Gokhshtein Retail Money Index · History · Monday, October 12, 2026
43 · Cautious
Retail money is cautious at 43. The weakest signal is crypto breadth: 3 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day. -22 versus 65 on Oct 11.
What moved versus the prior reading
| Component | Value | Change | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto breadth | 7.5 | -80 | 3 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day |
| Stock risk appetite | 25.7 | -28.5 | retail-favorites basket -0.7 pts vs. S&P 500; volume 0.71× its 3-month average |
| Risk-curve position | 80.5 | +9.7 | 68% of tracked conversation is outside Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins |
| Retail sentiment | 55 | -5.9 | mention-weighted sentiment +4 across 41 tracked posts |
| Crypto momentum | 46.5 | -3.4 | average sector move -0.6% in 24h |
Each component is scaled 0–100 and weighted equally; the index is their average, rounded. Computed 2026-10-12 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
- Bull Market Age Has No Predictive Power — S&P 500 Data Shows Duration Never Predicts Collapse
- Chip Weakness Drags Tech; Nvidia Down 1.3% Ahead of Earnings Season
- PayPal Looks Cheap at 9x Earnings; Nike and PG&E Remain Traps
- IMF Flags $65B Tokenization Market as Flash-Crash Risk
- JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Cut AI Debt Exposure as Yield Demands Rise
- Goldman Flags Europe, Russell 2000 as Pain Trade as Bond Vol Eases
- Acuity Brands' Margin Strength Can't Offset Demand Deceleration
- Polymarket US Notional Volume Hits $2.72B
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