Social media intelligence: financial signal extraction from Twitter/X, Telegram, Discord, and Reddit for sentiment-driven trading strategies.
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tessl review fix ./agent/src/skills/social-media-intelligence/SKILL.mdThis skill integrates financial-intelligence collection methods and quantitative applications across Twitter/X, Telegram, Discord, and Reddit. Inspired by
himself65/finance-skillsmodules such asdiscord-reader,telegram-reader, andtwitter-reader.
Core roles
| Role Type | Representative Account Traits | Signal Value |
|---|---|---|
| Sell-side analyst | Institutional backing, dense posting around earnings | Medium, somewhat lagging |
| Fund manager | Holdings views, industry judgment | High, but mixed with subjective opinion |
| Macro commentator | Fed interpretation, macro-data reaction | High, a good sentiment barometer |
| Crypto KOL | On-chain interpretation, project endorsement | Highly volatile, high manipulation risk |
| Retail noise | Meme spread, herd sentiment | Contrarian signal value at extremes |
Core FinTwit circles
$TICKER cashtag system directly maps discussion to the assetChannel types
| Channel Type | Content Traits | How to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Signal channels | Specific buy/sell levels, stop-loss / take-profit | Use as a sentiment thermometer, not for blind copy-trading |
| Research push channels | Institutional PDF reports, on-chain data | Aggregate information and extract key numbers |
| Macro flash channels | Real-time interpretation of FOMC, CPI, etc. | Event-driven signals |
| Official project channels | Tokenomics updates, partnership announcements | Potential alpha, but requires filtering |
| Whale alert channels | Large on-chain transfer alerts | Capital-flow signal |
Important community types
Distinctive value of Discord
#dev and #build show implementation activityCore subreddits
| Subreddit | Core User Base | Main Signal |
|---|---|---|
| r/wallstreetbets | Retail options traders | Meme-stock heat, abnormal options chatter |
| r/investing | Value-oriented retail investors | Long-horizon sentiment, ETF flow |
| r/cryptocurrency | Crypto retail | BTC / ETH cycle sentiment |
| r/stocks | General stock discussants | Earnings-season sentiment |
| r/options | Options-strategy community | Unusual IV-related topics |
Tooling options
# Option A: Official API v2 (paid, basic tier starts at $100/month)
# Best for: production environments where compliance is the priority
from tweepy import Client
client = Client(bearer_token=os.getenv("TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN"))
# Search tweets discussing a cashtag over the last 7 days
def fetch_cashtag_tweets(ticker: str, max_results: int = 100) -> list[dict]:
"""Collect Twitter discussion data for a given ticker.
Args:
ticker: Ticker symbol such as AAPL or BTC
max_results: Max number of returned tweets, between 10 and 100
Returns:
List of tweets, each containing id / text / created_at / public_metrics
"""
query = f"${ticker} -is:retweet lang:en"
tweets = client.search_recent_tweets(
query=query,
max_results=max_results,
tweet_fields=["created_at", "public_metrics", "author_id"],
)
return [t.data for t in tweets.data or []]
# Option B: ntscraper (unofficial, free, rate-limited)
# Best for: research / historical backtesting
# pip install ntscraper
from ntscraper import Nitter
scraper = Nitter()
tweets = scraper.get_tweets("$AAPL", mode="term", number=50)Data schema (Twitter JSON Schema)
{
"platform": "twitter",
"collected_at": "2026-03-29T08:00:00Z",
"query": "$AAPL",
"items": [
{
"id": "tweet_id_string",
"text": "tweet text",
"created_at": "ISO8601 timestamp",
"author": {
"id": "user_id",
"username": "handle",
"followers_count": 50000,
"verified": false
},
"metrics": {
"like_count": 120,
"retweet_count": 45,
"reply_count": 23,
"quote_count": 8
},
"sentiment_score": null,
"tags": ["$AAPL", "#earnings"]
}
]
}Suggested collection frequency
Tooling
# Telethon — official MTProto client, requires API_ID + API_HASH
# pip install telethon
from telethon.sync import TelegramClient
from telethon import functions
API_ID = int(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_ID"))
API_HASH = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_HASH")
async def fetch_channel_messages(
channel_username: str,
limit: int = 200,
offset_date: datetime | None = None,
) -> list[dict]:
"""Collect historical messages from a Telegram channel.
