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| The price action of Financials (XLF) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The overall sentiment for Financials sector is very positive (overall 2.3, positive 2.9, negative -0.6) on 20251003. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.1), Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Broad Market Trend (0.2), and Sector Price Trend (-0.2) will drive up the price. The forces of Valuation Sentiment (-1), and Market Risk Prefrence (0) will drive down the price. 'Buy the dips' is the preferred trading strategy. Hourly SMA 20 trend line is likely to provide a support from any pullbacks. The swing to upside will be significant considering the high positive sentiment forces (2.9). The extreme bullish overall sentiment (2.3) may signal the top of this uptrend. The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on XLF trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. The Risk Prefrence is calculated from Bitcoin price trend. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Valuation Sentiment, and Sentimentals towards Fundamentals are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale. |
| Date | Attention | Average Attention | Price | Price Level | Change | SMA10 Trend | Market Sentiment | Trend Sentiment | Fundamentals | News Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | 1% | 1% | 53.74 | 53 | 0.72% | -0.19% | 1.8 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2025-10-02 | 2% | 1% | 53.35 | 25 | -0.06% | 0% | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0% | 0.7% | 53.38 | 27 | -0.91% | -0.19% | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1% | 0.7% | 53.87 | 62 | -0.45% | 0% | 1.4 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2% | 0.6% | 54.12 | 80 | 0.49% | 0.19% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025-09-28 | 1% | 0.3% | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 7 | ||||
| 2025-09-27 | 0% | 0.4% | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | ||||
| 2025-09-26 | 1% | 0.6% | 53.85 | 61 | 0.69% | 0% | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 4 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0% | 0.4% | 53.48 | 34 | -0.24% | -0.19% | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0% | 0.4% | 53.61 | 43 | -0.26% | 0.19% | -0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Both emotion scores and sentiment scores are calculated in a -10 - +10 scale. | The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band. |
| 1 (-8) US Services Gauge Falls on Weakest Business Activity Since 2020 The figure was weaker than all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists. The business activity index, which is similar to the ISM’s factory output gauge, fell more than five points and into contraction territory for the first time since May 2020. Export orders also fell. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025 | |
| 2 (6) Walmart-backed fintech OnePay is bringing crypto to its banking app, sources say The move shows that OnePay, founded by Walmart and venture firm Ribbit Capital in 2021, sees crypto as a core offering as it builds out its "everything app." (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025 | |
| 3 (8) Coinbase gets an upgrade from Rothschild on growing crypto adoption in finance Coinbase is poised outperform as cryptocurrencies become more integrated into financial services, according to Rothschild & Co. Redburn. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025 | |
| 4 (6) Goldman’s Solomon Expects US Economy, Deals to Accelerate Government spending and “all of the AI infrastructure build” means — on balance — the economy was “still in pretty good shape,” the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO said, despite the impact of tariffs and a slower US job market. “There are places where the numbers of jobs, the actual jobs will come down” as a result of technological improvements, he said, while adding that overall headcount at his bank will likely rise over the next ten years. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025 | |
| 5 (8) ‘A great time to negotiate for lower prices.’ 6 pros on what the housing market – and mortgage rates – will look like for buyers this month Financial and real estate experts say shifting inventory and fluctuating mortgage rates are giving prospective buyers more power to secure favorable prices (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Fri. Oct 3, 2025 | |
| 6 (-8) UK Man Pleading Guilty to $100 Million Wine Fraud in New York A British man will plead guilty to US charges that he swindled nearly $100 million from investors by claiming that he held a collection of extremely rare and valuable wines. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 7 (-3) EU Nations Need Unity on Savings Union Plan, Commissioner Says The European Union’s progress toward a multitrillion euro savings and investment union is being hampered by member states defending their own national interests, the bloc’s financial services chief said Thursday evening. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 8 (-4) US Bank Reserves Decline Further Below Key $3 Trillion Mark The US banking system’s reserves, a key factor in the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep shrinking its balance sheet, tumbled for the eighth straight week to a new mark below $3 trillion. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 9 (-2) Average long-term US mortgage rate ticks up for second straight week, to 6.34% The average long-term mortgage rate rose this week to 6.34% from 6.3% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation. In late July, mortgage rates started declining in the lead-up to the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated decision last month to cut its main interest rate for the first time in a year amid growing concern over the U.S. job market. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 10 (-2) How will the government shutdown impact mortgage rates? Experts weigh in. The government shutdown affects mortgage rates, both during the shutdown and after. Learn about what rates are doing and whether you should lock in a rate now. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
| 11 (6) FICO to Directly License Credit Scores to Mortgage Resellers Through a new program, mortgage resellers will be able to calculate and distribute credit scores directly to customers, reducing their reliance on credit bureaus. This will bring more price transparency and savings for mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers and other industry participants, FICO said in a statement. Shares of credit-reporting bureaus TransUnion and Equifax Inc. each dropped at least 12% on Thursday. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Thu. Oct 2, 2025 | |
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