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Morning Note

Morning Note — 2026-04-01 (built 11:15 UTC), 219 posts today across 10 subreddits.

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

Current Top Market Narratives

1. geopolitical_risk   fear 
  •  confidence z=-1.32
  •  euphoria z=+0.18
  •  fear z=-1.58
  •  frustration z=+0.09
  •  greed z=-0.67
  •  hope z=+0.09
  •  optimism z=+1.05
  •  panic z=+1.02
  •  skepticism z=+0.72
  •  uncertainty z=-0.70
2. energy_insecurity   confidence    fear 
  •  confidence z=-2.58
  •  euphoria z=+1.02
  •  fear z=-2.34
  •  frustration z=-1.19
  •  greed z=-2.29
  •  hope z=-0.80
  •  optimism z=-0.18
  •  panic z=+1.54
  •  skepticism z=+0.87
  •  uncertainty z=-1.19
3. technology_paradigm_shift   euphoria 
  •  confidence z=+0.33
  •  euphoria z=+1.55
  •  fear z=+0.93
  •  frustration z=-1.37
  •  greed z=-1.17
  •  hope z=-0.26
  •  optimism z=+0.06
  •  panic z=+0.66
  •  skepticism z=-0.28
  •  uncertainty z=-0.16
4. crypto_adoption   panic    uncertainty 
  •  confidence z=+0.75
  •  euphoria z=+0.58
  •  fear z=-0.26
  •  frustration z=-0.31
  •  greed z=-0.57
  •  hope z=-0.97
  •  optimism z=-0.37
  •  panic z=+1.59
  •  skepticism z=-0.53
  •  uncertainty z=-1.54
5. AI_boom 
  •  confidence z=+0.07
  •  euphoria z=+0.78
  •  fear z=-0.77
  •  frustration z=-0.64
  •  greed z=-0.52
  •  hope z=-0.26
  •  optimism z=+0.05
  •  panic z=+0.61
  •  skepticism z=+0.89
  •  uncertainty z=-1.49

What Changed Since Yesterday

↑ Top Increases

banking_crisis +1.90σ DoD
+1.90σ vs own history — +59% change, now at 100th percentile; breadth 9 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.96
  •  fear z=+1.83
  •  frustration z=-0.12
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-1.60
  •  optimism z=-0.65
  •  panic z=+2.12
  •  skepticism z=+0.75
  •  uncertainty z=+0.64
technology_paradigm_shift +1.59σ DoD
+1.59σ vs own history — +42% change, now at 95th percentile; breadth 9 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.07
  •  euphoria z=+0.71
  •  fear z=-0.57
  •  frustration z=-0.88
  •  greed z=+0.21
  •  hope z=-0.10
  •  optimism z=+0.21
  •  panic z=-0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.12
  •  uncertainty z=+0.45
recession +1.51σ DoD
+1.51σ vs own history — +52% change, now at 86th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.25
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.35
  •  frustration z=+0.35
  •  greed z=+1.63
  •  hope z=-1.73
  •  optimism z=-0.42
  •  panic z=+0.58
  •  skepticism z=-0.84
  •  uncertainty z=+0.39

↓ Top Decreases

demographic_shift -0.52σ DoD
-0.52σ vs own history — -61% change, now at 12th percentile; breadth 1 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+0.62
  •  frustration z=-0.41
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+1.91
  •  uncertainty z=+1.65
interest_rate_insecurity -0.26σ DoD
-0.26σ vs own history — -7% change, now at 74th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.70
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.90
  •  frustration z=+1.82
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-1.34
  •  optimism z=+0.90
  •  panic z=-1.60
  •  skepticism z=-2.38
  •  uncertainty z=+0.87
fed_pivot -0.07σ DoD
-0.07σ vs own history — -1% change, now at 79th percentile; breadth 6 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.54
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.33
  •  frustration z=+0.00
  •  greed z=+0.18
  •  hope z=-0.57
  •  optimism z=+0.30
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-1.03
  •  uncertainty z=+1.11

What Changed Since Last Week

↑ Top Increases

dollar_strength: +1.14σ WoW — trend decelerating
+1.14σ vs own history — +199% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.42
  •  frustration z=-0.98
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=-1.96
  •  skepticism z=-1.18
  •  uncertainty z=-0.17
crypto_adoption: +0.73σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.73σ vs own history — +70% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.94
  •  euphoria z=+1.90
  •  fear z=+1.68
  •  frustration z=-1.83
  •  greed z=+1.46
  •  hope z=+0.93
  •  optimism z=-0.11
  •  panic z=+3.41
  •  skepticism z=+0.09
  •  uncertainty z=-0.49
inflation: +0.57σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.57σ vs own history — +149% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-0.50
  •  euphoria z=+0.26
  •  fear z=-1.14
  •  frustration z=+0.15
  •  greed z=-1.21
  •  hope z=-0.35
  •  optimism z=-0.97
  •  panic z=-0.33
  •  skepticism z=+0.39
  •  uncertainty z=-1.33