Args:
channel_username: Channel username without @, e.g. "whale_alert"
limit: Maximum number of messages
offset_date: Start time to backtrack from
Returns:
List of messages containing id / text / date / views / forwards
"""
async with TelegramClient("session", API_ID, API_HASH) as client:
messages = []
async for msg in client.iter_messages(
channel_username, limit=limit, offset_date=offset_date
):
if msg.text:
messages.append({
"id": msg.id,
"text": msg.text,
"date": msg.date.isoformat(),
"views": getattr(msg, "views", 0),
"forwards": getattr(msg, "forwards", 0),
})
return messagesData schema (Telegram JSON Schema)
{
"platform": "telegram",
"channel": "whale_alert",
"collected_at": "2026-03-29T08:00:00Z",
"items": [
{
"id": 12345,
"text": "message text",
"date": "ISO8601 timestamp",
"views": 85000,
"forwards": 320,
"has_media": false,
"reply_to_msg_id": null,
"sentiment_score": null
}
]
}Suggested collection frequency
Tooling
# discord.py — official Bot API, requires Bot Token + server invitation permission
# pip install discord.py
import discord
from discord.ext import commands
async def fetch_channel_history(
channel_id: int,
limit: int = 500,
after: datetime | None = None,
) -> list[dict]:
"""Collect message history from a Discord channel.
Args:
channel_id: Discord channel ID
limit: Maximum number of messages, capped at 500 per request
after: Start timestamp to backtrack from
Returns:
List of messages containing id / content / timestamp / author / reactions
"""
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!")
messages = []
@bot.event
async def on_ready():
channel = bot.get_channel(channel_id)
async for msg in channel.history(limit=limit, after=after):
messages.append({
"id": str(msg.id),
"content": msg.content,
"timestamp": msg.created_at.isoformat(),
"author": {
"id": str(msg.author.id),
"name": msg.author.name,
"bot": msg.author.bot,
},
"reaction_count": sum(r.count for r in msg.reactions),
"attachments": len(msg.attachments),
})
await bot.close()
await bot.start(os.getenv("DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN"))
return messagesData schema (Discord JSON Schema)
{
"platform": "discord",
"guild_id": "server_id_string",
"channel_id": "channel_id_string",
"channel_name": "general-trading",
"collected_at": "2026-03-29T08:00:00Z",
"items": [
{
"id": "message_id_string",
"content": "message text",
"timestamp": "ISO8601 timestamp",
"author": {
"id": "user_id_string",
"name": "username#1234",
"roles": ["Member", "Whale"],
"bot": false
},
"reaction_count": 42,
"thread_count": 3,
"sentiment_score": null
}
]
}Suggested collection frequency
Tooling
# PRAW — official Reddit Python wrapper, free API
# pip install praw
import praw
def fetch_subreddit_posts(
subreddit_name: str,
mode: str = "hot",
limit: int = 100,
time_filter: str = "day",
) -> list[dict]:
"""Collect hot posts and related metadata from a subreddit.
Args:
subreddit_name: Subreddit name, e.g. "wallstreetbets"
mode: Sort mode: "hot" / "new" / "top" / "rising"
limit: Maximum number of posts
time_filter: Time filter for top mode, e.g. "hour" / "day" / "week"
Returns:
List of posts containing id / title / score / comments / created_utc
"""
reddit = praw.Reddit(
client_id=os.getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_ID"),
client_secret=os.getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
user_agent="vibe-trading/1.0",
)
subreddit = reddit.subreddit(subreddit_name)
posts = []
fetch_fn = {
"hot": subreddit.hot,
"new": subreddit.new,
"top": lambda limit: subreddit.top(time_filter=time_filter, limit=limit),
"rising": subreddit.rising,
}[mode]
for post in fetch_fn(limit=limit):
posts.append({
"id": post.id,
"title": post.title,
"selftext": post.selftext[:500], # truncated body
"score": post.score,
"upvote_ratio": post.upvote_ratio,
"num_comments": post.num_comments,
"created_utc": post.created_utc,
"url": post.url,
"flair": post.link_flair_text,
})
return postsData schema (Reddit JSON Schema)
{
"platform": "reddit",
"subreddit": "wallstreetbets",
"collected_at": "2026-03-29T08:00:00Z",
"items": [
{
"id": "post_id",
"title": "post title",
"selftext": "body summary (500 chars)",
"score": 12500,
"upvote_ratio": 0.94,
"num_comments": 847,
"created_utc": 1743206400.0,
"flair": "YOLO",
"mentioned_tickers": ["GME", "AMC"],
"sentiment_score": null
}
]
}Suggested collection frequency
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# pip install vaderSentiment
from vaderSentiment.vaderSentiment import SentimentIntensityAnalyzer
def vader_score(text: str) -> dict:
"""Score the sentiment of social-media text using VADER.
