I don&#x27;t know why the parent post is being downvoted:  trading using Twitter sentiment analysis is apparently a thing [1][2].<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.deltixlab.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;an-automated-trading-strategy-using-twitter-sentiment.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.deltixlab.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;an-automated-trading-strat...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cs229.stanford.edu&#x2F;proj2011&#x2F;TrusheimChakoumakosYendluri-Automated_Market_Sentiment_analysis_of_Twitter_for_Options_Trading.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cs229.stanford.edu&#x2F;proj2011&#x2F;TrusheimChakoumakosYendlu...</a><p>Edit: typo