Infegy's Fear + Cheer Index
📈 Introduction
A comprehensive view of economic sentiment powered by social listening data, providing real-time insights into how people feel about the economy.
Real-Time Economic Pulse
Welcome to Infegy's Fear + Cheer Index, where social media becomes our window into economic sentiment. We track how people discuss economic topics in real-time, offering immediate insights into market trends.
Data-Driven Insights
By analyzing millions of social conversations and news articles, we capture the collective economic mood. This unique perspective complements traditional economic indicators with real-time public opinion.
Early Warning System
Social listening provides immediate, unfiltered insights from consumers, investors, and businesses. This makes it a powerful tool for spotting economic trends before they appear in traditional metrics.
⚖️ Hope vs. Despair Ratio
Hope vs. Despair Ratio
Ratio of optimistic to pessimistic financial discussions
The Hope vs. Despair Ratio measures the balance between optimistic and pessimistic financial discussions. A ratio above 1 indicates more hopeful than despairing conversations, while a ratio below 1 suggests the opposite. This metric helps identify shifts in public sentiment about economic conditions, from personal financial situations to broader market outlook.
📊 Economic Share of Voice
Economic Share of Voice (ESoV)
Composite score tracking how often economic topics are discussed.
The Economic Share of Voice (ESoV) provides a normalized view of economic discussions across US-based social media and online platforms over the past two months. By excluding premium news sources, we focus on capturing the authentic voice of everyday consumers and businesses.
Our analysis leverages Infegy's AI Assist to identify and track economic-related topics, ensuring comprehensive coverage of relevant discussions. This approach allows us to monitor whether people are talking more or less about economic issues in recent weeks, providing valuable insights into public engagement with economic topics.
A higher ESoV value suggests that economic issues are more on the forefront of Americans' minds, while a lower ESoV suggests that Americans' are generally concerned with other issues.
😰 Financial Anxiety Score
Financial Anxiety Score
Percentage of posts expressing financial stress or concern
The Financial Anxiety Score tracks the percentage of posts expressing financial stress or concern. This metric helps identify periods of increased financial worry and can serve as an early warning system for broader economic concerns. As demonstrated in our recent analysis of the 2025 tariff crisis, social listening data can reveal shifts in public sentiment before they appear in traditional economic indicators.
👔 Labor Market Pulse
Layoff Mentions
Percentage of conversations discussing layoffs and job losses
The Labor Market Pulse tracks the frequency of layoff-related discussions across our social listening dataset. By monitoring mentions of layoffs, job losses, and related terms, we can identify early signals of labor market stress and changing employment conditions. This metric provides valuable insights into workforce stability and potential economic shifts.
🛍️ Consumer Behavior
Consumer Behavior Index
Measure of consumer confidence and spending intentions
The Consumer Behavior Index tracks purchase intent across US-based social conversations, powered by Infegy AI and Infegy IQ. As the US economy is primarily driven by consumer spending, this metric provides crucial insights into economic health by measuring when consumers are actively considering purchases versus holding back. This real-time view of consumer sentiment helps identify shifts in spending patterns before they appear in traditional economic indicators.
Methodology
The Fear-Cheer Index is calculated using advanced sentiment analysis of social media and news data. Our methodology combines multiple metrics to provide a comprehensive view of economic sentiment.
Data Collection
We analyze millions of social media posts and news articles daily, focusing on economic and financial discussions. Our data sources include major social media platforms, news outlets, and financial forums.
Sentiment Analysis
Using Infegy AI, we classify each mention as positive, negative, or neutral. The analysis considers context, tone, and economic implications of the content.
Metric Calculation
Each metric is calculated using weighted sentiment scores, normalized against total volume. This ensures consistent measurement across different time periods and topics.
Index Composition
The Fear-Cheer Index combines multiple sentiment indicators, each weighted based on their historical correlation with economic outcomes and market movements.
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