Args:
text: Raw social-media text such as a tweet, post, or message
Returns:
{'pos': float, 'neg': float, 'neu': float, 'compound': float}
compound is in [-1, 1], where > 0.05 is positive and < -0.05 is negative
"""
analyzer = SentimentIntensityAnalyzer()
return analyzer.polarity_scores(text)Characteristics: No GPU required, suitable for high-frequency batch processing; weaker on finance-specific slang such as "bull" or "moon".
# pip install transformers torch
from transformers import pipeline
_finbert = None
def get_finbert():
"""Lazily load the FinBERT model. First call takes roughly 1-2 seconds."""
global _finbert
if _finbert is None:
_finbert = pipeline(
"text-classification",
model="ProsusAI/finbert",
tokenizer="ProsusAI/finbert",
)
return _finbert
def finbert_score(text: str) -> dict:
"""Classify sentiment in finance text using FinBERT.
Args:
text: Finance-related text, truncated to 512 tokens
Returns:
{'label': 'positive'|'negative'|'neutral', 'score': float}
"""
result = get_finbert()(text[:512])[0]
score_map = {"positive": 1.0, "neutral": 0.0, "negative": -1.0}
return {
"label": result["label"],
"score": score_map[result["label"]] * result["score"],
}Characteristics: Stronger understanding of finance terms such as earnings, guidance, beat/miss; GPU acceleration is preferred for large batches.
def llm_sentiment(text: str, ticker: str | None = None) -> dict:
"""Use an LLM to analyze sentiment in complex finance text.
Args:
text: Raw text such as a report summary or Discord thread
ticker: Related asset symbol, if available
Returns:
{'score': float[-1,1], 'label': str, 'reason': str}
Note:
Each call consumes roughly 500 tokens.
Use only on samples where VADER / FinBERT confidence is below 0.6.
"""
context = f"Ticker: {ticker}\n" if ticker else ""
prompt = f"""{context}Analyze the sentiment of the following finance text and return JSON:
{{"score": <float from -1 to 1>, "label": <"bullish"|"bearish"|"neutral">, "reason": <one-sentence explanation>}}
Text: {text[:1000]}"""
# Call the current agent's LLM interface
from src.providers.base import get_llm
response = get_llm().invoke(prompt)
import json
return json.loads(response.content)Recommendation by scenario
| Scenario | Recommended Method | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time Twitter / Reddit batch processing | VADER | Low latency, no GPU required |
| Earnings-related text | FinBERT | Strong finance-term understanding |
| Telegram research summaries | LLM-based | Better on long-form and nuanced meaning |
| Multi-turn Discord discussion | FinBERT + LLM | Good balance of precision and cost |
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
def compute_buzz_metrics(df: pd.DataFrame, window: str = "1H") -> pd.DataFrame:
"""Compute time-series discussion-buzz metrics.
