See the positioning that moves the market.
Sentmo shows retail trader long/short positioning — 8 instruments, updated daily, free.
Daily Sentiment
Retail trader long/short positioning — updated daily, 8 instruments.
Sentiment data is for informational purposes only. Not trading advice. Trading involves significant risk of loss.
What does your strategy really deliver?
This calculator shows theoretical results under idealized conditions. Real trading results will differ — drawdowns, spreads, slippage, and psychology are not factored in.
70–80% of retail traders lose money. Their positioning is your signal.
ESMA-regulated brokers must publish client loss rates. Sentmo makes the underlying positioning visible — so you can spot extremes before the market turns.
Contrarian Edge
When 80% of retail traders are long, the market is over-positioned. Historically, such extremes are often followed by corrections.
Early Warning System
Sentiment shifts happen before price reacts. The 24h change shows where the mood is heading.
No Opinion, Just Data
No analyst, no algorithm, no bias. Sentmo shows real positioning data — nothing else.
Sentmo is becoming a trading platform.
Sentiment data is the beginning. These tools are coming next.
Sentiment Dashboard
Daily long/short positioning for 8 instruments with 24h change and contrarian signals.
Trading Co-Pilot
AI-powered assistant that knows your strategy and delivers contextual sentiment analysis.
Performance Tracking
Track your trading performance with automatic evaluation, pattern detection and equity curve.
Backtesting Engine
Test strategies against historical sentiment data. Validate your contrarian hypotheses with real numbers.
How to read the sentiment data
The sentiment data shows the percentage split between long and short positions of retail traders. Each tile displays the 24-hour change. Click a tile for details.
Data Source
The data comes from ESMA-regulated CFD brokers who are legally required under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) to publish their retail client loss rates. Sentmo aggregates the publicly available long/short positioning from these brokers. Every displayed value is based on real open positions — no surveys, no estimates, no algorithmic extrapolations.
Covered instruments
Interpreting the data
The percentage values show how many retail traders are betting on rising (Long) vs. falling (Short) prices. The 24h change (the most important value) shows how much positioning has shifted. Large shifts — when the difference between long and short change exceeds 4 percentage points — are visually highlighted and can indicate sentiment reversals.
Contrarian signal: Why the majority is often wrong
According to ESMA, 70–80% of retail traders lose money long-term. Extreme positioning — when over 70% bet in one direction — can serve as a contrarian signal. The underlying logic: when nearly all retail traders are long, there are barely any new buyers left. The market tends to correct in the opposite direction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Trading Sentiment Analysis measures market mood using real positioning data from retail traders. It shows the percentage split between long positions (bets on rising prices) and short positions (bets on falling prices). This data makes market psychology measurable. Extreme positioning is particularly valuable: when over 75% of traders are long, for example, this can be a contrarian signal for an upcoming correction — because according to ESMA, 70 to 80 percent of retail traders lose money long-term.
Sentmo aggregates daily long/short positioning from retail traders at ESMA-regulated CFD brokers for 8 instruments: US30, NASDAQ, S&P500, DAX, Gold, EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, and GBP/USD. The data is displayed as a percentage split. Additionally, Sentmo calculates the 24-hour change — how much the positioning has shifted since the previous day. This change rate is the most important value because it shows which direction the crowd is moving. The dashboard auto-refreshes every 15 minutes.
Sentmo covers 8 of the most important trading instruments: four stock indices (US30/Dow Jones, NASDAQ 100, SPX500/S&P 500, GER30/DAX), one commodity (Gold/XAU/USD), and three currency pairs (EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, GBP/USD). This selection covers the most liquid and heavily traded markets where retail sentiment data is particularly meaningful. Additional instruments are planned.
Yes, the sentiment dashboard is completely free and requires no registration. There are no hidden costs and no paywall for the daily sentiment data. Sentmo plans to offer paid premium tools in the future — such as a Trading Co-Pilot, Performance Tracking, and a Backtesting Engine — but the core sentiment data will remain free permanently.
Sentiment data is updated every 15 minutes. The dashboard automatically polls for new values in the background — you don't need to manually refresh. Alongside current values, you always see the 24-hour change showing how positioning has shifted since the previous day. Large shifts (over 4 percentage points difference between long and short change) are visually highlighted.
When a high percentage of retail traders are positioned long — for example over 70% — it means the majority is betting on rising prices. For experienced traders, this is often a contrarian signal: extreme positioning suggests possible trend reversals. The reason: according to ESMA data, 70 to 80 percent of retail traders lose money long-term. When nearly everyone is positioned in one direction, there are no new buyers left on that side — and the market tends to correct in the opposite direction.
Sentmo is built for daytraders and active traders who want to use sentiment data as an additional signal in their decision-making process. The data is especially valuable for contrarian strategies — approaches that trade against the majority positioning. Basic trading knowledge (technical analysis, risk management, position sizing) is recommended. Sentmo does not provide trading recommendations — interpretation of the data is up to the trader.
The data comes from ESMA-regulated CFD brokers who are legally required to publish their client loss rates. Sentmo aggregates the publicly available long/short positioning from these brokers. The data reflects the actual positioning of retail traders — no surveys, no estimates, no algorithmic extrapolations. Every displayed value is based on real open positions.
Sentmo is being built into a full trading platform. Currently in development are a Trading Co-Pilot (AI-powered assistant delivering contextual sentiment analysis) and Performance Tracking (automatic evaluation of your trading results with pattern detection and equity curve). Also planned is a Backtesting Engine for testing strategies against historical sentiment data. Timelines are communicated in the Roadmap section on the homepage.