We have all seen the global impact of COVID-19 on world markets and watched the horrific images of Depression-style unemployment queues as countries around the world seek to save their economies with multi-billion dollar bail out packages.
But what is happening inside the minds of investors during these tumultuous times and how would you measure it?
Dr Hasan Fallahgoul is a mathematician in the Monash University School of Mathematics Centre for Quantitative Finance and Investment Strategies.
He has been analysing ‘StockTwits’ – a social media platform designed for sharing ideas between investors, traders, and entrepreneurs.
He has just published a 32-page paper which took a deep dive into posts on StockTwits during the pandemic to explore investor beliefs, sentiment and disagreement.
“There are several unexplored and exciting directions
