Gokhshtein Retail Money Index · History · Wednesday, October 14, 2026
40 · Cautious
Retail money is cautious at 40. The weakest signal is crypto breadth: 1 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day. -3 versus 43 on Oct 13.
What moved versus the prior reading
| Component | Value | Change | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk-curve position | 83.3 | +15.6 | 70% of tracked conversation is outside Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins |
| Crypto breadth | 2.5 | -15 | 1 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day |
| Crypto momentum | 29.1 | -14.9 | average sector move -3.3% in 24h |
| Stock risk appetite | 28.7 | -4 | retail-favorites basket -3.3 pts vs. S&P 500; volume 1.09× its 3-month average |
| Retail sentiment | 55.4 | +1.9 | mention-weighted sentiment +4 across 60 tracked posts |
Each component is scaled 0–100 and weighted equally; the index is their average, rounded. Computed 2026-10-14 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
- USDC Treasury Mints 250 Million Stablecoins as Institutional Demand Rises
- Bybit Opens U.S. Stock Trading, Adds 600+ TradFi Products
- Fed's $14.6B T-Bill Reinvestment Extends QT Reprieve, Steepens Duration Rotation
- Lockheed Martin Initiates at Buy With $600 Target on Missile Demand Tailwinds
- British Trader Sues Bitmex for $26.5M Over Unregulated Perpetual Swaps
- Starknet Launches Shadow Accounts to Obscure Wallet-DeFi Links
- Fortinet Tumbles on OpenAI's Trail of Bits Acquisition Talks
- DeFi Lending TVL Hits $56B as Protocols Grapple With Cross-Chain Security Risks
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