Q&A: By analyzing media coverage, researchers connect public sentiment hedge fund returns
Researchers from several universities have developed an AI-driven method to analyze media coverage and its correlation with hedge fund returns. The study suggests that hedge funds often profit by betting against public sentiment regarding the economy.
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This research provides new insights into how artificial intelligence can quantify human emotion to predict financial market behaviors and investment risks.
by Zachary Livingston, Pennsylvania State University
edited by Gaby Clark , reviewed by Andrew Zinin
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Add as preferred source Credit: CC0 Public Domain Economists have long used measures of public sentiment about the economy to forecast a wide range of key financial outcomes, like consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. Now, researchers at Penn State, Florida International University, the University of Cincinnati and California State University, Fresno, have used an artificial intelligence-driven approach that analyzes media coverage data and uncovered a significant connection between the public's perception of the economy and hedge fund returns.
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