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Morning Note

Morning Note — 2026-04-10 (built 22:15 UTC), 316 posts today across 10 subreddits.

Regime: mixed — led by geopolitical_risk, while AI_boom continues to cool.

Current Top Market Narratives

1. geopolitical_risk   optimism    fear 
  •  confidence z=+0.09
  •  euphoria z=+0.31
  •  fear z=-1.85
  •  frustration z=-0.24
  •  greed z=-0.34
  •  hope z=-0.64
  •  optimism z=-1.97
  •  panic z=+0.36
  •  skepticism z=-0.86
  •  uncertainty z=-1.15
2. energy_insecurity   confidence    fear 
  •  confidence z=-2.20
  •  euphoria z=+0.53
  •  fear z=-1.98
  •  frustration z=-0.87
  •  greed z=-1.25
  •  hope z=-1.29
  •  optimism z=-1.59
  •  panic z=-0.04
  •  skepticism z=-0.88
  •  uncertainty z=-1.11
3. technology_paradigm_shift   euphoria 
  •  confidence z=+0.40
  •  euphoria z=+2.12
  •  fear z=-1.40
  •  frustration z=-0.92
  •  greed z=+0.13
  •  hope z=+0.59
  •  optimism z=-0.32
  •  panic z=+0.84
  •  skepticism z=-0.82
  •  uncertainty z=-0.01
4. AI_boom   euphoria    optimism 
  •  confidence z=-0.40
  •  euphoria z=+2.25
  •  fear z=-1.48
  •  frustration z=-1.13
  •  greed z=-0.06
  •  hope z=-0.17
  •  optimism z=-2.14
  •  panic z=+0.69
  •  skepticism z=-0.90
  •  uncertainty z=+0.22
5. commodities_supercycle   optimism    confidence 
  •  confidence z=-2.47
  •  euphoria z=-0.59
  •  fear z=-2.05
  •  frustration z=-1.67
  •  greed z=-0.37
  •  hope z=+0.72
  •  optimism z=-2.53
  •  panic z=-0.54
  •  skepticism z=-0.54
  •  uncertainty z=-0.95

What Changed Since Yesterday

↑ Top Increases

dollar_strength +1.37σ DoD
+1.37σ vs own history — +61% change, now at 89th percentile; breadth 5 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+1.77
  •  fear z=-0.04
  •  frustration z=-0.60
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-1.23
  •  uncertainty z=-1.14
stagflation +1.21σ DoD
+1.21σ vs own history — +39% change, now at 92th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.06
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.38
  •  frustration z=+0.06
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.31
  •  optimism z=-0.70
  •  panic z=+0.18
  •  skepticism z=+0.00
  •  uncertainty z=+0.17
banking_crisis +1.04σ DoD
+1.04σ vs own history — +18% change, now at 89th percentile; breadth 9 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.54
  •  fear z=+0.10
  •  frustration z=+0.09
  •  greed z=-0.25
  •  hope z=+0.09
  •  optimism z=-0.73
  •  panic z=+0.25
  •  skepticism z=-0.43
  •  uncertainty z=+0.16

↓ Top Decreases

geopolitical_risk -1.35σ DoD
-1.35σ vs own history — -10% change, now at 36th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.19
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.18
  •  frustration z=-0.75
  •  greed z=-0.27
  •  hope z=-0.81
  •  optimism z=-1.48
  •  panic z=+0.31
  •  skepticism z=-0.33
  •  uncertainty z=-0.01
energy_transition -1.34σ DoD
-1.34σ vs own history — -22% change, now at 24th percentile; breadth 7 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.59
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.01
  •  frustration z=+0.57
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.31
  •  optimism z=-1.10
  •  panic z=-0.36
  •  skepticism z=-0.99
  •  uncertainty z=-0.08
energy_insecurity -1.33σ DoD
-1.33σ vs own history — -10% change, now at 37th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.22
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.21
  •  frustration z=-0.44
  •  greed z=-0.01
  •  hope z=-1.54
  •  optimism z=-1.06
  •  panic z=+0.45
  •  skepticism z=+0.04
  •  uncertainty z=-0.02

What Changed Since Last Week

↑ Top Increases

stagflation: +0.80σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.80σ vs own history — +131% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.64
  •  frustration z=-1.21
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+3.70
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+1.52
  •  skepticism z=-3.28
  •  uncertainty z=-2.38
demographic_shift: +0.64σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.64σ vs own history — +93% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.68
  •  frustration z=-1.05
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+1.23
  •  uncertainty z=+0.05
inflation: +0.49σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.49σ vs own history — +70% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-2.19
  •  euphoria z=+0.04
  •  fear z=-1.27
  •  frustration z=-1.16
  •  greed z=+0.41
  •  hope z=-0.65
  •  optimism z=-0.55
  •  panic z=+0.79
  •  skepticism z=-1.04
  •  uncertainty z=-1.61

