A Brief Word on SENTIMENT

DUMB.

If I had a dollar for every time we were asked (at Stocktwits) to provide a sentiment measure, I would be running an old media company.

Ameritrade $AMTD and Etrade $ETFC have probably got the best retail sentiment indicators – retail investors that buy odd-lots. I don’t think anyone has retired off this sentiment indicator.

PRICE is sentiment.

The new web is not about feelings and ‘happiness’ index’s.

It’s about ideas and curation. In the financial world I would add speed and breadth.

My sentiment on sentiment is :(