Keeping up with COVID
As market narratives go, COVID-19 is huge. It is, in effect, a metanarrative that provides an overarching context for events across asset classes and sectors. We’re all thematic investors now, whether we like it or not.
The Outlook For Energy Under Biden
With the dust settling on the most unpredictable US election in generations, it feels good to take a breath and look at what the outcome means for the US and the world. One way the US dictates global policy is energy, and I’ve been thinking about what a Joe Biden presidency will mean for the sector. There are big differences between what Trump has done and what Biden plans to do. But intriguingly, there are more similarities than you might expect.
How Twitter is reshaping politics
In November 2018, Dominic Raab resigned as Brexit Secretary. But this wasn't your run-of-the-mill resignation. There was no discreet briefing as the minister headed into Number 10. Instead, he bashed out a quick tweet, with a photo of his resignation letter. Raab’s guerilla tactics encapsulate the reality of politics in the Internet era. You only have to look at the prominent role that Twitter is playing in the upcoming US election to see that social media has changed the rules of engagement irrevocably. The degree to which it is impacting the political landscape is truly astounding. Those who downplay the impact of social media on politics – and indeed the wider economic and social context in which we live – do so at their peril. In order to operate effectively in volatile conditions, finance professionals need to understand the significance of social media and the pivotal role it plays in political life.
Symphony users can now track Covid-19 Tweets with Auto-Translation
Country specific news on Covid-19 progress and financial impact is often available from local sources in the local language much faster than global news sources. Symphony users can now track multi-language news displaying pre-translated directly in Symphony shared chat rooms.
Enhanced Real-Time translation for financial Tweets
EarlyBird releases enhanced translation features for Twitter accounts and financial smarttrack Twitter searches
EarlyBird tracks emerging financial impact of Covid19 with country and sector-specific Twitter SmartTracks
As Coronavirus takes hold, never before have markets moved so quickly across all sectors. EarlyBird releases new Covid19 financial SmartTracks for countries, commodities and financial sectors to track emerging news on Twitter ahead of traditional news sources.
Yet another major industry award for EarlyBird!
Once again Market EarlyBird has won another major industry award. At an awards ceremony held in London on February 27th 2019, Danny Watkins collected the TradingTech Insight Europe Award for Best Alternative Market Data Provider.
EarlyBird Twitter – first with the news – again!
When Novartis announced their future acquisition of Endocyte in the early hours of October 18th, EarlyBird beat the major news sources by more than 20 minutes, and identified the Twitter posts about the acquisition as "Hot Tweets". Both Novartis and Endocyte stocks jumped when the markets opened later that morning.
EarlyBird to be available in Finsemble Ecosystem
With Finsemble, independent best-of-breed financial apps like EarlyBird can easily be integrated to improve end users' workflow and make sifting through data faster and easier. With the number of apps available within the Finsemble Ecosystem, trading firms can choose exactly which type of market data, news, social media, charting, messaging, trading, pricing, blotter, and other apps they want to integrate.
EarlyBird introduces Shared Folders
EarlyBird has introduced “shared folders”. These are just like ordinary EarlyBird folders which can contain a combination of Twitter accounts, saved searches and “SmartTracks”. The difference is that they are shared either between members of a team or everyone using EarlyBird.
EarlyBird wins prestigious industry award!
EarlyBird has been awarded the BSO Award for FinTech Innovation at the 2018 Intelligent Trading Technology Awards
EarlyBird now available as mobile app
EarlyBird is now available as a fully-functional mobile app on iOS and Android
Tweet of the Week: Volkswagen
EarlyBird SmartTracks revealed Volkswagen's change of management which precipitated a 4.5% rise in the company's share price on the day
Why Twitter's of little value to financial firms
Why Twitter, in its free form or heavily curated, is of little or no use to financial firms
Who should I follow on Twitter?
Choosing who to follow on Twitter is a challenge. But if you work in finance there are several other challenges you need to deal with first. This article explores all the issues and suggests a solution.
Japanese Tweeter Makes The News
Japanese Twitter account posting fast-breaking financial news is, itself, making the news.
Run Market EarlyBird as a desktop app
We've teamed up with OpenFin to enable the EarlyBird web app to run as a desktop app in a secure wrapper on Windows.
EarlyBird introduces Volume/Trending Alerts
EarlyBird has introduced Volume Alerts to show when the quality-weighted volume of tweets is higher than normal. These appear alongside your selected folders and draw your attention to what’s moving in the Markets that you’re tracking. Simple and very effective.
Tweet of the Week: 16/10 – 22/10 | Ramesh Bala
This week’s TOTW relates to Netflix's latest earning's call, which offered insight into the streaming giant's original content plans.
Twitter Tips for Traders: Don't Tweet!
Taken from our latest eBook, follow these tips for harnessing the power of Twitter for trading and analysis in the financial markets.
Following Carl’s Jr.’s #AmazonBuyUs campaign, could acquisition pitches over Twitter catch on?
We examine whether merger and acquisition pitches over Twitter could take off following Carl's Jr.’s recent Twitter pitch to Amazon.
Twitter Tips for Traders: Filter the Noise
Taken from our latest eBook, follow these tips for harnessing the power of Twitter for trading and analysis in the financial markets.
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Twitter Tips for Traders: Have a Follow Strategy
Taken from our latest eBook, follow these tips for harnessing the power of Twitter for trading and analysis in the financial markets.
Tweet of the Week: 04/09 - 10/09 | FXStreet
With the German election on 24 Sept, financial professionals will become increasingly interested in any data about how the vote might go. This week’s TOTW gives insight into what the different victory scenarios might bring.