Args:
df: Message DataFrame containing timestamp / platform / ticker columns
window: Aggregation window, such as "1H" / "4H" / "1D"
Returns:
Time-series DataFrame with:
- msg_count: message volume
- unique_authors: count of distinct active users
- topic_freq: topic frequency as ticker volume / total message volume
- engagement_score: weighted interaction count
- buzz_zscore: message-volume Z-score for anomaly detection
"""
df["timestamp"] = pd.to_datetime(df["timestamp"])
df = df.set_index("timestamp").sort_index()
result = df.resample(window).agg(
msg_count=("text", "count"),
unique_authors=("author_id", "nunique"),
total_engagement=("engagement", "sum"),
)
# Topic frequency, i.e. relative buzz.
total = df.resample(window)["text"].count()
result["topic_freq"] = result["msg_count"] / total.replace(0, np.nan)
# Z-score anomaly detection using a 30-window rolling baseline.
roll_mean = result["msg_count"].rolling(30, min_periods=5).mean()
roll_std = result["msg_count"].rolling(30, min_periods=5).std()
result["buzz_zscore"] = (result["msg_count"] - roll_mean) / roll_std.replace(0, np.nan)
return resultKey buzz metrics
msg_count: raw message count, measures absolute attentionunique_authors: distinct users, reduces bot / spam distortionbuzz_zscore > 2.0: abnormal buzz, triggers alertstopic_freq: relative buzz, controls for broad market-wide sentiment amplificationdef compute_fear_greed_index(
sentiment_series: pd.Series,
buzz_series: pd.Series,
lookback: int = 30,
) -> pd.Series:
"""Construct a CNN-style fear-and-greed index.
Args:
sentiment_series: Daily average sentiment in [-1, 1]
buzz_series: Daily message-volume series
lookback: Historical window in days used for percentile ranking
Returns:
Fear-and-greed index in [0, 100]
0-20: extreme fear
20-40: fear
40-60: neutral
60-80: greed
80-100: extreme greed
Note:
Extreme greed (>80) is often a short-term top signal.
Extreme fear (<20) is often a short-term bottom signal.
"""
# Normalize sentiment by percentile rank.
sentiment_rank = sentiment_series.rolling(lookback).rank(pct=True) * 100
# Normalize buzz by percentile rank.
buzz_rank = buzz_series.rolling(lookback).rank(pct=True) * 100
# Weighted combination: 60% sentiment + 40% buzz.
fear_greed = 0.6 * sentiment_rank + 0.4 * buzz_rank
return fear_greed.clip(0, 100)Extreme-sentiment thresholds
| Range | State | Historical Meaning | Trading Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-20 | Extreme fear | Panic selling, liquidity stress | Contrarian long candidate |
| 20-40 | Fear | Pessimism spreading | Wait and watch for stabilization |
| 40-60 | Neutral | Balanced sentiment | Let fundamentals lead |
| 60-80 | Greed | Optimism dominant | Candidate for trimming risk |
| 80-100 | Extreme greed | FOMO-driven retail influx | Contrarian short candidate |
def classify_author_type(author: dict) -> str:
"""Classify an account as retail / institutional / KOL using profile traits.
Args:
author: Dict containing followers_count / verified / account_age_days /
tweet_count / following_count
Returns:
'institutional': institutional account
'kol': high-impact KOL
'retail': retail user
'bot_risk': suspected bot
Note:
Institutional sentiment should carry more weight than KOL,
and KOL more than retail. Retail extremes often have contrarian value.
"""
followers = author.get("followers_count", 0)
verified = author.get("verified", False)
age_days = author.get("account_age_days", 0)
tweet_count = author.get("tweet_count", 0)
# Bot-risk detection
if age_days < 30 and tweet_count > 1000:
return "bot_risk"
if tweet_count > 0 and (tweet_count / max(age_days, 1)) > 50:
return "bot_risk"
# Institutional characteristics: verified plus large audience
if verified and followers > 100_000:
return "institutional"
# KOL: large following but not necessarily verified
if followers > 10_000:
return "kol"
return "retail"
def weighted_sentiment(
df: pd.DataFrame,
weights: dict | None = None,
) -> pd.Series:
"""Compute weighted sentiment by author category.
Args:
df: DataFrame containing sentiment_score / author_type / timestamp
weights: Optional category weights, defaults to institutional:3, kol:2, retail:1
Returns:
Daily weighted sentiment time series
"""
if weights is None:
weights = {"institutional": 3.0, "kol": 2.0, "retail": 1.0, "bot_risk": 0.0}
df["weight"] = df["author_type"].map(weights).fillna(1.0)
df["weighted_sentiment"] = df["sentiment_score"] * df["weight"]
return (
df.groupby(df["timestamp"].dt.date)
.apply(lambda g: g["weighted_sentiment"].sum() / g["weight"].sum())
.rename("weighted_sentiment")
)import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from scipy.stats import spearmanr
def compute_ic(
factor_series: pd.Series,
forward_return: pd.Series,
method: str = "spearman",
) -> float:
"""Compute one-period factor IC (information coefficient).
