Gokhshtein Retail Money Index · History · Thursday, October 8, 2026
39 · Cautious
Retail money is cautious at 39. The weakest signal is crypto breadth: 2 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day. +4 versus 35 on Oct 7.
What moved versus the prior reading
| Component | Value | Change | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock risk appetite | 45.9 | +20 | retail-favorites basket -0.6 pts vs. S&P 500; volume 1.10× its 3-month average |
| Crypto momentum | 25.3 | -4.3 | average sector move -4.0% in 24h |
| Retail sentiment | 58.8 | +3.4 | mention-weighted sentiment +7 across 61 tracked posts |
| Crypto breadth | 5 | +2.5 | 2 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day |
| Risk-curve position | 62.3 | +2.1 | 57% of tracked conversation is outside Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins |
Each component is scaled 0–100 and weighted equally; the index is their average, rounded. Computed 2026-10-08 21:30 UTC from Gokhshtein Media’s GMARKETS rotation and social data plus public stock quotes. Fixed code, no language model.
The 30 readings to this day
Market coverage that day
- Seanergy Maritime Trades at 50% Industry Discount as Earnings Growth Grows
- PhRMA Sues Trump on Drug Price Controls; Sector Faces Earnings Risk
- Fed Balance Sheet Shrinks, Pressuring Treasury Yields and Bank Reserves
- U.S. Government Moves $1B in Seized Bitfinex Bitcoin to Mystery Wallet
- CFTC Chair Selig Backs Self-Custody Rights as Regulatory Framework Takes Shape
- 33 Million Americans Set to Enter Crypto Market in 2026
- MOVE Index at Historic Peaks Shows Bond Yield Exhaustion
- 6 Million Bitcoin Exposed to Quantum Risk as AI Threats Intensify
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