AI-Powered Signal Intelligence

Markets move on stories.
We quantify them.

Narrative Investing monitors, scores, and tracks the narratives that drive asset prices — turning qualitative market sentiment into structured, actionable signals.

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10K+
Sources Monitored Daily
340+
Active Narratives Tracked
CFA
Practitioner-Built
Method

From noise to
narrative signal

Our pipeline transforms unstructured text from thousands of sources into quantified narrative indicators — grounded in academic research on narrative economics.

01
Ingest & monitor
AI continuously ingests Reddit, financial media, news wires, and earnings calls — processing thousands of documents per day across asset classes.
02
Detect & classify
BERTopic clustering and LLM classification identify emerging narrative themes, score their emotional valence, and track their lifecycle from emergence to decay.
03
Quantify & score
EWMA-smoothed momentum scores, HMM regime states, and SIR lifecycle indicators transform narratives into structured time series signals.
04
Deliver alpha
Signals are delivered via dashboard, API, and research reports — ready to integrate with your existing investment process or quant pipeline.
Narrative Momentum Index
● LIVE
AI / Chips
+0.88
Recession
−0.63
Rate Cuts
+0.71
Energy
+0.44
Geopolit.
−0.57
AI Bubble
7.4
↑ +1.2 this week
Soft Landing
6.1
↓ −0.4 this week
Gold Rally
8.2
↑ +2.1 this week
Dollar Strength
4.9
↓ −0.8 this week
Live Intelligence

Narrative dashboard

Active Narratives
342
↑ 14 new this week
Avg Momentum Score
6.3
Scale 0–10
Regime State
RISK-ON
High confidence
Artificial Intelligence & Semiconductor Dominance
8.8
Vol: ↑↑↑
EXPANDING
Gold as Safe Haven — Dedollarization Theme
8.2
Vol: ↑↑↑
EXPANDING
Federal Reserve Rate Path — Dovish Pivot
7.1
Vol: ↑↑
PEAKING
US Recession Probability Rising
6.3
Vol: ↑↑
EXPANDING
European Energy Independence
4.4
Vol: ↓
FADING
Commercial Real Estate Distress
3.9
Vol: ↓
FADING
Research

Latest from the lab

Momentum
How narrative momentum predicted the AI rally — six months early
Our NMI score for the AI narrative crossed the 7.0 threshold in September 2023. We trace the signal anatomy and what it implies for current positioning.
2026-05-28
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Methodology
SIR lifecycle models for investment narratives: a practitioner's guide
Epidemiological diffusion models map surprisingly well onto how stories spread through financial markets. We explain the math and show backtested results.
2026-04-15
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Regime Detection
Hidden Markov Models as narrative regime gates
Combining HMM regime state signals with cross-sectional narrative momentum significantly improves risk-adjusted returns across equity factor strategies.
2026-03-02
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About

Built by a
practitioner

Narrative Investing was founded to bridge the gap between academic research on narrative economics and real-world investment practice. Every model is grounded in both quantitative finance theory and market experience.

Jelle van der Linden
Founder · Quantitative Analyst
CFA charterholder with a background in ALM, risk management, and investment analysis. Specializing in quantitative narrative analysis applied to financial markets — combining BERTopic, HMM regime detection, and EWMA-smoothed attention signals drawn from alternative data sources.
CFA ALM Risk Quant

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