Args:
factor_series: Cross-sectional factor values, e.g. same-day sentiment by ticker
forward_return: Matching forward N-day returns
method: "spearman" for rank correlation or "pearson"
Returns:
IC in [-1, 1]. |IC| > 0.05 is useful and > 0.1 is strong.
"""
aligned = pd.concat([factor_series, forward_return], axis=1).dropna()
if len(aligned) < 5:
return np.nan
if method == "spearman":
ic, _ = spearmanr(aligned.iloc[:, 0], aligned.iloc[:, 1])
else:
ic = aligned.iloc[:, 0].corr(aligned.iloc[:, 1])
return ic
def compute_icir(ic_series: pd.Series) -> float:
"""Compute ICIR, the information ratio of IC.
Args:
ic_series: Time series of IC values
Returns:
ICIR = mean(IC) / std(IC), where > 0.5 is useful and > 1.0 is strong
"""
return ic_series.mean() / ic_series.std() if ic_series.std() > 0 else np.nan
# Example factor-construction workflow
def build_sentiment_factor(
raw_data: pd.DataFrame,
forward_days: int = 5,
) -> dict:
"""Build a complete social-sentiment factor and test its effectiveness.
Args:
raw_data: Raw data containing date / ticker / sentiment_score / author_type
forward_days: Forward return horizon in days
Returns:
{'factor': DataFrame, 'ic_series': Series, 'icir': float}
"""
# 1. Cross-sectional standardization
factor = (
raw_data.groupby("date")["sentiment_score"]
.transform(lambda x: (x - x.mean()) / (x.std() + 1e-8))
)
# 2. Compute period-by-period IC
ic_list = []
dates = raw_data["date"].unique()
for date in sorted(dates)[:-forward_days]:
fwd_date = dates[dates > date][:forward_days][-1]
f = raw_data[raw_data["date"] == date].set_index("ticker")["sentiment_norm"]
r = raw_data[raw_data["date"] == fwd_date].set_index("ticker")["return"]
ic_list.append((date, compute_ic(f, r)))
ic_series = pd.Series(dict(ic_list))
return {
"factor": factor,
"ic_series": ic_series,
"ic_mean": ic_series.mean(),
"icir": compute_icir(ic_series),
}IC / ICIR grading
| Metric | Weak | Useful | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| |IC| | < 0.03 | 0.03-0.08 | > 0.08 |
| ICIR | < 0.3 | 0.3-0.8 | > 0.8 |
| IC positive-rate | < 50% | 50-60% | > 60% |
def orthogonalize_sentiment(
sentiment_factor: pd.Series,
traditional_factors: pd.DataFrame,
) -> pd.Series:
"""Orthogonalize the sentiment factor against traditional factors.
Args:
sentiment_factor: Raw sentiment factor after cross-sectional normalization
traditional_factors: Matrix of traditional factors such as size / momentum / valuation
Returns:
Pure sentiment factor after removing shared components, i.e. the residual
Note:
Orthogonalization often lowers IC, but improves factor independence
and reduces double-counting in multi-factor portfolios.
"""
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
import numpy as np
# Regress on the traditional factors and keep the residual.
X = traditional_factors.fillna(0).values
y = sentiment_factor.fillna(0).values
reg = LinearRegression(fit_intercept=True).fit(X, y)
residual = y - reg.predict(X)
return pd.Series(residual, index=sentiment_factor.index)PLATFORM_WEIGHTS = {
# Weight basis: historical IC contribution + information quality
"twitter_institutional": 0.35,
"twitter_kol": 0.20,
"telegram_signal": 0.15,
"telegram_research": 0.15,
"discord_community": 0.10,
"reddit_wsb": 0.05,
}
def aggregate_platform_sentiment(platform_scores: dict[str, float]) -> float:
"""Aggregate sentiment scores from multiple platforms using weights.
