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Trump Sentiment Index

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Overview · Sentiment index · updated every 3 hours

About the Trump Sentiment Index

AI-driven analysis of Donald Trump political and market impact sentiment - tracking policy commentary, electoral dynamics, and the market implications of Trump-related news across financial media.

Thematic and political sentiment indicators capture the market's interpretation of policy and narrative shifts rather than economic data. These indicators are particularly useful during election cycles, policy pivots, or sustained regulatory change. High Awareness with neutral Sentiment is a common pattern during ongoing policy debates where the directional outcome remains contested.

Key drivers

  • Legislative and executive policy announcements
  • Polling and approval rating trends
  • Regulatory agency activity and enforcement signals
  • Market pricing of policy risk (VIX, rates, sector rotation)
  • Media narrative clustering around specific policy themes

Reading the Sentiment scale

  1. 0-20
    Deeply NegativeCoverage dominated by risk-aversion signals; narrative heavily skewed toward negative conditions.
  2. 21-40
    NegativeBelow-neutral conditions with cautious market positioning; optimism subdued relative to the 30-day baseline.
  3. 41-60
    NeutralBalanced coverage with no clear directional bias. Market is in a wait-and-see posture, awaiting a catalyst.
  4. 61-80Now · 70
    PositivePositive momentum building in the narrative; coverage tilting toward positive catalysts and upside scenarios.
  5. 81-100
    Strongly PositiveElevated risk of mean-reversion. Watch for sentiment exhaustion signals and divergence from the Awareness score.

How to use this index

  • Use the Sentiment score to gauge the prevailing narrative bias for Trump at a glance.
  • The Awareness score flags unusual spikes in coverage - early-warning signals that often precede price moves.
  • Extreme readings (0-20 or 81-100) historically mark periods of heightened volatility and potential reversals.
  • Compare across related topics to find cross-asset divergences and correlation breakdowns.
  • Pro subscribers can view 3 years of history to calibrate thresholds against past market regimes.

This index is frequently referenced alongside trump sentiment, political news outlook, ai political sentiment, internet news analysis, alternative data politics - helping traders and analysts track Trump sentiment shifts in real time.

Latest news

Trump in the news

The headlines feeding this index, newest first.

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Trump and Zelensky Agree to Meet in New York

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to meet in New York, sharpening the diplomatic drive to test whether a negotiated path can emerge in a war that has drained European security, strained global food and energy markets and kept geopolitical risk elevated for investors.

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Trump Returns to White House as Middle East Tensions Rise

Donald Trump cut short his Camp David weekend and returned unexpectedly to the White House as warnings mounted that the Middle East could be moving toward a faster, less predictable escalation.

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Trump Policy Record Meets Voter Inflation Focus

Donald Trump is trying to turn his policy record into an election-year asset, but the bigger political and economic reality is that voters appear far more focused on inflation, fuel prices and the cost of living than on the White House’s long list of achievements.

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Trump $5,000 Tariff Dividend Faces Funding Gap

Donald Trump is again promising $5,000 checks for every U.S. adult, a pitch that would amount to more than $1 trillion and immediately raises questions about whether tariff revenue could ever cover it.

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Brian Fitzpatrick faces tough Pennsylvania reelection

Brian Fitzpatrick’s effort to distance himself from Donald Trump is not insulating him from a difficult reelection fight in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, where anti-Trump voters are drifting toward the Democrat and the race could help decide whether Republicans keep control of the House.

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Trump says U.S. is negotiating with Houthis

Trump’s statement that the Iran-backed Houthis want to make a deal with the US points to a potential off-ramp in one of the Middle East’s most disruptive security flashpoints, even as the group’s advance around Yemen’s Red Sea coast keeps maritime and energy markets on edge.

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Trump $5,000 dividend pledge faces fiscal pushback

President Donald Trump is trying to turn a politically seductive but economically awkward promise into a midterm message, and many Republicans would rather not talk about it.

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Asian-American voters turn against Trump in 2026 poll

Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters who helped lift Donald Trump in 2024 are now turning sharply against his presidency, with 68% disapproving of the job he is doing as Democrats and Republicans prepare for a narrowly divided midterm electorate.

