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Pure Python + sentence-transformers, zero LLM calls. Extends the textdiff
approach (filings) to earnings-call transcripts across the last N quarters:
1. tone_trend β hedge/certainty word rate trajectory in management speech
2. topic_arc β lexicon term frequency rising/falling across 3+ calls
3. recurring_evasion β analyst question asked on 2+ calls, answered evasively
4. topic_fade β topic prominent in prior prepared remarks, absent now
Usage:
from analysis.tone_drift import compute
signals = compute("NVDA")
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import re
from collections import Counter
from analysis.signals import QuarterDelta
from analysis.textdiff import (
_LEXICON,
_KPI_PATTERNS,
_detect_trend,
_embed,
_find_context_sentence,
_split_sentences,
_truncate,
)
from analysis.transcript_parse import ParsedCall, parse_call
from storage.sections_db import _transcript_sort_key, get_recent_transcripts
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Config
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Spoken hedging β looser register than the written _HEDGE_WORDS in textdiff.
_SPOKEN_HEDGES = [
"i think", "we believe", "sort of", "kind of", "we'll see",
"hard to say", "too early", "it depends", "uncertain", "cautious",
"headwind", "challenge", "moderate", "soften", "roughly",
"somewhat", "a bit of", "remains to be seen",
]
_CERTAINTY_WORDS = [
"we will", "confident", "strong", "record", "robust",
"momentum", "accelerat", "very pleased", "outstanding", "exceed",
"ahead of plan", "better than expected",
]
# Phrases that mark a non-answer to an analyst question.
_DEFLECTIONS = [
"we don't guide", "we do not guide", "not going to guide",
"too early to say", "too early to tell", "as i said", "as we said",
"we don't disclose", "we do not disclose", "won't break out",
"don't break out", "not going to get into", "stay tuned",
"more to come", "we'll see how",
]
# Transcript-specific topics beyond the shared filing lexicon.
_TRANSCRIPT_EXTRA_TERMS: list[tuple[str, str]] = [
(r"\bdemand\b", "demand"),
(r"\binventory\b", "inventory"),
(r"\bpricing\b", "pricing"),
(r"\bvisibility\b", "visibility"),
(r"\bsupply\b", "supply"),
(r"\bchina\b", "China"),
(r"\bbacklog\b", "backlog"),
]
_EVASION_SIM_THRESHOLD = 0.60 # cosine: two questions considered the same topic
_MIN_QUESTION_WORDS = 15
_MAX_QUESTIONS_PER_CALL = 30
_QUESTION_EMBED_WORDS = 120
_DIGIT_RATIO_THRESHOLD = 0.005 # answers with fewer digits than this are "non-quantitative"
_SHORT_ANSWER_WORDS = 80
_MAX_TOTAL = 6
_STOPWORDS = frozenset(
"a an and are as at be but by can could for from has have how i if in is it "
"just like me my of on or our so that the then there this to was we what when "
"which will with would you your about more very really them they those these "
"going get got want wanted maybe think know kind sort little also any do does "
"your guys thanks thank question congrats curious wondering color give us "
"side year years quarter quarters talk talked talking look looking lot bit "
"say said see seeing help understand grew growing mentioned should".split()
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _word_count(text: str) -> int:
return len(text.split())
def _phrase_rate(text: str, phrases: list[str]) -> int:
"""Occurrences of any phrase per 10k words, rounded to int."""
words = _word_count(text)
if words == 0:
return 0
lower = text.lower()
hits = sum(lower.count(p) for p in phrases)
return round(hits / words * 10_000)
def _rep_sentence(text: str, phrases: list[str]) -> str:
"""Shortest quotable sentence containing one of the phrases."""
matches = [
s for s in _split_sentences(text)
if any(p in s.lower() for p in phrases)
]
if not matches:
return ""
return _truncate(min(matches, key=lambda s: len(s.split())), 60)
def _question_topic(question: str) -> str:
"""2-3 most frequent non-stopword tokens as a compact topic label."""
tokens = re.findall(r"[a-z]{3,}", question.lower())
counts = Counter(t for t in tokens if t not in _STOPWORDS)
return " / ".join(t for t, _ in counts.most_common(3))
def _is_evasive(answer: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
"""(evasive?, deflection phrase found or '')."""
lower = answer.lower()
for phrase in _DEFLECTIONS:
if phrase in lower:
return True, phrase
words = answer.split()
if words and len(words) < _SHORT_ANSWER_WORDS:
digit_tokens = sum(1 for w in words if any(c.isdigit() for c in w))
if digit_tokens / len(words) < _DIGIT_RATIO_THRESHOLD:
return True, ""
return False, ""
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. Management tone trend
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compute_tone_trend(calls: list[ParsedCall]) -> list[QuarterDelta]:
"""Hedge/certainty word rate trajectory across 3+ calls (management speech only)."""
