Ticker brief
EWJ ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF
last close
$95.87
1 day
+0.0%
14 days
-2.4%
mkt cap
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signals 14d
13
authors 14d
8
crowd 14d
-0.7σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 23% mid · 72 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.09× (as of 2026-07-31) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.029 69 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-06-17 (z=5.0) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-16 → 2026-08-26 · now +0.45 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke8
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @CHItrader | B | +0.57 | 3 | -0.12 |
| @CoreyCicero | C | -1.42 | 3 | -0.08 |
| @InvestiBrew | A | +4.14 | 2 | -0.23 |
| @Kacper_PK_CH | B | -1.63 | 1 | +0.45 |
| @HammerstoneMar3 | C | +0.39 | 1 | -0.35 |
| @kurtsaltrichter | B | -1.29 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @faststocknewss | C | -1.62 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @MikeZaccardi | B | -3.47 | 1 | +0.45 |
Recent signals13of 13 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | @MikeZaccardi | +0.45 | Japan is said to have the best equity risk premium at 6% despite high JGB yields. | +0.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @CHItrader | -0.10 | Reuters survey quantifies views on yen pressure, FX intervention, and expected BOJ rate increases. | +0.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @faststocknewss | +0.10 | Reports Japan planning a study of real-time blockchain settlement for stocks and bonds. | +0.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @InvestiBrew | -0.15 | Argues a September BOJ hike would lift Japanese yields and pressure global duration assets. | +1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @CoreyCicero | -0.20 | Suggests economic or policy pressure in Japan, but gives no concrete event or clear cross-asset direction. | +1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @CoreyCicero | +0.20 | Flags a Japan AI theme without enough detail for a concrete directional claim. | +1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @CoreyCicero | -0.25 | Predicts a coming Japanese rate hike and implies tighter policy. | +1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-23 | @InvestiBrew | -0.30 | Expects BOJ normalization and rising Japanese yields to reduce foreign-duration financing and pressure TLT. | +0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-23 | @CHItrader | -0.15 | Reports a magnitude 6.0 offshore earthquake near Urakawa, Japan. | +0.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @kurtsaltrichter | +0.65 | Strong earnings breadth and participation are driving global capital toward Japanese equities. | +1.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-17 | @HammerstoneMar3 | -0.35 | Nikkei fell 0.7% amid Middle East conflict and stalled U.S.-Iran talks. | -2.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-17 | @CHItrader | -0.10 | Reports Japan's five-year government-bond yield rose 2 bps to a record 2.18%. | -2.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-16 | @Kacper_PK_CH | +0.45 | Describes Japan equities as a completed bull flag with positioning no longer crowded. | -2.4% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.