CAPITOLA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/26/08 -- PredictWallStreet, the leader in collecting
and processing stock predictions, today announced two new free features
allowing online users to make better decisions in the stock market.
Dynamic poll results mean that polls are updated every 5 seconds. Hence,
users not only get the latest status of the poll, independent of how long
users stay on a page, but also a sense of the predicting activity.
After tracking the poll results for over two years and across more than
10,000 securities, PredictWallStreet initially launched weekly, monthly and
yearly sentiment trends in 2007. It has now added intraday sentiment
trends. Craig Kaplan, CEO of PredictWallStreet, says about the new feature,
"Stock prices move with changes in investor sentiment, so the new intraday
sentiment trend is a critical tool that gives users a chance to act on
shifts in sentiment as they happen."
How the New Features Work
The graph of the sentiment trend is derived using proprietary algorithms to
remove natural biases from the PredictWallStreet poll. The graph shows the
sentiment moving within three zones: Up, Neutral, and Down. When the
sentiment is in the Up zone, the community is bullish compared to
historical norms. The community is bearish when the sentiment is in the
Down zone. The farther the sentiment moves towards the upper or lower edge
of the graph, the stronger the sentiment. Overall, the sentiment shows
significant shifts in the prediction patterns for a given security.
The key to using PredictWallStreet's free polls and sentiment trends is to
observe them over time and to compare them to actual market behavior. The
knowledge gained from these observations coupled with access to
instantaneous information on community sentiment become cornerstones in any
successful short-term investment strategy.
About PredictWallStreet
PredictWallStreet is the leader in collecting and processing stock
predictions. Each day, PredictWallStreet collects and evaluates thousands
of predictions on U.S. stocks, ETFs, and indices. Its prediction "widgets"
can be found on www.predictwallstreet.com, and on its partner sites.
PredictWallStreet is not an investment advisor or broker and recommends
that all investors consult with a broker or financial professional before
making any trades in the stock market.
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