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Morning Note

Morning Note — 2026-04-11 (built 11:19 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=-0.15
  •  euphoria z=+0.28
  •  fear z=-1.75
  •  frustration z=-0.45
  •  greed z=-0.25
  •  hope z=-1.06
  •  optimism z=-2.42
  •  panic z=+0.69
  •  skepticism z=-0.61
  •  uncertainty z=-1.29
2. energy_insecurity   hope    confidence 
  •  confidence z=-2.09
  •  euphoria z=+0.89
  •  fear z=-1.86
  •  frustration z=-1.22
  •  greed z=-0.95
  •  hope z=-2.52
  •  optimism z=-1.99
  •  panic z=+0.52
  •  skepticism z=-0.79
  •  uncertainty z=-1.38
3. technology_paradigm_shift   euphoria 
  •  confidence z=+0.34
  •  euphoria z=+1.98
  •  fear z=-1.30
  •  frustration z=-0.97
  •  greed z=-0.11
  •  hope z=+0.47
  •  optimism z=-0.38
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.72
  •  uncertainty z=+0.16
4. AI_boom   euphoria    optimism 
  •  confidence z=-0.39
  •  euphoria z=+2.13
  •  fear z=-1.38
  •  frustration z=-1.10
  •  greed z=-0.29
  •  hope z=-0.29
  •  optimism z=-1.97
  •  panic z=+0.93
  •  skepticism z=-0.82
  •  uncertainty z=+0.25
5. commodities_supercycle   optimism    confidence 
  •  confidence z=-2.19
  •  euphoria z=-0.30
  •  fear z=-1.87
  •  frustration z=-1.81
  •  greed z=+0.05
  •  hope z=+1.50
  •  optimism z=-2.33
  •  panic z=+0.34
  •  skepticism z=-0.54
  •  uncertainty z=-1.17

What Changed Since Yesterday

↑ Top Increases

banking_crisis +0.19σ DoD
+0.19σ vs own history — +5% change, now at 97th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.02
  •  fear z=-0.12
  •  frustration z=+0.21
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.40
  •  optimism z=-0.61
  •  panic z=+0.23
  •  skepticism z=+0.80
  •  uncertainty z=-0.09
deglobalisation +0.04σ DoD
+0.04σ vs own history — +5% change, now at 50th percentile; breadth 4 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.15
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.19
  •  frustration z=+0.49
  •  greed z=-0.12
  •  hope z=+0.88
  •  optimism z=+0.13
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-0.01
  •  uncertainty z=-1.51

↓ Top Decreases

defense_rearmament -1.51σ DoD
-1.51σ vs own history — -14% change, now at 11th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.01
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+0.25
  •  frustration z=+0.29
  •  greed z=-0.07
  •  hope z=+0.03
  •  optimism z=-0.20
  •  panic z=+0.25
  •  skepticism z=-0.41
  •  uncertainty z=+0.17
geopolitical_risk -1.35σ DoD
-1.35σ vs own history — -12% change, now at 14th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.23
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.03
  •  frustration z=-0.16
  •  greed z=+0.11
  •  hope z=-0.41
  •  optimism z=-0.70
  •  panic z=+0.32
  •  skepticism z=+0.26
  •  uncertainty z=-0.20
energy_insecurity -1.32σ DoD
-1.32σ vs own history — -12% change, now at 11th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.13
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.05
  •  frustration z=-0.37
  •  greed z=+0.27
  •  hope z=-1.40
  •  optimism z=-0.52
  •  panic z=+0.54
  •  skepticism z=+0.07
  •  uncertainty z=-0.35

