Written by Manfred Hübner | 23 June 2016
Posted in Database news

Dear data client,

due to a software error, the values of the ticker SNTVEYI0 were calculated wrongly. This data is derived as a calculated series from the sentix values on EUR-USD and USD-JPY. The error led to a wrong sign, so we corrected the series by multiplying all values by -1.

The numbers of SNTBEYI6 and SNTMEYI1, which are basic components of the wrong series, were not affected from this error.

We apologize any inconvenience for you and thank for your understanding.

Kind regards,

Your sentix database team

Written by Manfred Hübner | 17 September 2015
Posted in Database news

sentix expanded its range of information on European equity sectors with information about the dispersion of the sector assessments. Under dispersion, we understand the spread of the sector assessments. To this end, we calculate the difference between the most positive and the most negative assessment based on the sentix sector sentiment values. The greater this difference, the more the sector estimates are scattered. We then speak of great dispersion. An extremely high or low dispersion may be a signal for a trend reversal constellation on overall market level. In particular, a very high dispersion may be an indication of a structural market  break.

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Written by Manfred Hübner | 30 September 2014
Posted in Database news

As we have written in our sentix database newsletter (April 2013), we have completed the integration of all new sentix series into the Bloomberg system. The overview pages will be up to date within the next days (see SNTX<GO> ff.).

With the completion of this task, we will delete outdated ticker symbols from our database. For example, you find the medium-term expectations of investors now in the indicator family SNTB sentix Strategic bias instead of the group SNTM sentix Market sentiment. Also, all positioning information is now available in the SNTA indicator family. Discontinued series will be marked in the Bloomberg system as "historic" and not updated anymore.

If you have any questions regarding our database or the changes made, please contact us anytime.

Written by Manfred Hübner | 21 September 2014
Posted in Database news

Starting October 2014, sentix revises its survey timetable. Until now, the sentix Sector Sentiment was surveyed on the 3rd Friday of a month. For database customers using the data in portfolio strategies, this timing is inconvenient. Because especially market neutral strategies will be implemented with future trades, it does mean that the survey date is also the last trading day of the front month in the future contracts. We therefore switch the survey data for the sector sentiment to the 2nd Friday in a month. The sentix Styles will be survey on the 3rd Friday instead.

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