usable = [c for c in calls if _word_count(c.management_text) >= 500]
if len(usable) < 3:
return []
deltas: list[QuarterDelta] = []
series_specs = [
(_SPOKEN_HEDGES, "hedging language", "hedge-word",
{"rising": "more cautious", "falling": "more confident"}),
(_CERTAINTY_WORDS, "confidence language", "certainty-word",
{"rising": "more confident", "falling": "more cautious"}),
]
for phrases, term, rate_label, direction_map in series_specs:
rates = [_phrase_rate(c.management_text, phrases) for c in usable]
trend = _detect_trend(rates)
if trend is None:
continue
direction, run_str, _ = trend.split()
run_quarters = int(run_str)
reading = direction_map[direction]
first, last = rates[0], rates[-1]
net_change = abs(last - first) / (first or 1)
sig = "HIGH" if (run_quarters >= 4 or net_change >= 0.5) else "MEDIUM"
trajectory = "β".join(str(r) for r in rates)
metric = (
f"{rate_label} rate {trajectory} per 10k words over "
f"{usable[0].period}β{usable[-1].period} ({trend}) β {reading}"
)
deltas.append(QuarterDelta(
kind="tone_trend",
period_from=usable[0].period,
period_to=usable[-1].period,
before_text=_rep_sentence(usable[0].management_text, phrases),
after_text=_rep_sentence(usable[-1].management_text, phrases),
computed_metric=metric,
source="transcript",
significance=sig,
term=term,
))
return deltas
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. Topic emphasis arcs
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compute_topic_arcs(
calls: list[ParsedCall],
raw_texts: list[str],
) -> list[QuarterDelta]:
"""Lexicon terms whose mention count rises/falls monotonically across 3+ calls."""
if len(calls) < 3:
return []
deltas: list[QuarterDelta] = []
for pattern, label in _LEXICON + _TRANSCRIPT_EXTRA_TERMS:
counts = [len(re.findall(pattern, t, re.IGNORECASE)) for t in raw_texts]
if max(counts) < 3:
continue # noise floor
trend = _detect_trend(counts)
if trend is None:
continue
run_quarters = int(trend.split()[1])
metric = (
f"{counts[0]}β{counts[-1]} mentions over "
f"{calls[0].period}β{calls[-1].period} ({trend})"
)
deltas.append(QuarterDelta(
kind="topic_arc",
period_from=calls[0].period,
period_to=calls[-1].period,
before_text=_find_context_sentence(raw_texts[0], pattern) if counts[0] else "",
after_text=_find_context_sentence(raw_texts[-1], pattern) if counts[-1] else "",
computed_metric=metric,
source="transcript",
significance="HIGH" if run_quarters >= 4 else "MEDIUM",
term=label,
))
deltas.sort(key=lambda d: {"HIGH": 0, "MEDIUM": 1}.get(d.significance, 2))
return deltas[:3]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 3. Recurring Q&A evasions
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compute_recurring_evasions(calls: list[ParsedCall]) -> list[QuarterDelta]:
"""Analyst question topics raised on 2+ calls where answers stay non-quantitative."""
qa_calls = [c for c in calls if c.qa]
if len(qa_calls) < 2:
return []
latest = qa_calls[-1]
priors = qa_calls[:-1]
def _select(call: ParsedCall) -> list:
picked = [x for x in call.qa if _word_count(x.question) >= _MIN_QUESTION_WORDS]
return picked[:_MAX_QUESTIONS_PER_CALL]
latest_qs = _select(latest)
prior_qs: list[tuple[str, object]] = [] # (period, QAExchange)
for call in priors:
prior_qs.extend((call.period, x) for x in _select(call))
if not latest_qs or not prior_qs:
return []
texts = (
[_truncate(x.question, _QUESTION_EMBED_WORDS) for x in latest_qs]
+ [_truncate(x.question, _QUESTION_EMBED_WORDS) for _, x in prior_qs]
)
vecs = _embed(texts)
latest_vecs = vecs[: len(latest_qs)]
prior_vecs = vecs[len(latest_qs):]
sim = latest_vecs @ prior_vecs.T # (n_latest, n_prior)
deltas: list[QuarterDelta] = []
used_prior: set[int] = set()
for li, lx in enumerate(latest_qs):
matched = [
pi for pi in range(len(prior_qs))
if pi not in used_prior and sim[li, pi] >= _EVASION_SIM_THRESHOLD
]
if not matched:
continue
# prior_qs is in chronological call order, so cluster[0] is the earliest.
cluster = [(prior_qs[pi][0], prior_qs[pi][1]) for pi in matched]
cluster.append((latest.period, lx))
periods = sorted({p for p, _ in cluster}, key=_transcript_sort_key)
if len(periods) < 2:
continue
evasive_flags = [_is_evasive(x.answer) for _, x in cluster]
n_evasive = sum(1 for flag, _ in evasive_flags if flag)
# Require a majority of evasive answers, not just two outliers in a
# large cluster of recurring questions.
if n_evasive < 2 or n_evasive * 2 < len(cluster):
continue
used_prior.update(matched)
deflection = next((p for flag, p in evasive_flags if flag and p), "")
deflection_str = f" (deflection: '{deflection}')" if deflection else ""
metric = (
f"asked in {', '.join(periods)}; "
f"{n_evasive}/{len(cluster)} answers non-quantitative{deflection_str}"
)
earliest_period, earliest_x = cluster[0]
latest_evasive = next(
(x for (_, x), (flag, _) in zip(reversed(cluster), reversed(evasive_flags)) if flag),
lx,
)
answer_quote = (
_rep_sentence(latest_evasive.answer, [deflection]) if deflection else ""
) or _truncate(latest_evasive.answer, 60)
deltas.append(QuarterDelta(
kind="recurring_evasion",
period_from=periods[0],
period_to=latest.period,
before_text=_truncate(f"{earliest_x.analyst}: {earliest_x.question}", 60),
after_text=answer_quote,
computed_metric=metric,
source="transcript",
significance="HIGH" if len(periods) >= 3 else "MEDIUM",
term=_question_topic(lx.question),
))
deltas.sort(key=lambda d: {"HIGH": 0, "MEDIUM": 1}.get(d.significance, 2))
return deltas[:2]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. Prepared-remarks topic fades
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compute_topic_fades(calls: list[ParsedCall]) -> list[QuarterDelta]:
"""Topic with 2+ mentions in 2+ prior prepared remarks, absent from the latest."""
usable = [c for c in calls if _word_count(c.prepared_text) >= 300]
if len(usable) < 3:
return []
latest = usable[-1]
priors = usable[:-1]
deltas: list[QuarterDelta] = []
seen_labels: set[str] = set()
for pattern, label in _KPI_PATTERNS + _TRANSCRIPT_EXTRA_TERMS:
if label in seen_labels:
continue # 'backlog' appears in both lists
seen_labels.add(label)
prior_counts = [
(c, len(re.findall(pattern, c.prepared_text, re.IGNORECASE)))
for c in priors
]
prominent = [(c, n) for c, n in prior_counts if n >= 2]
if len(prominent) < 2:
continue
if re.search(pattern, latest.prepared_text, re.IGNORECASE):
continue
periods_str = " and ".join(c.period for c, _ in prominent)
counts_str = ", ".join(str(n) for _, n in prominent)
last_prominent = prominent[-1][0]
deltas.append(QuarterDelta(
kind="topic_fade",
period_from=prominent[0][0].period,
period_to=latest.period,
before_text=_find_context_sentence(last_prominent.prepared_text, pattern),
after_text="",
computed_metric=(
f"'{label}' in prepared remarks of {periods_str} "
f"({counts_str} mentions), absent in {latest.period}"
),
source="transcript",
significance="MEDIUM",
term=label,
))
return deltas[:2]
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main entry point
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compute(ticker: str, n: int = 4) -> list[QuarterDelta]:
"""Compute all transcript drift signals for a ticker.
Examines the last *n* non-empty transcripts. Returns an empty list if
fewer than 2 are available or on any error β never raises.
"""
try:
return _compute_inner(ticker, n)
except Exception as exc:
import sys
print(f"[tone_drift] Error computing deltas for {ticker}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
return []
def _compute_inner(ticker: str, n: int) -> list[QuarterDelta]:
transcripts = get_recent_transcripts(ticker.upper(), n=n)
if len(transcripts) < 2:
return []
raw_texts = [text for _, text in transcripts]
calls = [parse_call(period, text) for period, text in transcripts]
all_deltas: list[QuarterDelta] = []
all_deltas.extend(compute_tone_trend(calls))
all_deltas.extend(compute_topic_arcs(calls, raw_texts))
all_deltas.extend(compute_recurring_evasions(calls))
all_deltas.extend(compute_topic_fades(calls))
# Dedupe by (kind, term), HIGH first, global cap.
seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
deduped: list[QuarterDelta] = []
order = {"HIGH": 0, "MEDIUM": 1, "LOW": 2}
all_deltas.sort(key=lambda d: (order[d.significance], d.kind))
for d in all_deltas:
key = (d.kind, d.term)
if key not in seen:
seen.add(key)
deduped.append(d)
return deduped[:_MAX_TOTAL]
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