Information Technology Sector: News Highlight, Sentiment and Fundamentals

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Information Technology Sector: News Highlight, Sentiment and Fundamentals
Mon. Sep 29, 2025

The price action of Information Technology (XLK) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The overall sentiment for Information Technology sector is positive (overall 1.1, positive 2.3, negative -1.2) on 20250929. The forces of Price Level (2), Option Speculation (1.5), Sentiment towards Fundamentals (1.1), and Broad Market Trend (-0.6) will drive up the price. The forces of Sector Price Trend (-0.8), Valuation Sentiment (-1), and Market Risk Prefrence (0) will drive down the price.
The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on XLK 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
2025-09-29 2%      1.6%      280.23      80      0.53%      0.25%      0.3      -0.2      1.1      5.7

2025-09-28 1%      1.9%      0      0.2      0.7      7

2025-09-27 1%      1.9%      -0.1      0.2      0.5      -8

2025-09-26 3%      2.1%      278.76      77      0.3%      0.29%      0      0.2      0.7      4.4

2025-09-25 1%      1.7%      277.94      77      -0.18%      0.25%      0.2      0.3      1      5.2

2025-09-24 3%      1.6%      278.45      82      -0.62%      0.29%      0.8      0.5      1.2      2.4

2025-09-23 0%      1.1%      280.2      93      -0.88%      0.55%      1.6      1.1      2.1      0

2025-09-22 4%      1.1%      282.67      109      1.38%      0.66%      1.7      1.3      2.5      4

2025-09-21 1%      0.6%      1.9      1.1      2.6      -6

2025-09-20 3%      0.4%      1.8      1.1      2.5      3.8

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.

Date	Attention	Average Attention	Price	Price Level	Change	SMA10 Trend	Market Sentiment	Trend Sentiment	Fundamentals	News Sentiment
2025-09-29	2%	1.6%	280.23	80	0.53%	0.25%	0.3	-0.2	1.1	5.7
2025-09-28	1%	1.9%					0	0.2	0.7	7
2025-09-27	1%	1.9%					-0.1	0.2	0.5	-8
2025-09-26	3%	2.1%	278.76	77	0.3%	0.29%	0	0.2	0.7	4.4
2025-09-25	1%	1.7%	277.94	77	-0.18%	0.25%	0.2	0.3	1	5.2
2025-09-24	3%	1.6%	278.45	82	-0.62%	0.29%	0.8	0.5	1.2	2.4
2025-09-23	0%	1.1%	280.2	93	-0.88%	0.55%	1.6	1.1	2.1	0
2025-09-22	4%	1.1%	282.67	109	1.38%	0.66%	1.7	1.3	2.5	4
2025-09-21	1%	0.6%					1.9	1.1	2.6	-6
2025-09-20	3%	0.4%					1.8	1.1	2.5	3.8

	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.


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