Market Sentiment Analysis: AI Processing of Social Media and News for Trading Signals
2026-03-26 · AI & Machine Learning in Trading
Social media and news sentiment can move markets.
Data Sources
Each source is weighted by historical predictive power.
Sentiment Scoring
Fine-tuned transformer models trained on financial text produce granular sentiment scores — not just positive/negative, but dimensions like conviction, uncertainty, and urgency.
Contrarian Signals
Extreme sentiment often signals reversals.