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Sentiment momentum as the fat lady sings

Sentiment momentum as the fat lady sings

Following our mention of sentiment “trigger points” last week, we received several questions on how SentiTrade identifies momentum in market psychology. Normally, trigger points refer to psychological price levels that will “trigger” certain behaviors. For example, if prices of gasoline suddenly rose to €2 per liter, it is reasonable to assume that driving patterns will change. The cost of driving traditional cars, may furthermore “trigger” an increase in sales of hybrid- and electric cars. Read more

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The DAX index and correlation with market sentiment

The DAX index and correlation with market sentiment

Last Thur. a positive market sentiment correlated nicely with the DAX index intraday movement. Whereas the DAX index opened somewhat undecided, it started advancing steadily from 10.05 on. At the same time we see rising sentiment in a 5 min. intervall PRIOR to the DAX momentum that followed. Within a narrow time window from 09.00 to 10.30, our behavioral finance indicator jumped from values around 0,40 to 0,80. Furthermore, back testing of our data show a consistent pattern when there are a low sentiment values as the market opens; when the sentiment advances rapidly during the first hour of trading, the market tends to follow suit. Read more

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