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Morning Note

Morning Note — 2026-04-09 (built 10:15 UTC), 210 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   fear 
  •  confidence z=+0.30
  •  euphoria z=+0.27
  •  fear z=-1.66
  •  frustration z=+0.28
  •  greed z=+0.20
  •  hope z=+0.81
  •  optimism z=+0.21
  •  panic z=+0.12
  •  skepticism z=-0.49
  •  uncertainty z=-1.15
2. energy_insecurity   confidence    fear 
  •  confidence z=-2.26
  •  euphoria z=+0.93
  •  fear z=-1.65
  •  frustration z=-0.69
  •  greed z=-0.67
  •  hope z=+0.39
  •  optimism z=-0.52
  •  panic z=-0.24
  •  skepticism z=-0.89
  •  uncertainty z=-1.12
3. commodities_supercycle   confidence    fear 
  •  confidence z=-2.74
  •  euphoria z=-0.27
  •  fear z=-2.00
  •  frustration z=-1.53
  •  greed z=-0.25
  •  hope z=+1.16
  •  optimism z=-0.10
  •  panic z=-1.06
  •  skepticism z=-0.47
  •  uncertainty z=-1.26
4. technology_paradigm_shift 
  •  confidence z=+0.70
  •  euphoria z=+1.37
  •  fear z=-0.91
  •  frustration z=-0.42
  •  greed z=+0.57
  •  hope z=+0.37
  •  optimism z=+0.42
  •  panic z=+0.82
  •  skepticism z=-0.80
  •  uncertainty z=+0.00
5. AI_boom   euphoria 
  •  confidence z=+0.48
  •  euphoria z=+1.83
  •  fear z=-0.46
  •  frustration z=-0.61
  •  greed z=+0.34
  •  hope z=-0.08
  •  optimism z=-0.97
  •  panic z=+0.95
  •  skepticism z=-0.50
  •  uncertainty z=+0.51

What Changed Since Yesterday

↑ Top Increases

luddite_fear +4.19σ DoD
+4.19σ vs own history — +168% change, now at 100th percentile; breadth 3 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.41
  •  frustration z=-1.41
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+1.41
  •  uncertainty z=-1.41
eu_us_relations +0.44σ DoD
+0.44σ vs own history — +10% change, now at 100th percentile; breadth 7 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.35
  •  fear z=+0.47
  •  frustration z=+0.30
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.06
  •  optimism z=+0.10
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.45
  •  uncertainty z=+0.27

↓ Top Decreases

defense_rearmament -1.24σ DoD
-1.24σ vs own history — -10% change, now at 15th percentile; breadth 6 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.00
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.08
  •  frustration z=+0.47
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-0.04
  •  optimism z=-0.09
  •  panic z=-0.38
  •  skepticism z=+0.30
  •  uncertainty z=+0.23
banking_crisis -1.23σ DoD
-1.23σ vs own history — -11% change, now at 15th percentile; breadth 8 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=-0.06
  •  fear z=-0.09
  •  frustration z=-0.16
  •  greed z=-0.26
  •  hope z=+0.17
  •  optimism z=+0.01
  •  panic z=-0.04
  •  skepticism z=-0.00
  •  uncertainty z=-0.04
geopolitical_risk -1.15σ DoD
-1.15σ vs own history — -7% change, now at 26th percentile; breadth 10 subreddits.
  •  confidence z=+0.08
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.11
  •  frustration z=+0.28
  •  greed z=+0.14
  •  hope z=-0.12
  •  optimism z=-0.24
  •  panic z=-0.08
  •  skepticism z=+0.42
  •  uncertainty z=+0.04

What Changed Since Last Week

↑ Top Increases

luddite_fear: +4.19σ WoW — trend accelerating
+4.19σ vs own history — +15065020161% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+0.00
  •  frustration z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.00
  •  uncertainty z=+0.00
demographic_shift: +0.98σ WoW — trend decelerating
+0.98σ vs own history — +178% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+2.73
  •  fear z=+0.00
  •  frustration z=+0.00
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+2.37
  •  optimism z=+2.23
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-1.26
  •  uncertainty z=+0.00
eu_us_relations: +0.82σ WoW — trend accelerating
+0.82σ vs own history — +130% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=+1.38
  •  frustration z=+2.54
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+2.10
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+1.62
  •  uncertainty z=-0.34

