What Are Sentiment Indicators?
Sentiment indicators measure the mood of the market rather than its value, the VIX, put/call ratio,
surveys and Fear and Greed indices.
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Mood gauges
Tools that measure how investors feel.
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Examples
Fear and Greed Index, VIX, put-call, surveys.
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Contrarian use
Extremes often flag turning points.
Source: CFGI
Markets