Args:
platform_scores: Dict of {platform_key: sentiment_score} with scores in [-1, 1]
Returns:
Aggregated sentiment score in [-1, 1]
"""
total_weight = 0.0
weighted_sum = 0.0
for platform, score in platform_scores.items():
weight = PLATFORM_WEIGHTS.get(platform, 0.05)
weighted_sum += score * weight
total_weight += weight
return weighted_sum / total_weight if total_weight > 0 else 0.0def detect_sentiment_reversal(
fg_index: pd.Series,
price_series: pd.Series,
extreme_threshold: float = 80.0,
fear_threshold: float = 20.0,
confirmation_days: int = 3,
) -> pd.DataFrame:
"""Detect reversal signals from sentiment extremes.
Args:
fg_index: Fear-and-greed index in [0, 100]
price_series: Corresponding price series
extreme_threshold: Extreme-greed threshold, default 80
fear_threshold: Extreme-fear threshold, default 20
confirmation_days: Number of days required for confirmation
Returns:
DataFrame containing signal / direction / strength
signal = 1: short signal due to sustained extreme greed
signal = -1: long signal due to sustained extreme fear
signal = 0: no signal
Note:
Sentiment reversals usually lag the exact top or bottom,
but can still lead by roughly 3-10 trading days.
Use together with price momentum or volume anomalies.
"""
signals = pd.DataFrame(index=fg_index.index)
signals["fg"] = fg_index
signals["signal"] = 0
signals["direction"] = ""
signals["strength"] = 0.0
# Sustained extreme greed → short signal
greed_mask = (fg_index > extreme_threshold).rolling(confirmation_days).sum() == confirmation_days
signals.loc[greed_mask, "signal"] = 1
signals.loc[greed_mask, "direction"] = "short"
signals.loc[greed_mask, "strength"] = (fg_index - extreme_threshold).clip(0) / 20
# Sustained extreme fear → long signal
fear_mask = (fg_index < fear_threshold).rolling(confirmation_days).sum() == confirmation_days
signals.loc[fear_mask, "signal"] = -1
signals.loc[fear_mask, "direction"] = "long"
signals.loc[fear_mask, "strength"] = (fear_threshold - fg_index).clip(0) / 20
return signalsKOL influence quantification
def compute_kol_influence_score(author: dict, recent_tweets: list[dict]) -> float:
"""Quantify the market influence of a Twitter KOL.
Args:
author: Account metadata including follower count, verification, and age
recent_tweets: Most recent 20 tweets including engagement metrics
Returns:
Influence score in [0, 100]
Note:
KOLs with scores above 70 tend to lift 1-hour realized volatility
of the related asset by roughly 15% after posting.
"""
# Follower-quality score, using log follower count
follower_score = min(np.log10(max(author["followers_count"], 1)) / 7, 1.0) * 40
# Engagement rate = recent average engagement / follower count
avg_engagement = np.mean([
t["metrics"]["like_count"] + t["metrics"]["retweet_count"] * 2
for t in recent_tweets
])
engagement_rate = avg_engagement / max(author["followers_count"], 1)
engagement_score = min(engagement_rate * 1000, 1.0) * 30
# Account-age credibility score
age_score = min(author["account_age_days"] / 1825, 1.0) * 20 # full score at 5 years
# Verification bonus
verified_bonus = 10 if author["verified"] else 0
return follower_score + engagement_score + age_score + verified_bonusPre/post-earnings sentiment shift
def analyze_earnings_sentiment_shift(
ticker: str,
earnings_date: str,
sentiment_df: pd.DataFrame,
window_days: int = 5,
) -> dict:
"""Analyze Twitter sentiment changes before and after earnings.
