Gokhshtein Retail Money Index · History · Tuesday, October 20, 2026
64 · Chasing
Retail money is chasing at 64. The strongest signal is crypto breadth: 37 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day. -5 versus 69 on Oct 19.
What moved versus the prior reading
| Component | Value | Change | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk-curve position | 70 | -10.3 | 62% of tracked conversation is outside Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins |
| Crypto momentum | 66.8 | -9.7 | average sector move +2.7% in 24h |
| Stock risk appetite | 37.6 | +5.5 | retail-favorites basket +0.9 pts vs. S&P 500; volume 0.74× its 3-month average |
| Retail sentiment | 54.2 | -4.8 | mention-weighted sentiment +3 across 79 tracked posts |
| Crypto breadth | 92.5 | -2.5 | 37 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day |
Each component is scaled 0–100 and weighted equally; the index is their average, rounded. Computed 2026-10-20 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
- UPS Trades at Discount Ahead of Q3 Earnings Despite EPS Headwind
- Treasury's $270M Fraud Flag Pressures Nelnet, Sallie Mae on Compliance Costs
- IEA Shows Fresh Oil Release if Crude Stays Elevated
- Bitcoin Surges to $83,300, Liquidating $125M in Shorts as Earnings Rally Pushes Markets
- Capital One Crushes Q3 Estimates: Credit Quality Inflection Points to Higher EPS
- Stablecoin Volume Hits $891B as Major U.S. Banks Test Tokenized Deposits
- Circle Mints 250M USDC as Institutional Demand Surges
- Amazon's AI Union Tracking Risks ESG Backlash, NLRB Scrutiny
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