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The Relationship Between Twitter Mentions & Stock Volatility During Trading Hours, Connor Day
The Relationship Between Twitter Mentions & Stock Volatility During Trading Hours, Connor Day
Undergraduate Honors Theses
A new paradigm in investing has been created where people have easier access than ever to invest in the stock market from the convenience of their phones. Through zero-commission trading apps, like Robinhood, less starting capital is required. This research is used to investigate the relationship between the frequency of social media mentions on Twitter and a particular stock’s volatility. This will be done using the qualitative data analyzing tool AtlasTi to calculate the frequency in which a particular stock ticker is mentioned on Twitter during trading hours. The volatility of the stock will be calculated using data from Yahoo! …