Args:
ticker: Stock ticker
earnings_date: Earnings date in YYYY-MM-DD
sentiment_df: Daily time series containing date / sentiment_score
window_days: Observation window on each side of the earnings date
Returns:
{
'pre_sentiment': float,
'post_sentiment': float,
'shift': float,
'signal': str # 'beat_expected' / 'miss_expected' / 'neutral'
}
"""
ed = pd.Timestamp(earnings_date)
pre = sentiment_df[
(sentiment_df.index >= ed - pd.Timedelta(days=window_days)) &
(sentiment_df.index < ed)
]["sentiment_score"].mean()
post = sentiment_df[
(sentiment_df.index > ed) &
(sentiment_df.index <= ed + pd.Timedelta(days=window_days))
]["sentiment_score"].mean()
shift = post - pre
signal = "neutral"
if shift > 0.2:
signal = "beat_expected"
elif shift < -0.2:
signal = "miss_expected"
return {"pre_sentiment": pre, "post_sentiment": post, "shift": shift, "signal": signal}Alpha-signal quality filter
Signal quality varies widely across crypto Telegram channels. Filter with rules like the following:
ALPHA_QUALITY_RULES = {
# Low-quality signals to filter out directly
"spam_patterns": [
r"100x guaranteed",
r"private sale",
r"limited spots",
r"DM me",
r"pump incoming",
],
# High-quality signals that deserve extra weight
"quality_signals": [
r"on-chain data",
r"tokenomics analysis",
r"team background",
r"audit report",
r"TVL growing",
],
}
def score_telegram_alpha(message: str) -> dict:
"""Score the quality of alpha in Telegram crypto-channel messages.
Args:
message: Raw channel message
Returns:
{'quality_score': int[0-10], 'is_spam': bool, 'alpha_type': str}
"""
import re
text_lower = message.lower()
# Spam detection
for pattern in ALPHA_QUALITY_RULES["spam_patterns"]:
if re.search(pattern, text_lower):
return {"quality_score": 0, "is_spam": True, "alpha_type": "spam"}
# Quality score
score = 5
for pattern in ALPHA_QUALITY_RULES["quality_signals"]:
if re.search(pattern, text_lower):
score += 1
alpha_type = "research" if score >= 7 else "signal" if score >= 5 else "noise"
return {"quality_score": min(score, 10), "is_spam": False, "alpha_type": alpha_type}Airdrop / IDO buzz tracking
#airdrop, #IDO, and #whitelistProject health index
def compute_project_health_index(
discord_stats: dict,
lookback_days: int = 30,
) -> dict:
"""Build a project-community health index from Discord statistics.
Args:
discord_stats: {
'daily_messages': list[int],
'daily_active_users': list[int],
'new_members': list[int],
'dev_commits': list[int],
}
lookback_days: Historical window used as the baseline
Returns:
{
'health_score': float[0-100],
'trend': 'growing'|'stable'|'declining',
'flags': list[str]
}
"""
msgs = np.array(discord_stats["daily_messages"][-lookback_days:])
users = np.array(discord_stats["daily_active_users"][-lookback_days:])
members = np.array(discord_stats["new_members"][-lookback_days:])
# Component scores
msg_trend = np.polyfit(range(len(msgs)), msgs, 1)[0]
user_trend = np.polyfit(range(len(users)), users, 1)[0]
msg_score = min(50 + msg_trend / max(msgs.mean(), 1) * 500, 100)
user_score = min(50 + user_trend / max(users.mean(), 1) * 500, 100)
retention = (users.mean() / max(members[-7:].sum(), 1)) * 20
health_score = 0.4 * msg_score + 0.4 * user_score + 0.2 * min(retention, 100)
# Warning flags
flags = []
if msgs[-7:].mean() < msgs[-30:].mean() * 0.5:
flags.append("Message volume has collapsed: 7-day average is below 50% of the 30-day average")
if users[-3:].mean() < users[-30:].mean() * 0.3:
flags.append("Active users have plunged: possible project-abandonment warning")
trend = "growing" if msg_trend > 0 and user_trend > 0 else \
"declining" if msg_trend < 0 and user_trend < 0 else "stable"
return {"health_score": health_score, "trend": trend, "flags": flags}Whale-discussion monitoring
#whale-watch and #large-transactionswhale alert, large transfer, moved X BTCMeme-stock momentum detection
def detect_meme_stock_momentum(
wsb_posts: list[dict],
top_n: int = 10,
) -> pd.DataFrame:
"""Detect meme-stock momentum on WSB and identify short-squeeze candidates.