Twitter Curation: Good or Bad?
To curate or not to curate? It’s one of the questions we hear most from financial professionals, which is why EarlyBird puts Twitter curation fully in their hands.
Tweet of the Week: 28/08 – 03/09 | TechCrunch
This week’s TOTW broke the details of Apple’s annual iPhone event – a save the date for the launch date of the iPhone 8.
Tweet of the Week: 21/08 - 27/08 | Jeroen Blokland
This week's TOTW comes from investor Jeroen Blokland and links to his recent blog post about the Jackson Hole conference.
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Can Trump build a wall around his Twitter feed?
As several high-profile Twitter users sue President Donald Trump for blocking them from receiving his Twitter feed, we examine whether Twitter is a 'public forum'?
Tweet of the Week: 07/08 - 13/08 | Loup Ventures
How big is Apple betting on AR for its next iPhone? This week’s TOTW may shed some light on the answer.
Tweet of the Week: 31/07 - 06/08 | Jared Bernstein
The week's Tweet of the Week is from former White House Chief Economist and Economic Advisor, Jared Bernstein (@econjared).
Tweet of the Week: 24/07 – 30/07 | Howard Archer
This week’s Tweet of the Week comes from @howardarcherUK, Chief European and UK economist at IHS Global Insight.
Tweet of the Week: 17/07 – 23/07 | Elon Musk
This week’s Tweet of the Week comes from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk – the man behind PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX.
Could Twitter Facilitate the next Big Banking Scandal?
By blocking Twitter at the firewall, and not providing a managed alternative, banks are pushing Twitter "under the table" on trading floors while managers turn a blind eye to its use on mobiles. Should the recent huge fines at BNP Paribas be a wake up call?
Tweet of the Week: 10/07 - 17/07 | Carillion PLC
In a series of weekly blog posts, we highlight an important Tweet, pushed out by EarlyBird, which has been quick to identify major market moving news.
Who’s Who – The Ultimate Online Financial Twitter Library!
You can follow anyone on Twitter with EarlyBird, but if you’re looking for ideas and suggestions then the Who’s Who page is the perfect place to start.
MiFID II: The Importance of Regulated Twitter
If your traders and analysts have access to Twitter and are using it for news sources, to identify trading opportunities or inform their trading decisions, then it’s important this information is captured for MiFID II compliance.
EarlyBird’s Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for the UK Election
Before the UK votes, we offer our list of key Twitter accounts to follow for everything UK election news, commentary, discussion and voting intention.
Spot trading opportunities on Twitter with our UK Election SmartTracks
Use our latest SmartTracks to track market-moving opinion, news and commentary about the UK General Election on Twitter.
Want to predict the FX market? Turn to Twitter
A recent paper by two academics recommends investors turn to Twitter if they want to gain a competitive edge in the FX market.
Do you have a Brexit Strategy for Twitter?
Find out about EarlyBird's new SmartTrack for tracking breaking Brexit news on Twitter.
EarlyBird's User Searches tool makes managing what your teams follow on Twitter a doddle
If you’re an EarlyBird admin, our latest enterprise search management tool makes seeing and managing what your teams are following on Twitter easy.
Stay on top of Brexit and European Election news with our new SmartTracks and Tweet Translation tool
EarlyBird is capturing all the candidates, pollsters, analysts and opinion formers in a set of new SmartTracks covering the four elections and the Brexit negotiations.
Watch our full presentation from Finovate Europe
Watch Market EarlyBird's CEO and founder, Danny Watkins present EarlyBird live on stage at Finovate Europe 2017.
Maximise space on trading screens with the EarlyBird Warbler
With vital market and financial news filling up every square inch of trading screens, we know screen space can be a problem. Don't worry, EarlyBird's got it covered!
EarlyBird selected to appear at Finovate Europe
Next month, Market EarlyBird’s CEO, Danny Watkins will take to the stage at Finovate Europe to showcase EarlyBird's myriad benefits to finance professionals looking for fast, compliance-friendly access to financial news on Twitter.
Track Trump's first days in office with our $TRUMP SmartTrack
Add our new $TRUMP SmartTrack to your EarlyBird dashboard, so you can start tracking Trump's first days in office.
Banks and traders in covert rush to install advanced Twitter monitoring tool to keep up with The Trump: The Wolf of Wall Tweet
Since the announcement of Donald Trump’s election in the United States and the Twitter tirade created by his fired from the hip Tweets, major city banks and trading houses have rushed to install highly sophisticated banking-compliant Twitter monitoring services to gain an advantage over their competitors.
Still using TweetSentry? Update to EarlyBird to access our app anywhere and on any device!
Still using TweetSentry? Learn how to update to EarlyBird to access our app anywhere and on any device.
Spot high-value Financial Tweets with EarlyBird's Activity Alert feature
One of the toughest things about getting financial value out of Twitter is spotting the important Tweets. Our new Activity Alerts feature identifies those Tweets that are getting a high level of interest across Twitter, and highlights them in your feed.
A Guide for IT Professionals
EarlyBird works by providing a lightweight desktop or browser client which communicates only with our cloud-based service. Our service in turn communicates with Twitter using a commercial filtered Firehose connection.
A Guide for Traders and Analysts
Twitter’s fast-moving time-based tweet stream was not designed for financial services, and traders given access to the Twitter website or even integrated solutions like Bloomberg typically get little value from it. The reason is simple. If they’re not watching Twitter all day they miss the good stuff.