Daily Sentiment Report – April 18, 2026
📊 Market Mood: 🟡 Neutral
Based on analysis of 11,693 mentions across 27 sources tracking 593 companies.
📈 Sentiment Overview
- Neutral: 45.5% (5,316 mentions)
- Bullish: 32.2% (3,761 mentions)
- Bearish: 22.4% (2,616 mentions)
🏆 Most Discussed Companies
| Company | Sector | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc.(Class A) | Communication Services | 1419 |
| Costco | Consumer Staples | 1060 |
| Amazon | Consumer Discretionary | 945 |
| Apple Inc. | Information Technology | 933 |
| Walmart | Consumer Staples | 857 |
| Netflix | Communication Services | 828 |
| Microsoft | Information Technology | 803 |
| Nvidia | Information Technology | 721 |
🟢 Most Bullish Sentiment
- Apple Inc. (Information Technology): 40.2% bullish (375/933 mentions)
- Nvidia (Information Technology): 49.4% bullish (356/721 mentions)
- Microsoft (Information Technology): 38.1% bullish (306/803 mentions)
- Alphabet Inc.(Class A) (Communication Services): 20.5% bullish (291/1419 mentions)
- Costco (Consumer Staples): 25.8% bullish (274/1060 mentions)
🔴 Most Bearish Sentiment
- Alphabet Inc.(Class A) (Communication Services): 28.0% bearish (398/1419 mentions)
- Microsoft (Information Technology): 29.6% bearish (238/803 mentions)
- Amazon (Consumer Discretionary): 21.9% bearish (207/945 mentions)
- Apple Inc. (Information Technology): 21.1% bearish (197/933 mentions)
- Walmart (Consumer Staples): 22.8% bearish (195/857 mentions)
🏭 Sentiment by Sector
| Sector | Mentions | Bullish % | Bearish % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | 3540 | 21.9% | 24.4% |
| Information Technology | 2858 | 44.4% | 22.4% |
| Consumer Staples | 2447 | 26.8% | 17.0% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 1464 | 32.3% | 26.3% |
| Industrials | 571 | 26.4% | 24.2% |
| Energy | 492 | 65.4% | 13.0% |
| Financials | 321 | 35.8% | 33.6% |
💬 Most Active Communities
brave_search (4392) • r/netflix (671) • r/google (671) • r/walmart (650) • r/Costco (520) • r/stocks (500) • r/apple (488) • r/aws (399)
📝 Methodology
Sentiment analysis uses a hybrid approach combining FinBERT (financial sentiment model) with LLM analysis. Mentions are scraped from Reddit every 6 hours across 26 subreddits focused on investing, trading, and sector-specific discussions. Composite sentiment scores consider confidence levels and argument strength.
Data source: MariaDB sentiment_tracker database analyzing relationships between companies, sources, and sentiment.
THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. This analysis reflects social media sentiment, not market fundamentals. Always do your own research.