FAQ

Stock sentiment analysis is the assessment of share price movements based on sentiment expressed in publicly available documents such as articles, blogs and press releases. This analysis enables the user to assess the influence of sentiment on historic price fluctuations, detect a build-up of either negative or positive sentiment, and anticipate future price trends.

The Stock Sonar analyzes relevant information and events with unprecedented accuracy and speed, enabling you to reach informed trading decisions. An example of The Stock Sonar’s unique capabilities can be seen in its analysis of the share price of Toyota Motor Corporation prior to, during and following extensive recalls during the latter part of 2009 and the beginning of 2010. The system quantified the negative sentiment relating to Toyota prior to the massive drop in share price. An additional example can be seen in The Stock Sonar’s timely analysis of the Autodesk Inc. share price. During the period leading up to Feb 10th 2010, there were repeated incidents of positive sentiment, providing an excellent basis for an informed decision. On February 24th, Autodesk posted results far in excess of the analysts’ expectations, leading to a 10% share price increase in a single day. The Stock Sonar detected the buildup in positive sentiment prior to a significant jump in share price.

The Stock Sonar is based on a platform which attains near-human intelligence by using cutting- edge text mining and semantic matching technologies. Utilizing this breakthrough technology, The Stock Sonar retrieves, reads and analyzes information based on an in-depth understanding of a text’s meaning. The platform’s advanced capabilities enable it to discern positive and negative nuances, thereby providing an unprecedented level of analysis and assessment.

The Stock Sonar screens and analyzes vast amounts of publicly available information including news articles, editorials, blogs, tweets, and press releases.

The Stock Sonar provides a comprehensive listing and analysis of corporate events including financial and legal events, acquisitions, partnerships, analyst recommendations and product announcements. These events can be sorted by date and type.

Positive or negative impact measures the intensity of the sentiment expressed on any particular day. Positive and negative impact on the share price and/or index are illustrated on the charting tool, allowing the user to instantly assess the effect of the day’s news and events on the share price.

A document score reflects a normalization of positive and negative comments that appear in any given document. The score ranges from -1 (extremely negative) to +1 (extremely positive); a score of zero means neutral.

The Stock Sonar calculates a daily score and a composite score for each stock, index and sector. The daily score represents a normalization of the positive and negative impact of that day’s articles. The composite score attributes a greater weighting to recent news and events in comparison to more dated information.

As a registered user you can build a customized stock portfolio in the tab labeled “Portfolio”. The portfolio can be sorted by company, current score, a thirty-day composite score or changes in the composite score. You can also choose to view components of your portfolio with either a negative or positive score.

A registered user can track up to ten stocks.

You can customize the graph to analyze the correlation of sentiment impact on share price or changes in share price. You can also adjust the graph to view the sentiment impact and share price data over predefined or customized time spans.

There are two levels of membership: The Guest User and the Registered User. The Registered User has full access to The Stock Sonar components: the Impact Feed, Analyzer and the Portfolio which allows the user to manage up to 10 companies. The Guest User option enables you to become familiar with The Stock Sonar through hands-on utilization. The Guest User has access to the Impact Feed and Analyzer and can analyze up to three stocks.

There is no fee for registration.