↓ Top Decreases

deglobalisation: -1.08σ WoW — trend accelerating
-1.08σ vs own history — -30% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+1.04
  •  frustration z=-0.53
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.72
  •  uncertainty z=+0.30
ex_usa_trade: -1.08σ WoW — trend accelerating
-1.08σ vs own history — -47% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+1.48
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-2.14
  •  frustration z=-0.94
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+1.12
  •  optimism z=+0.22
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.55
  •  uncertainty z=-1.85
dollar_strength: -1.01σ WoW — trend decelerating
-1.01σ vs own history — -11% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.53
  •  fear z=-0.76
  •  frustration z=+2.28
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+2.81
  •  optimism z=+0.40
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-2.38
  •  uncertainty z=-3.00

Narratives to Look Out For

technology_paradigm_shiftp100

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

  •  confidence z=+0.40
  •  euphoria z=+2.12
  •  fear z=-1.40
  •  frustration z=-0.92
  •  greed z=+0.13
  •  hope z=+0.59
  •  optimism z=-0.32
  •  panic z=+0.84
  •  skepticism z=-0.82
  •  uncertainty z=-0.01
AI_boomp100

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

  •  confidence z=-0.40
  •  euphoria z=+2.25
  •  fear z=-1.48
  •  frustration z=-1.13
  •  greed z=-0.06
  •  hope z=-0.17
  •  optimism z=-2.14
  •  panic z=+0.69
  •  skepticism z=-0.90
  •  uncertainty z=+0.22
stagflationp92

Attention is at the 92th percentile of its 260-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-0.84
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-2.02
  •  frustration z=-1.64
  •  greed z=-0.12
  •  hope z=+2.26
  •  optimism z=+0.60
  •  panic z=+0.33
  •  skepticism z=-2.21
  •  uncertainty z=-2.13

Emotion & Positioning Read

Sentiment: fear subdued, skepticism neutral
Fear z-score: -1.51 — Skepticism z-score: -0.23.
Fear most concentrated in demographic_shift
Average fear score for demographic_shift: 0.70.
Narrative-weighted fear across top 3 narratives
geopolitical_risk (0.58), energy_insecurity (0.61), technology_paradigm_shift (0.53).

Novelty / New Information

Novelty: elevated
Jensen–Shannon divergence: 0.011 vs 7-day baseline 0.006.
Narratives driving novelty shift
geopolitical_risk (-4.4%), energy_insecurity (-3.1%).

Watchlist

Watch geopolitical_risk: if it remains above p68 for 3 days and fear stays elevated
Action: defensive tilt / energy hedge bias.
Watch stagflation: WoW rising (+131%)
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=-1.51, regime_score=-0.99

NarrativeTrendAtt. TodayDoDWoWPctile 260dBreadth
geopolitical_risk11.2760-1.2629+0.046236th10
energy_insecurity7.7877-0.8990+0.528337th10
technology_paradigm_shift5.6924+0.4562+1.457396th10
AI_boom5.1254+0.6656+1.135796th9
inflation4.4294+0.9295+1.830989th9
commodities_supercycle4.4054-0.3176+0.392544th10
crypto_adoption3.8454-0.4178-0.062528th9
sector_rotation3.1767+0.1755+0.324061th8
recession2.3002-0.0471-0.612521th8
interest_rate_insecurity2.0410+0.2894+0.597379th10

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Narrative Scores

Fastest-Growing Narratives (Attention Movers)

Ranked by weighted DoD (40%) + WoW (60%) absolute attention change. Most recent day: 2026-04-10

NarrativeAttention TodayDay-over-DayWeek-over-Week
inflation5.9280+2.6421 (+80.4%)+3.4756 (+141.7%)
AI_boom6.3485+1.0580 (+20.0%)+2.9244 (+85.4%)
technology_paradigm_shift6.6981+0.5633 (+9.2%)+3.0797 (+85.1%)
stagflation2.6511+1.3007 (+96.3%)+2.0608 (+349.1%)
sector_rotation3.6395+0.7975 (+28.1%)+1.3229 (+57.1%)
interest_rate_insecurity2.5585+0.7283 (+39.8%)+1.3196 (+106.5%)
banking_crisis2.0016+0.9402 (+88.6%)+0.2884 (+16.8%)
fed_pivot1.2139+0.1744 (+16.8%)+0.6549 (+117.2%)
dollar_strength1.2390+0.9578 (+340.6%)+0.0722 (+6.2%)
defense_rearmament1.6232+0.0750 (+4.8%)+0.1473 (+10.0%)

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