-0.17
  •  frustration z=+0.35
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.55
  •  optimism z=-0.57
  •  panic z=+0.32
  •  skepticism z=+1.16
  •  uncertainty z=-0.12

↓ Top Decreases

energy_insecurity -1.52σ DoD
-1.52σ vs own history — -15% change, now at 14th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.18
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.24
  •  frustration z=-0.52
  •  greed z=+0.39
  •  hope z=-1.78
  •  optimism z=-0.80
  •  panic z=+0.77
  •  skepticism z=+0.01
  •  uncertainty z=-0.49
geopolitical_risk -1.51σ DoD
-1.51σ vs own history — -14% change, now at 17th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.27
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.15
  •  frustration z=-0.24
  •  greed z=+0.16
  •  hope z=-0.44
  •  optimism z=-0.84
  •  panic z=+0.46
  •  skepticism z=+0.24
  •  uncertainty z=-0.32
defense_rearmament -1.49σ DoD
-1.49σ vs own history — -14% change, now at 14th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.01
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.48
  •  frustration z=+0.42
  •  greed z=-0.09
  •  hope z=+0.21
  •  optimism z=+0.03
  •  panic z=+0.35
  •  skepticism z=-0.88
  •  uncertainty z=-1.06

What Changed Since Last Week

↑ Top Increases

stagflation: +1.00σ WoW — trend accelerating
+1.00σ vs own history — +226% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.87
  •  frustration z=-1.15
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+2.53
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+2.57
  •  skepticism z=-1.46
  •  uncertainty z=-2.09
inflation: +0.30σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.30σ vs own history — +51% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-2.56
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.76
  •  frustration z=-0.96
  •  greed z=+0.51
  •  hope z=-2.21
  •  optimism z=-1.48
  •  panic z=+2.10
  •  skepticism z=-0.37
  •  uncertainty z=-1.15
AI_boom: +0.13σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.13σ vs own history — +34% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-0.86
  •  euphoria z=+2.54
  •  fear z=-1.47
  •  frustration z=-1.32
  •  greed z=+1.47
  •  hope z=+0.17
  •  optimism z=-2.23
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-2.15
  •  uncertainty z=+1.13

↓ Top Decreases

ex_usa_trade: -0.92σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.92σ vs own history — -43% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.70
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.12
  •  frustration z=-1.53
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+1.60
  •  optimism z=+0.71
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+2.79
  •  uncertainty z=-0.87
commodities_supercycle: -0.85σ WoW — trend decelerating
-0.85σ vs own history — -12% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-2.59
  •  euphoria z=-1.77
  •  fear z=-1.02
  •  frustration z=-1.93
  •  greed z=-0.09
  •  hope z=+0.30
  •  optimism z=-2.33
  •  panic z=+2.86
  •  skepticism z=+0.06
  •  uncertainty z=-0.70
dollar_strength: -0.83σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.83σ vs own history — -7% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+1.05
  •  fear z=-0.65
  •  frustration z=+0.83
  •  greed z=+0.01
  •  hope z=+2.88
  •  optimism z=+1.18
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-2.39
  •  uncertainty z=-2.92

Narratives to Look Out For

banking_crisisp100

Attention is at the 100th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-1.28
  •  fear z=-1.77
  •  frustration z=-1.33
  •  greed z=-1.38
  •  hope z=+0.77
  •  optimism z=-0.90
  •  panic z=+0.96
  •  skepticism z=-0.75
  •  uncertainty z=-1.50
technology_paradigm_shiftp89

Attention is at the 89th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-0.25
  •  euphoria z=+2.00
  •  fear z=-1.28
  •  frustration z=-0.61
  •  greed z=-0.01
  •  hope z=-0.30
  •  optimism z=-1.65
  •  panic z=+0.83
  •  skepticism z=-0.73
  •  uncertainty z=-0.15
AI_boomp89

Attention is at the 89th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-0.41
  •  euphoria z=+2.19
  •  fear z=-1.36
  •  frustration z=-1.11
  •  greed z=-0.24
  •  hope z=-0.28
  •  optimism z=-1.87
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.77
  •  uncertainty z=+0.06

Emotion & Positioning Read

Sentiment: fear subdued, skepticism neutral
Fear z-score: -1.46 — Skepticism z-score: +0.03.
Fear most concentrated in stagflation
Average fear score for stagflation: 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 (-4.4%), energy_insecurity (-3.7%).

