Numbers and Facts

16 August 2010

The idea for the sentix was born back in 2000, and the hype of the "New Markets" could be felt everywhere. And while the majority of the nation was becoming richer and richer, there were also a lot of doubters. The parallels with other periods of historical exaggeration were great. Was it time to leave the market? There were no reliable answers to this at that time.

There are better data on prices than people. (Richard Thaler, Behavioral Finance Experte)

With the help of sentix, it is now possible to gain a better insight into the actions and thinking structures of institutional and private market participants. The first sentix survey was conducted on 23 February 2001. More than 5,000 investors are now registered with sentix, including more than 1,000 institutional investors. The sentix participants break down as follows:

More than 600 different indicators are derived from the weekly sentiment surveys, in which an average of more than 1,000 investors participate, which are analysed according to the principles of behavioural finance and the special sentix approach.