Twitter and Financial Market Activity (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Twitter and Financial Market Activity

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The figure shows how often the international brands IBM, Pepsi and Toyota have been mentioned during a five-week period on Twitter. The activity is during long periods relatively steady and is then interrupted by sudden activity spikes. The research from NBI shows that there are common features in user activity on Twitter and in stock market transactions in the financial market.

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Niels Bohr Institute

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