News Sentiment Heatmap
Live sentiment analysis of the latest financial news headlines. Tile size reflects article volume, color shows whether the news sentiment is bullish, bearish, or neutral. Bull Bear Neutral
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the News Sentiment Heatmap and how to use it for your trading strategy.
Q1 What is the News Sentiment Heatmap?
The News Sentiment Heatmap is a real-time treemap visualization that analyzes the latest financial news headlines using AI. It groups news by asset (Forex pairs, Commodities, Indices, Crypto) and shows the dominant market sentiment — Bullish, Bearish, or Neutral — along with a Sentiment Score, trend direction, and article volume for each asset.
Q2 What do the colors and intensity mean?
Each tile's color reflects the dominant sentiment: Green = Bullish, Red = Bearish, Grey = Neutral. The intensity of the color scales with the strength of the sentiment — a bright, deep green means 75%+ of articles are bullish, while a muted dark green means the sentiment is less decisive (below 55%).
Q3 Why are some tiles larger than others?
The heatmap uses a treemap layout algorithm where each tile's area is proportional to the number of news articles about that asset. Larger tiles mean the asset is generating significantly more media coverage, indicating higher market attention and potential price volatility.
Q4 What is the Sentiment Score?
The Sentiment Score is a number from -100 to +100 that represents the overall market mood for an asset. It's calculated as: (bullish - bearish) / total × 100. A score of +100 means every article is bullish; -100 means every article is bearish; 0 means perfectly balanced.
Q5 What do 🔥 HOT and ⚡ VOLATILE mean?
These badges track Sentiment Velocity — rapid changes in sentiment. 🔥 HOT appears when bullish sentiment in the last 3 hours has surged by more than 15% compared to the overall average. ⚡ VOLATILE appears when bearish sentiment has spiked by more than 15% recently. These flags help you detect momentum shifts before they become obvious.
Q6 What does the trend indicator show?
The trend indicator (e.g. ↑ +12% last 3h or ↓ -8% last 3h) shows how the bullish sentiment percentage in the last 3 hours compares to the overall average. A positive number means sentiment is becoming more bullish recently; a negative number means it's shifting bearish. It only appears when the change is significant (3% or more).
Q7 How much data does the heatmap use?
The heatmap processes up to 1,000 of the latest news articles from our AI-analyzed database. The page refreshes automatically every 5 minutes to keep you ahead of the news cycle. An asset tile only appears if it has at least 3 articles, ensuring meaningful sentiment analysis. The time since last article shown on each tile tells you how fresh the latest news is for that specific asset.
Q8 Can I see the source articles?
Yes! Click on any tile to open a detailed panel. You'll see a sentiment breakdown bar showing the exact Bullish / Neutral / Bearish percentages, followed by a chronological list of all analyzed articles with individual sentiment tags, timestamps, and direct links to the original sources.