# Swoopr Investment: Market Sentiment & Contrarian Signals
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## Market Sentiment & Contrarian Signals

- [Market Sentiment Analysis](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment.md)): Market sentiment analysis explained through nine evidence families: positioning, volatility, credit, leverage, breadth, surveys, flows, filings, and narrative.
- [AAII Sentiment Survey](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/aaii-and-investor-surveys-as-contrarian-signals/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/aaii-and-investor-surveys-as-contrarian-signals.md)): Learn what the AAII Sentiment Survey measures, what research actually says about contrarian signals, how AAII differs from NAAIM and Investors Intelligence.
- [Breadth, Volatility, Sentiment Combined](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/combining-breadth-volatility-and-sentiment-without-double-counting/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/combining-breadth-volatility-and-sentiment-without-double-counting.md)): Breadth, volatility, and sentiment indicators often share the same data source, stacking correlated ones overstates conviction. Group by data family.
- [Combining Sentiment with Price Action](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/combining-sentiment-with-price-action/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/combining-sentiment-with-price-action.md)): Combining sentiment with price action: extreme bearish sentiment plus price support creates higher-probability setups, avoiding a falling knife in downtrends.
- [Commitments of Traders (COT) Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/commitments-of-traders/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/commitments-of-traders.md)): Commitments of Traders reports show futures positioning by trader category. Learn the categories, normalization, crowding, data lags, and common reading errors.
- [Contrarian Signal Tracker](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/contrarian-signal-tracker/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/contrarian-signal-tracker.md)) (WebMCP tool: score_contrarian_setup): Contrarian signal tracker: enter current AAII bearish percent, put/call ratio, and short interest readings, then score them against historical extremes.
- [Credit Spreads as a Risk Signal](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/credit-spreads-risk-appetite/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/credit-spreads-risk-appetite.md)): Credit spreads show how much extra yield investors demand for corporate risk. Learn to read high-yield OAS beside equities, volatility, breadth, and macro data.
- [Cross-Asset Risk Appetite](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/cross-asset-risk-appetite/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/cross-asset-risk-appetite.md)): Cross-asset risk appetite explained: how to read equities, credit, volatility, rates, the dollar, positioning, & leverage together instead of one risk-on label.
- [Sentiment Data Latency and Vintages](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/data-latency-vintages/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/data-latency-vintages.md)): Sentiment data latency explained: how observation dates, publication lags, revisions and stale values create hidden errors in charts and backtests.
- [Fund Flows: ETFs & Mutual Funds](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows.md)): Fund flows measure net capital moving into or out of mutual funds and ETFs, learn ETF vs mutual fund mechanics, thematic flows, persistence, and data limits.
- [ETF Trading Volume vs. Fund Flows](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/etf-trading-volume-vs-flow/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/etf-trading-volume-vs-flow.md)): ETF trading volume vs. fund flows are not the same thing, most volume is share-for-share trading that never changes AUM or fund shares outstanding.
- [Fund-Flow Data Limitations](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/flow-data-limitations/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/flow-data-limitations.md)): Fund-flow data limitations include reporting lag, differing provider methodologies, survivorship bias, and double-counting that distort headline flow figures.
- [Flow Persistence & Crowding Risk](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/flow-persistence-crowding/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/flow-persistence-crowding.md)): Flow persistence tracks whether fund inflows keep trending, and crowding risk shows when flow-following capital overcrowds a trade before flows reverse.
- [Mutual Fund Flow Data Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/mutual-fund-flows/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/mutual-fund-flows.md)): Mutual fund flow data tracks daily net subscriptions and redemptions reported via NAV, offering a lagging, imperfect gauge of investor positioning.
- [Thematic & Crypto ETF Flow-Chasing Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/thematic-commodity-crypto-flows/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/fund-flows/thematic-commodity-crypto-flows.md)): Thematic and crypto ETF flows tend to peak with the narrative, not before it, the dollar-weighted gap shows why late chasers lose while funds report gains.