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U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe May Shift Defense Spending

Trump’s consideration of removing at least 25,000 U.S. troops from Europe would be one of the most consequential shifts in America’s post-Cold War military posture, and it matters because it could reshape NATO’s deterrence, redirect Pentagon spending and alter the earnings outlook for major defense contractors.

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Trump withdraws Schroyer ICE nomination

Donald Trump has abruptly withdrawn Lance Schroyer’s nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move that underscores the administration’s difficulty locking in a permanent chief for the agency at the center of its deportation drive.

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Methodology

How the index is built

Data sources, scoring and update cadence, in plain terms.

What is the Trump index?

The Trump Sentiment Index is a political sentiment tool that measures public opinion and emotional sentiment surrounding Donald Trump, his policies, and his influence on the political landscape. This index uses advanced AI-driven sentiment analysis to track news articles, social media posts, speeches, and other public content to gauge whether the sentiment is predominantly positive, negative, or neutral towards the former U.S. president.

Every day, the index processes millions of data points from a wide range of sources, including news outlets, political commentary, social media platforms, and public reactions. The AI analyzes the tone, frequency, and context of mentions of Trump, helping to track the shifts in public sentiment - whether reflecting support for his actions, criticism of his policies, or reactions to his involvement in ongoing political events.

The Trump Sentiment Index provides real-time insights into the political climate, helping investors, political analysts, and media professionals understand the potential impact of Trump's influence on the market, public opinion, and even future political campaigns. By monitoring the emotional tone around Trump, it can assist in predicting market reactions, especially in the context of elections, political events, and economic policies linked to his legacy.

How is the Trump index calculated?

The Trump index is derived from AI-powered NLP analysis of thousands of online news sources, blogs, and financial commentary. Sentiment scores range from 0 (Deeply Negative) to 100 (Strongly Positive), where 50 represents neutral conditions. Awareness scores capture the volume and breadth of coverage for this topic across the media landscape.

How often is the Trump index updated?

The underlying data pipeline runs daily. However, the gauge and score displayed on this page reflect a processed snapshot that may be 3–24 hours behind real-time, depending on the topic's update cadence and how quickly new data clears the processing pipeline. The exact timestamp of the data shown is visible in the gauge footer - hover the info icon to see it in your local time.

Why does the gauge show data from a few hours ago?

The gauge reflects a processed data snapshot, not a live feed. Depending on the topic, displayed values can be 3–24 hours behind real-time - fast-moving topics (crypto, equities) update more frequently, while slower-cycle topics (macro, real estate, geopolitics) may have a longer lag. The precise data timestamp is always visible in the gauge footer: hover the info icon to see it in your local time.

Why use sentiment analysis?

Sentiment uses natural language processing to analyze and quantify investors' opinions, which is different from traditional indicators like volatility (VIX), volume, or price trends. This gives you an edge over others who rely solely on price-based data.

How to interpret the figures?

The gauges show the latest indicator percentiles for the last two quarters. Values above 50 mean an upward trend, while below 50 means a downward trend. A reading above 70% signals greed, and below 30% signals fear. When price and sentiment trends diverge, it's a strong sign the trend will continue.

What does awareness represent?

Besides sentiment, we also provide a measurement of awareness - an indicator of media activity expressed as a ratio of topic-dedicated data compared to the total. Values over 50 indicate an increasing media trend and growing investors' interest; less than 50 signals decreasing attention.

What is sentiment analysis and why measure it?

Sentiment analysis is a way to determine whether a piece of text is positive, negative, or neutral. It helps understand how people feel about a topic or product, which is very important for investment, revenue management, and gauging public opinion. It adds important data points to the decision process and is valuable input for many statistical and AI models.

What are some of the key data characteristics?

Raw signals are gathered from proprietary sources covering over 50,000 outlets and ingested every 15 minutes. Processed gauge readings are derived from these signals but are displayed with a delay of 3–24 hours depending on the topic - the exact data timestamp is always shown in the gauge footer. The platform includes 5 years of history, supports 72 languages, and processes over 1 million unique entries daily. Adalytica maintains over 99.5% uptime across all products and data services.

Who benefits the most from the sentiment data?

The products are widely used across various industries, including finance, real estate, cryptocurrency, commodities, and government. They provide tailored insights for tasks like tracking voter sentiment, optimizing investment strategies, or monitoring brand perception. We offer products that are tailored for both beginners and advanced data professionals.

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