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Twitter/X Sentiment

The pulse of the retail trader and the breaking news firehose.

Volume
500M+ Tweets/Day
Speed
Instant
Noise Level
High

Twitter (X) Sentiment is the highest-velocity sentiment data available. It captures the raw, unfiltered reactions of millions of market participants instantly. From retail traders ('Fintwit') to institutional accounts, Twitter is often the first place news breaks and narratives form.

Table of Contents

Cashtags and Cashtag Velocity

The primary mechanism for tracking stock sentiment is the 'Cashtag' (e.g., $AAPL). 'Cashtag Velocity'—the rate of change in mentions—is a powerful momentum indicator.

Velocity=MentionstMentionst−1Velocity = \frac{Mentions_{t}}{Mentions_{t-1}}

Bot Filtration

A major challenge is filtering out bot activity. Sophisticated sentiment feeds exclude accounts with low reputation scores to isolate genuine human intent.

Key Takeaways

1

Twitter is the fastest source of crowd sentiment.

2

Cashtag velocity often precedes price volatility.

3

Bot filtration is essential for clean data.

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