Ticker brief
ITA ISHARES U.S. AEROSPACE & DEF
last close
$202.23
1 day
-1.1%
14 days
-2.1%
mkt cap
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signals 14d
13
authors 14d
8
crowd 14d
-0.8σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 28% rich · 99 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.45× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.024 46 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-04-30 (z=4.1) |
| CSP screen | rank #29 · $195.7 strike · 0.44% prem | on the CSP screen (2026-10-23) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-04 → 2026-10-16 · now +0.33 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke8
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @OTR444 | C | +0.13 | 3 | +0.05 |
| @cfromhertz | B | -0.96 | 3 | +0.20 |
| @QuasarMarkets | C | +3.67 | 2 | +0.10 |
| @nanalyzetweets | B | +5.59 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @Montecristo_BM | B | -0.37 | 1 | -0.30 |
| @USStockSheep | B | -1.35 | 1 | -0.30 |
| @alshfaw | B | -2.10 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @VanIsleInvestor | B | +1.76 | 1 | -0.15 |
Recent signals13of 13 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | @QuasarMarkets | +0.35 | Trump said the U.S. may need to strike an Iranian facility, raising regional military-escalation risk. | -3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @cfromhertz | +0.40 | Identifies a bullish turn in the aerospace and defense ETF. | -3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @OTR444 | +0.25 | Reports ITA up 1.69%. | -3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @VanIsleInvestor | -0.15 | Recaps prior ETF-pick returns and reports a combined 2% gain. | -2.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @OTR444 | -0.45 | Reports a sharp ITA selloff using humorous exaggeration. | -0.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @alshfaw | +0.60 | Forecasts a new SPY high next week and favors aerospace and defense in a leadership rotation. | -2.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @cfromhertz | +0.20 | Notes ITA took out a downside volume level and is reversing positively. | -2.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @QuasarMarkets | -0.15 | Macro wire leads with delayed Iran strikes, cooling oil and inflation expectations, and firmer gold. | -2.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @USStockSheep | -0.30 | Fed minutes favored another 2026 hike; rate-sensitive sectors fell sharply. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @Montecristo_BM | -0.30 | Keeps ITA on watch after a neckline break, with no reversal signal yet. | -2.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @cfromhertz | +0.00 | Thin chart comparison says ITA has a similar setup but omits the reference and direction. | -2.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-05 | @OTR444 | +0.35 | Likes an upcoming defense-related theme while ITA and XAR are depressed. | -2.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-04 | @nanalyzetweets | +0.00 | Calls ITA a better benchmark and warns PNG and KRKNF were heavily promoted. | -2.7% | 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.