Measure the crowd.
Before you join it.
The Sentiment agent reads the positioning layer of the market so Harbor can tell whether consensus is a tailwind or a trap. It matters because a technically strong idea can still be a bad decision when the crowd is already too far on one side of the trade.
Where Sentiment sits in the pipeline.
Sentiment runs immediately after Macro. It inherits regime posture, adds crowd and positioning context, then hands a more honest universe to Signal and Valuation.
Five zones. One read.
Sentiment keeps Harbor from confusing excitement with edge. It tells the whole universe whether participation is healthy, stretched, or dangerously one-sided, and that changes how much trust the rest of the chain should carry forward.
Contrarian support. Harbor can trust upside recovery more if Signal and Valuation confirm it.
Cautious posture. Reduce trust in weak setups and keep governance more alert.
No sentiment override. Downstream agents lean mainly on their own evidence.
Crowding risk rises. Good setups can still work, but Harbor should watch for overheating.
Late crowd behavior. Tighten trust, sizing, and review posture on new longs.
What Sentiment reads.
It combines crowd behavior, positioning, narrative flow, and volatility context into one readable layer for the rest of Harbor.
Reads tone and velocity of narrative flow so Harbor can tell whether a move is supported or merely sensationalized.
Uses unusual flow and positioning cues to detect whether conviction is informed, speculative, or too one-sided.
Measures how crowded a setup is becoming so Harbor can separate healthy support from late participation.
Adds ticker-level volatility posture so fear pricing and crowd enthusiasm are read together instead of separately.
Synthesizes all modules into a crowding score so Harbor can tell when agreement is useful and when it becomes dangerous.
Reads earnings build-up and expectation pressure to detect when a name is priced for perfection before the next catalyst.
From regime to crowd posture.
Every cycle follows the same five-step path before Sentiment publishes a crowd-aware context object the rest of Harbor can trust.
Read Macro context first so Sentiment starts from the regime Harbor is already operating inside.
Pull narrative flow, crowd participation, and options posture across the active universe.
Resolve crowd posture into a composite read and a contrarian risk score the rest of Harbor can use.
Mark consensus extremes that should slow trust, reduce sizing freedom, or trigger governance review.
Publish Sentiment context into the shared decision surface for Signal, Valuation, Risk, and Execution.
What feeds the agent.
Sentiment pulls from flow, narrative, and positioning sources so crowd posture can update faster than a daily-only process.
| Source | Data | Frequency | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Options flow | Unusual activity, sweep posture, crowd positioning cues | Stream | Unusual Whales |
| Narrative tone | Headline and reaction posture across the active universe | Live | Context overlay |
| Sleeve leadership | Sector sponsorship and crowd follow-through | Live | Signal fabric |
| Benchmark internals | Breadth, participation, and market tone | Live | Harbor runtime |
| Analyst revision drift | Expectation changes and revision velocity | Daily | Estimate overlay |
| Event pressure | Pre-earnings and catalyst crowding | Scheduled | Event layer |
What Sentiment emits.
Sentiment publishes a context object the chain can inspect instead of a vague mood label. Signal and Valuation can then reason with the same crowd-aware frame.
Tune the read.
Sentiment should stay explorable and configurable. Buyers should understand what it does, and operators should be able to shape how Harbor treats crowd posture.
Control when Harbor upgrades crowding from useful sponsorship to a review-worthy warning.
Raise the importance of options flow, reduce narrative influence, or bias toward event posture depending on your style.
Tighten what qualifies as unusual activity so Harbor focuses on informative flow, not noisy participation.
Ask what changed in crowd posture and why, then trace the explanation back to the modules that moved it.
See how conviction builds.
Sentiment shapes how much trust Harbor should carry into Signal, Valuation, and Risk. Test it directly or keep walking the chain.