Gokhshtein Retail Money Index · History · Thursday, October 22, 2026
35 · Cautious
Retail money is cautious at 35. The weakest signal is crypto breadth: 1 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day. -31 versus 66 on Oct 21.
What moved versus the prior reading
| Component | Value | Change | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto breadth | 2.5 | -97.5 | 1 of 40 tracked sectors up on the day |
| Crypto momentum | 18.8 | -48.4 | average sector move -5.0% in 24h |
| Stock risk appetite | 28.1 | -22.9 | retail-favorites basket -3.0 pts vs. S&P 500; volume 1.03× its 3-month average |
| Risk-curve position | 69.7 | +15.3 | 62% of tracked conversation is outside Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins |
| Retail sentiment | 58 | +1.7 | mention-weighted sentiment +6 across 55 tracked posts |
Each component is scaled 0–100 and weighted equally; the index is their average, rounded. Computed 2026-10-22 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
- Dynatrace Stock Overvalued Ahead of Nov. 3 Earnings
- DeFi Lending Vaults Hit $10B as Collateral Reuse Poses Systemic Risk
- Australia's Growth Forecast Cut Below 1.75% as Rate Hikes Bite
- 928 BTC Exits OKX to Unknown Wallet as Institutional Accumulation Shows Emerge
- Jobless Claims Hit 57-Year Low, Pushing Back Fed Cut Timeline
- SpaceX Prices $8.3B Debt Deal as Apollo, Goldman Lead
- Moderna Stock Drops 25% on Cancer Vaccine Data—Buy the Dip
- Nuclear Shipping Bet Targets SMR Stocks and Maritime Builders
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