↓ Top Decreases

demographic_shift: -1.27σ WoW — trend decelerating
-1.27σ vs own history — -80% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-2.39
  •  frustration z=-2.33
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.05
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+2.22
  •  uncertainty z=-1.36
housing_bubble: -1.12σ WoW — trend accelerating
-1.12σ vs own history — -50% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.31
  •  fear z=+1.84
  •  frustration z=-0.81
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-2.25
  •  optimism z=+1.98
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-2.48
  •  uncertainty z=-2.41
defense_rearmament: -0.97σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.97σ vs own history — -11% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-1.95
  •  euphoria z=+0.51
  •  fear z=+0.72
  •  frustration z=-2.57
  •  greed z=+1.97
  •  hope z=-3.47
  •  optimism z=-2.53
  •  panic z=-1.10
  •  skepticism z=+1.35
  •  uncertainty z=+2.17

Narratives to Look Out For

geopolitical_riskp100

Attention is at the 100th percentile of its 30-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-1.32
  •  euphoria z=+0.18
  •  fear z=-1.58
  •  frustration z=+0.09
  •  greed z=-0.67
  •  hope z=+0.09
  •  optimism z=+1.05
  •  panic z=+1.02
  •  skepticism z=+0.72
  •  uncertainty z=-0.70
crypto_adoptionp100

Attention is at the 100th percentile of its 30-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=+0.75
  •  euphoria z=+0.58
  •  fear z=-0.26
  •  frustration z=-0.31
  •  greed z=-0.57
  •  hope z=-0.97
  •  optimism z=-0.37
  •  panic z=+1.59
  •  skepticism z=-0.53
  •  uncertainty z=-1.54
banking_crisisp100

Attention is at the 100th percentile of its 30-day history — unusually high relative to recent levels.

  •  confidence z=-1.52
  •  fear z=-1.07
  •  frustration z=-1.06
  •  greed z=-0.15
  •  hope z=-2.63
  •  optimism z=-1.67
  •  panic z=+1.19
  •  skepticism z=+1.08
  •  uncertainty z=-1.14

Emotion & Positioning Read

Sentiment: fear subdued, skepticism subdued
Fear z-score: -2.80 — Skepticism z-score: -0.71.
Fear most concentrated in stagflation
Average fear score for stagflation: 0.82.
Narrative-weighted fear across top 3 narratives
geopolitical_risk (0.66), energy_insecurity (0.71), technology_paradigm_shift (0.50).

Novelty / New Information

Novelty: normal
Jensen–Shannon divergence: 0.003 vs 7-day baseline 0.007.

Watchlist

Watch geopolitical_risk: if it remains above p90 for 3 days and fear stays elevated
Action: defensive tilt / energy hedge bias.
Watch dollar_strength: WoW rising (+199%)
If trend continues → EM underweight, USD longs.
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=-2.80, regime_score=+1.46

NarrativeTrendAtt. TodayDoDWoWPctile 30dBreadth
geopolitical_risk15.6217+3.9083+4.7940100th10
energy_insecurity10.0035+2.1075+3.623295th7
technology_paradigm_shift6.6092+1.9432+1.325595th9
crypto_adoption6.3333+1.4228+2.6126100th6
AI_boom5.0974+0.9148+0.338993th9
recession5.0105+1.7106+1.762186th10
commodities_supercycle4.5518+1.0168+0.577173th7
sector_rotation4.2658+0.9549+0.903283th8
inflation4.1289+0.6840+2.468179th10
interest_rate_insecurity2.7551-0.2168+1.187974th10

Posts

Narrative Scores

Fastest-Growing Narratives (Attention Movers)

Ranked by weighted DoD (40%) + WoW (60%) absolute attention change. Most recent day: 2026-04-01

NarrativeAttention TodayDay-over-DayWeek-over-Week
geopolitical_risk15.5930+3.8796 (+33.1%)+4.7653 (+44.0%)
energy_insecurity9.9851+2.0891 (+26.5%)+3.6048 (+56.5%)
crypto_adoption6.3217+1.4111 (+28.7%)+2.6009 (+69.9%)
inflation4.1213+0.6764 (+19.6%)+2.4605 (+148.1%)
recession5.0013+1.7014 (+51.6%)+1.7529 (+54.0%)
technology_paradigm_shift6.5971+1.9310 (+41.4%)+1.3133 (+24.9%)
sector_rotation4.2580+0.9470 (+28.6%)+0.8954 (+26.6%)
commodities_supercycle4.5435+1.0084 (+28.5%)+0.5687 (+14.3%)
interest_rate_insecurity2.7500-0.2219 (-7.5%)+1.1828 (+75.5%)
AI_boom5.0880+0.9054 (+21.6%)+0.3296 (+6.9%)

Emotion Scores

Emotion per Narrative

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