Sentiment Indicators
Sentiment indicators provide a structured way to interpret investor psychology — how optimism, fear, and positioning influence market behavior. They help traders understand when crowd emotions become extreme, often signaling potential turning points.

This section explores how sentiment reflects the emotional side of markets and how it can be used as a contrarian or confirming tool. SentimenTrader’s proprietary sentiment indicators quantify market emotion through surveys, options and futures data, and investor positioning — turning behavioral tendencies into actionable insights.
Sentiment Basics
Explore SentimenTrader’s most-followed sentiment gauges, covering market confidence, positioning, and emotional extremes across assets.
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Top 10 Most Popular Sentiment Indicators
Explore SentimenTrader’s most-followed sentiment gauges, covering market confidence, positioning, and emotional extremes across assets.
Smart Money Confidence
Dumb Money Confidence
Fear & Greed Model
Gold Optix
Intermediate-Term Optimism Index (Optix)
Short-Term Optimism Index (Optix)
SPY Optix
Gold Hedgers Position
AIM (Advisor and Investor Model)
Equity Put/Call Ratio

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