About social sentiment tracking
Finshort tracks ticker mentions and watcher counts across multiple sources to surface stocks gaining social momentum. Combined with short interest and borrow fee data, social sentiment helps spot names where retail attention and short positioning are colliding.
Frequently asked questions
Where does sentiment data come from?
Sentiment and mention data comes from multiple sources, tracking message volume and watcher growth per ticker. Active tickers update frequently during US market hours; the full universe is swept once a day.