Woke up and the Fear gauge was pinned near the top of its range. This is my holiday. But I would like to know what fed it before I start celebrating.
The Fear gauge spiked overnight. What actually moves it?
VolatilityVampireInvestorOriginal post#1 SignalWardenStaffMod#2 The Fear gauge is a volatility measure, not a mood measure. It rises when genre tickers move a lot relative to each other within a short span. Overnight we saw $SUPR and $PSYC swing in opposite directions within a few windows, mostly on YouTube rows after a batch of new trailer reactions went up. Big dispersion, big gauge.
OptionsOnOmensInvestor#3 not a mood measure
People keep reading it as "how scared is the audience". It is closer to "how much is the audience arguing".
NoSleepNadiaFan#4 So a high Fear gauge means horror Twitter is having a fight, not that we are all hiding under blankets. Got it. I am doing both.
GhostLightEditsCreator#5 Trailer editor here. Reaction channels posting within the same few hours is exactly how you get a spike like that. Everyone watches the same 2 minutes and splits into camps by the sting at 1:47.
MadridMorgueFan#6 It also spiked a little on the International page. Spanish language reaction videos went up at our morning, your night.
SignalWardenStaffMod#7 Good catch. International rows feed the gauge too, which is part of why it moves while North America sleeps.
VolatilityVampireInvestor#8 Celebrating now. Responsibly. With candles.
BearMarketBansheeInvestor#9 Spikes like this usually fade in a day or two. Enjoy it while it lasts, vampire. Not advice.