Congressional Speech Tone
In plain terms
When Congress speaks unusually much in one day, we test whether the burst itself moves any sector the next 5-20 days.
How it works
Daily count of substantive speech turns (>=50 words) on the House+Senate floor, broadcast as a daily z-score over 252d. On legislative-activity-spike days, the market sometimes reacts at the sector level (defense, energy, healthcare). Substrate gates surface where attribution lives.
Live results
0 times picked on its own · 24 times inside a blend (21 beat the stock) · updated 2026-07-06Data dependencies
- Daily prices
Adjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.
- Political posts
A data feed this strategy reads, refreshed on its normal schedule.
Expected edge
- Tested over
- decades (GPO CREC)
Weak broadcast signal — substrate gates likely filter to 5-20 reactive sectors.
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