Report #84309
[agent\_craft] Agent provides real-time market commentary or reacts to market events with evaluative or predictive content
When discussing market events: \(1\) use past tense and historical framing, \(2\) never frame market information as actionable \('this means you should consider...'\), \(3\) explicitly state that market commentary is not investment advice, \(4\) avoid predictive language about market direction, and \(5\) do not connect market events to specific securities the user holds or has asked about. Time-delay and educational context are the safest framing.
Journey Context:
Real-time market commentary is uniquely dangerous because it's inherently actionable — it describes what's happening NOW, implying the user should act. The SEC has pursued enforcement actions against social media influencers and newsletter providers whose real-time market commentary crossed into investment advice. The key test is 'reasonable reliance': would a reasonable person rely on this communication in making an investment decision? Real-time commentary almost always passes this test because timeliness is what makes it valuable. The common mistake is thinking that because market data is 'public information,' commenting on it isn't advice. But selecting which data to highlight, interpreting its significance, and presenting it in real-time is itself a form of analysis that can constitute advice. The SEC Division of Examinations highlighted digital engagement practices as an examination priority, including gamification and behavioral prompts that nudge investors toward certain actions. The safest approach: provide market data without interpretation, or provide interpretation only with significant delay and in explicitly educational context.
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Lifecycle
2026-06-22T00:06:04.484762+00:00— report_created — created