↓ Top Decreases

ex_usa_trade: -0.96σ WoW — trend decelerating
-0.96σ vs own history — -43% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=+0.75
  •  euphoria z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-1.62
  •  frustration z=-0.43
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=+1.30
  •  optimism z=-0.58
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+1.89
  •  uncertainty z=-0.56
AI_boom: -0.93σ WoW — trend decelerating
-0.93σ vs own history — -23% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-0.03
  •  euphoria z=+2.54
  •  fear z=+0.55
  •  frustration z=+0.21
  •  greed z=-0.07
  •  hope z=+0.07
  •  optimism z=-0.98
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=-1.82
  •  uncertainty z=+1.79
crypto_adoption: -0.90σ WoW — trend accelerating
-0.90σ vs own history — -14% change over the last 3 days.
  •  confidence z=-0.39
  •  euphoria z=+2.13
  •  fear z=+1.13
  •  frustration z=-1.93
  •  greed z=+0.09
  •  hope z=-2.39
  •  optimism z=-1.40
  •  panic z=-2.36
  •  skepticism z=-0.50
  •  uncertainty z=+0.37

Narratives to Look Out For

eu_us_relationsp100

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

  •  confidence z=+1.38
  •  fear z=+1.41
  •  frustration z=+1.17
  •  greed z=+0.00
  •  hope z=-1.08
  •  optimism z=+0.46
  •  panic z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.94
  •  uncertainty z=+0.24
luddite_fearp100

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

  •  confidence z=+0.00
  •  fear z=-0.71
  •  frustration z=-0.71
  •  hope z=+0.00
  •  optimism z=+0.00
  •  skepticism z=+0.71
  •  uncertainty z=-0.71
energy_insecurityp92

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

  •  confidence z=-2.26
  •  euphoria z=+0.93
  •  fear z=-1.65
  •  frustration z=-0.69
  •  greed z=-0.67
  •  hope z=+0.39
  •  optimism z=-0.52
  •  panic z=-0.24
  •  skepticism z=-0.89
  •  uncertainty z=-1.12

Emotion & Positioning Read

Sentiment: fear subdued, skepticism neutral
Fear z-score: -1.19 — Skepticism z-score: -0.02.
Fear most concentrated in inflation
Average fear score for inflation: 0.75.
Narrative-weighted fear across top 3 narratives
geopolitical_risk (0.51), energy_insecurity (0.54), commodities_supercycle (0.54).

Novelty / New Information

Novelty: normal
Jensen–Shannon divergence: 0.014 vs 7-day baseline 0.011.

Watchlist

Watch geopolitical_risk: if it remains above p89 for 3 days and fear stays elevated
Action: defensive tilt / energy hedge bias.
Watch luddite_fear: WoW rising (+15065020161%)
If trend continues → review positioning.
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=-1.19, regime_score=-1.04

NarrativeTrendAtt. TodayDoDWoWPctile 260dBreadth
geopolitical_risk12.2288-0.9547+0.654726th10
energy_insecurity8.4330-0.6484+0.678219th10
commodities_supercycle4.4758-0.3298+0.453423th10
technology_paradigm_shift4.1617-0.1760-0.690119th9
crypto_adoption3.6242-0.1725-0.574112th9
AI_boom3.4968-0.1324-1.058515th9
inflation3.3344-0.3795+0.589719th8
sector_rotation2.8778-0.2825-0.511119th9
recession2.3239-0.3244-0.808415th9
trade_protectionism1.6063-0.0093+0.820478th9

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Narrative Scores

Fastest-Growing Narratives (Attention Movers)

Ranked by weighted DoD (40%) + WoW (60%) absolute attention change. Most recent day: 2026-04-09

NarrativeAttention TodayDay-over-DayWeek-over-Week
geopolitical_risk20.3264+4.8861 (+31.6%)+8.0875 (+66.1%)
energy_insecurity14.1025+3.2548 (+30.0%)+5.8923 (+71.8%)
technology_paradigm_shift8.1966+4.0325 (+96.8%)+2.9796 (+57.1%)
crypto_adoption6.9724+2.5991 (+59.4%)+2.8827 (+70.5%)
AI_boom7.0198+3.7174 (+112.6%)+2.0377 (+40.9%)
commodities_supercycle7.6078+2.3029 (+43.4%)+2.9279 (+62.6%)
eu_us_relations3.2443+2.1964 (+209.6%)+2.3643 (+268.7%)
trade_protectionism3.6677+1.4724 (+67.1%)+2.1270 (+138.1%)
inflation4.5183+0.7286 (+19.2%)+2.2573 (+99.8%)
sector_rotation4.2870+1.3279 (+44.9%)+1.1057 (+34.8%)

Emotion Scores

Emotion per Narrative

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