| Asset | Mentions | Δ | Price | Price Δ | Sentiment (src) | Signal |
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| Voice | Calls | Hit% | Alpha | Verdict |
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| Ticker | Put/Call | ATM IV | Option vol | Read |
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| Ticker | Mentions | Δ 24h | WSB sentiment | Price | 24h |
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A transparent 0-100 read of how hard a ticker is lighting up the radar: attention (how much it's discussed) + breadth (across how many sources) + momentum (rising chatter) + options engagement (real money) + divergence. It measures intensity of focus, not whether to buy — every input is shown, so it's never a black box.
Trap: loud chatter while price drops — hype fading into a decline. Divergence: attention and price pulling apart. Align: crowd and price agree (healthiest). Early: price moving while the crowd's still asleep (rarest). Quiet: no clear signal. The gap between talk and the tape is the edge Sonar measures.
How much a ticker is discussed (and across how many venues) leads volatility and volume far more reliably than whether posts are bullish or bearish. Polarity is often contrarian — peak retail bullishness has historically preceded weak forward returns. So Sonar leads with attention and treats loud sentiment with suspicion.
The ▲/▼ split shows positive vs. negative mentions per source (Reddit, 4chan, Hacker News, news). It's keyword-tagged, so it's a rough read, not gospel — sarcasm is hard. Use it to see where conviction is coming from, then click through to the actual posts.
Every falsifiable call is timestamped, then graded after 5 days against the S&P. Alpha is the excess return. A voice is certified skilled only past a minimum sample — most honestly read insufficient evidence, and that honesty is the point.
Put/call ratio: above ~1 = traders paying up for downside (bearish tilt); below ~0.7 = call-heavy (bullish tilt). ATM IV is how much movement the options market is pricing in. This is money on the line, not just talk — a useful cross-check on the chatter.
A ticker mentioned across many sources at once is a more robust signal than one loud thread. Sonar's real moat isn't the feed — it's scoring the individual voices who are consistently right, and separating durable skill from noise and luck over time.