What Changed Since Last Week

↑ Top Increases

stagflation: +0.96σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.96σ vs own history — +218% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.99
  •  frustration z=-1.34
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+2.50
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+2.48
  •  skepticism z=-1.61
  •  uncertainty z=-2.08
inflation: +0.29σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.29σ vs own history — +50% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-2.54
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.97
  •  frustration z=-1.28
  •  greed z=+0.53
  •  hope z=-2.13
  •  optimism z=-1.38
  •  panic z=+1.99
  •  skepticism z=-0.56
  •  uncertainty z=-1.18
technology_paradigm_shift: +0.14σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.14σ vs own history — +32% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.17
  •  euphoria z=+2.18
  •  fear z=-0.75
  •  frustration z=-1.92
  •  greed z=+2.66
  •  hope z=+0.30
  •  optimism z=-0.53
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-0.41
  •  uncertainty z=+1.36

↓ Top Decreases

deglobalisation: -1.04σ WoW — trend accelerating
-1.04σ vs own history — -30% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+1.42
  •  frustration z=-0.44
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.89
  •  uncertainty z=-0.20
ex_usa_trade: -0.91σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.91σ vs own history — -43% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.97
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.18
  •  frustration z=-1.26
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+1.52
  •  optimism z=+0.84
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+2.34
  •  uncertainty z=-0.89
dollar_strength: -0.84σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.84σ vs own history — -7% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.87
  •  fear z=-0.88
  •  frustration z=+0.89
  •  greed z=-0.21
  •  hope z=+2.78
  •  optimism z=+1.21
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-2.58
  •  uncertainty z=-3.14

Narratives to Look Out For

AI_boomp89

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

  •  confidence z=-0.39
  •  euphoria z=+2.13
  •  fear z=-1.38
  •  frustration z=-1.10
  •  greed z=-0.29
  •  hope z=-0.29
  •  optimism z=-1.97
  •  panic z=+0.93
  •  skepticism z=-0.82
  •  uncertainty z=+0.25
stagflationp88

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

  •  confidence z=-0.85
  •  euphoria z=+1.00
  •  fear z=-1.72
  •  frustration z=-1.52
  •  greed z=-0.25
  •  hope z=+2.09
  •  optimism z=+0.52
  •  panic z=+0.54
  •  skepticism z=-1.67
  •  uncertainty z=-1.93
technology_paradigm_shiftp86

Attention is at the 86th 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=-0.11
  •  hope z=+0.47
  •  optimism z=-0.38
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.72
  •  uncertainty z=+0.16

Emotion & Positioning Read

Sentiment: fear subdued, skepticism neutral
Fear z-score: -1.41 — Skepticism z-score: -0.07.
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 (+218%)
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=-1.15

NarrativeTrendAtt. TodayDoDWoWPctile 260dBreadth
geopolitical_risk9.8096-1.3671-0.374514th10
energy_insecurity6.7577-0.9593-0.061011th10
technology_paradigm_shift5.1698-0.5585+1.258517th10
AI_boom4.7798-0.3979+1.199632th9
inflation4.2110-0.2915+1.404141th10
commodities_supercycle3.8290-0.5515-0.331011th9
crypto_adoption3.3469-0.4657-0.24884th6
sector_rotation2.8852-0.3053+0.102517th8
recession2.1431-0.1534-0.848914th9
interest_rate_insecurity1.9673-0.0965+0.466145th10

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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_boom7.3741+1.4785 (+25.1%)+4.2033 (+132.6%)
inflation6.9006+1.3955 (+25.3%)+3.8853 (+128.9%)
banking_crisis4.1137+2.2548 (+121.3%)+2.7592 (+203.7%)
technology_paradigm_shift7.0992+0.8788 (+14.1%)+3.5117 (+97.9%)
stagflation3.4904+1.0283 (+41.8%)+3.1396 (+895.0%)
geopolitical_risk11.3676+1.5532 (+15.8%)+2.2293 (+24.4%)
interest_rate_insecurity3.4957+1.1198 (+47.1%)+1.9371 (+124.3%)
energy_insecurity7.7115+0.9642 (+14.3%)+1.3334 (+20.9%)
sector_rotation4.0056+0.6257 (+18.5%)+1.2930 (+47.7%)
recession3.4774+1.2317 (+54.8%)+0.4061 (+13.2%)

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Emotion per Narrative

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