Watchlist

Watch geopolitical_risk: if it remains above p28 for 3 days and fear stays elevated
Action: defensive tilt / energy hedge bias.
Watch stagflation: WoW rising (+226%)
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=-1.46, regime_score=-1.07

NarrativeTrendAtt. TodayDoDWoWPctile 260dBreadth
geopolitical_risk9.5703-1.6064-0.613817th10
energy_insecurity6.5444-1.1726-0.274314th10
technology_paradigm_shift5.1801-0.5326+1.289432th9
AI_boom4.7901-0.3876+1.209946th9
inflation4.2356-0.2669+1.428762th10
commodities_supercycle3.6540-0.7264-0.506011th9
crypto_adoption3.3750-0.4375-0.22064th6
sector_rotation2.8360-0.3545+0.053314th8
recession2.1631-0.1334-0.828917th10
interest_rate_insecurity1.9709-0.0929+0.469752th10

Posts

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
banking_crisis3.2908+1.4550 (+79.3%)+1.9663 (+148.5%)
AI_boom5.9420+0.0464 (+0.8%)+2.7713 (+87.4%)
stagflation2.7292+0.2672 (+10.9%)+2.3784 (+678.0%)
technology_paradigm_shift6.0993-0.1056 (-1.7%)+2.5318 (+71.0%)
inflation5.4723-0.0328 (-0.6%)+2.4571 (+81.5%)
deglobalisation1.2530+0.8978 (+252.8%)+0.7031 (+127.9%)
interest_rate_insecurity2.6367+0.2607 (+11.0%)+1.0780 (+69.2%)
crypto_adoption3.7133+0.3514 (+10.5%)+0.4299 (+13.1%)
sector_rotation3.1581-0.2218 (-6.6%)+0.4455 (+16.4%)
geopolitical_risk9.4765-0.3380 (-3.4%)+0.3381 (+3.7%)

SIR Narrative Lifecycle Scores

Cross-sectional SIR epidemic model (Shiller 2017). R₀ = contagion / (recovery + 0.05). Most recent day: 2026-04-11

NarrativeStateR₀c (contagion)r (recovery)I (infected)S (susceptible)R (recovered)
banking_crisisemergence2.1070.7890.3240.7900.0000.237
stagflationemergence1.7890.6900.3360.7500.1000.150
interest_rate_insecuritycrowding1.4660.6170.3710.5330.2530.213
inflationexhaustion1.4600.6110.3680.5410.2430.216
deglobalisationemergence1.3630.6930.4590.7500.2500.000
AI_boomexhaustion1.1230.5550.4440.4750.3830.142
recessionexhaustion0.9900.4970.4520.3200.5520.128
technology_paradigm_shiftexhaustion0.9700.5000.4660.3900.4930.117
fed_pivotexhaustion0.9160.4200.4090.3670.5970.037
dollar_strengthexhaustion0.8410.4570.4930.6080.3920.000
geopolitical_riskexhaustion0.7470.3930.4760.2220.6900.089
commodities_supercycleexhaustion0.7460.3720.4490.2090.7280.063
energy_insecurityexhaustion0.7360.3620.4430.1910.7330.076
ex_usa_tradeexhaustion0.7230.3930.4940.3290.6710.000
energy_transitionexhaustion0.7090.3420.4320.3420.6580.000
defense_rearmamentexhaustion0.7030.3790.4900.3850.5380.077
sector_rotationexhaustion0.6740.3930.5330.2490.7020.050
crypto_adoptionexhaustion0.5740.3350.5340.2070.7930.000
demographic_shiftexhaustion0.5230.3350.5900.3540.6460.000
housing_bubbleexhaustion0.3270.2100.5930.1220.8780.000

Emotion Scores

Emotion per Narrative

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Fetch Runs

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