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FX markets start to test sentiment data

Already widely used in equities trading, data derived from news and social media is now being applied to foreign exchange

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Foreign exchange traders are starting to explore sentiment data – information derived from news headlines and social media, for example – as an additional input to their trading strategies, as hedgers and investors look for an edge on other market participants. Some researchers have found a sentiment overlay on traditional currency factors can deliver significant outperformance. 

Matt Weller, global head of research at trading solutions provider Gain Capital, says more clients are asking to use

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