- [How Sentiment Indicators Work](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/how-sentiment-indicators-work/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/how-sentiment-indicators-work.md)): Market sentiment indicators reveal how crowd psychology creates tradeable extremes, and when to use contrarian vs trend-following interpretation of the data.
- [Insider Buying and Selling Signals](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/insider-buying-and-selling-signals/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/insider-buying-and-selling-signals.md)): Insider buying and selling signals: read SEC Form 4 filings, learn why insider buying outperforms insider selling, and how cluster buying works as a signal.
- [Institutional Fund Flows and Positioning](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/institutional-fund-flows-and-positioning/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/institutional-fund-flows-and-positioning.md)): Learn how to use 13F filings, ETF flow data, and CFTC Commitment of Traders reports to read institutional fund positioning as a market sentiment input.
- [Margin Debt and Market Leverage](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/margin-debt-leverage/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/margin-debt-leverage.md)): Margin debt explained: what FINRA's monthly customer margin balances measure, why record levels mislead, and how to normalize leverage data responsibly.
- [Positioning vs Sentiment vs Breadth](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/positioning-vs-sentiment-vs-breadth/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/positioning-vs-sentiment-vs-breadth.md)): Positioning vs sentiment vs breadth vs volatility: four questions about a market, what each measures, where they overlap, and double-counting.
- [Put/Call Ratio and Options Sentiment](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/put-call-ratio-and-options-sentiment/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/put-call-ratio-and-options-sentiment.md)): Put/call ratio and options sentiment: read equity and index put/call ratios, interpret spikes as fear vs hedging, and understand options skew as a fear premium.
- [Search Interest as Sentiment Data](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/search-interest-narrative/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/search-interest-narrative.md)): Search interest data shows what people pay attention to, not whether they are bullish or bearish. Learn to read Google Trends and narrative intensity with care.
- [Sentiment Composite Framework](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/sentiment-composite-framework/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/sentiment-composite-framework.md)): A market sentiment composite combines indicators on a common scale. Learn how families, normalization, freshness and conflict checks stop double counting.
- [Sentiment Dashboard](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/sentiment-dashboard/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/sentiment-dashboard.md)) (WebMCP tool: score_market_sentiment): Sentiment dashboard: enter current fear/greed, put/call ratio, and short interest readings to build a composite multi-factor market sentiment view with zones.
- [Sentiment vs. Breadth Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/sentiment-vs-breadth-measuring-opinion-versus-participation/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/sentiment-vs-breadth-measuring-opinion-versus-participation.md)): Sentiment measures what investors say or how they are positioned; breadth measures how many stocks actually participate in a move. When to use each.
- [Short Interest & Days-to-Cover Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/short-interest-and-days-to-cover/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/short-interest-and-days-to-cover.md)): Learn how short interest is reported, what days-to-cover measures, how short squeezes work, and how borrow rates signal conviction in bearish positioning.
- [Social Sentiment](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/social-sentiment-and-retail-activity-signals/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/social-sentiment-and-retail-activity-signals.md)): Social sentiment signals: read Reddit WallStreetBets, unusual options activity, and meme stock mechanics as retail signals, without being captured by the crowd.
- [Market Sentiment Source Ladder](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/source-ladder/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/source-ladder.md)): A market sentiment source ladder: five tiers of data, from regulator & exchange statistics to social chatter, ranked by provenance, timing, & manipulation risk.
- [VIX Term Structure Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/vix-term-structure/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/vix-term-structure.md)): VIX term structure explained: how spot VIX, VIX futures, contango and backwardation compare, what the curve says about risk appetite, and where it misleads.
- [Volatility Risk Premium Explained](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/volatility-risk-premium/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/market-sentiment/volatility-risk-premium.md)): The volatility risk premium compares option-implied volatility with realized volatility. Learn horizon matching, variance vs volatility, event risk and errors.