Args:
wsb_posts: List of WSB posts collected through PRAW
top_n: Number of top hot tickers to return
Returns:
DataFrame containing ticker / mention_count / avg_score / option_buzz
Note:
mention_count > 200 in one day plus sentiment > 0.5 is one early short-squeeze warning condition.
A full squeeze setup still requires short interest above 20%.
"""
import re
from collections import defaultdict
ticker_stats = defaultdict(lambda: {"count": 0, "scores": [], "option_buzz": 0})
# Common U.S. ticker regex: 2-5 uppercase letters
ticker_pattern = re.compile(r"\b([A-Z]{2,5})\b")
option_keywords = ["calls", "puts", "options", "IV", "yolo", "FDs"]
for post in wsb_posts:
text = f"{post['title']} {post['selftext']}"
tickers_found = ticker_pattern.findall(text)
# Filter common non-ticker words
stop_words = {"THE", "FOR", "AND", "BUT", "NOT", "ARE", "YOU", "ALL", "CAN"}
tickers_found = [t for t in tickers_found if t not in stop_words]
has_options = any(kw.lower() in text.lower() for kw in option_keywords)
for ticker in set(tickers_found):
ticker_stats[ticker]["count"] += 1
ticker_stats[ticker]["scores"].append(post["score"])
if has_options:
ticker_stats[ticker]["option_buzz"] += 1
rows = []
for ticker, stats in ticker_stats.items():
rows.append({
"ticker": ticker,
"mention_count": stats["count"],
"avg_score": np.mean(stats["scores"]),
"option_buzz": stats["option_buzz"],
})
df = pd.DataFrame(rows).sort_values("mention_count", ascending=False)
return df.head(top_n)WSB short-squeeze checklist
| Condition | Data Source | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| WSB mentions | Reddit PRAW | > 200 per day |
| WSB options-discussion heat | Reddit PRAW | option_buzz > 30% |
| Short interest (SI) | Finviz / IEX | > 20% |
| Borrow tightness | Securities-lending data | CTB > 5% |
| Unusual options open interest | Option-chain data | OI day-over-day change > 50% |
# Reference implementation: agent/src/tools/social_media_tool.py
from dataclasses import dataclass
from enum import Enum
class Platform(str, Enum):
TWITTER = "twitter"
TELEGRAM = "telegram"
DISCORD = "discord"
REDDIT = "reddit"
@dataclass
class SocialMediaQuery:
"""Social-media query parameters."""
platform: Platform
query: str
limit: int = 100
start_time: str | None = None
include_sentiment: bool = True
def collect_social_signals(query: SocialMediaQuery) -> dict:
"""Unified entrypoint for collecting social-media data.
Args:
query: Query parameters including platform, keyword, time window, and limit
Returns:
Standardized JSON data containing platform / items / metadata
Raises:
ValueError: Unsupported platform or invalid parameters
RuntimeError: API call failed, with retry guidance attached
"""
collectors = {
Platform.TWITTER: _collect_twitter,
Platform.TELEGRAM: _collect_telegram,
Platform.DISCORD: _collect_discord,
Platform.REDDIT: _collect_reddit,
}
collector = collectors.get(query.platform)
if not collector:
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported platform: {query.platform}")
raw_data = collector(query)
if query.include_sentiment:
raw_data = _enrich_with_sentiment(raw_data)
return raw_data# Add the following to .env
TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN=xxx
TELEGRAM_API_ID=xxx
TELEGRAM_API_HASH=xxx
DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=xxx
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=xxx
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=xxx
# Sentiment model selection: vader / finbert / llm
SENTIMENT_MODEL=finbert-- Social-sentiment factor table (DuckDB / SQLite)
CREATE TABLE social_sentiment_factors (
date DATE NOT NULL,
ticker VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
platform VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
sentiment FLOAT, -- [-1, 1]
buzz_zscore FLOAT, -- Buzz Z-score
fear_greed FLOAT, -- [0, 100]
msg_count INTEGER,
author_type VARCHAR(20), -- institutional / kol / retail
PRIMARY KEY (date, ticker, platform)
);Version: v1.0 | Created: 2026-03-29 | Scope: quantitative research / factor mining (not for direct live-trading signals)
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