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Financials Sector: News Highlight, Sentiment and Fundamentals
Tue. Oct 14, 2025

The price action of Financials (XLF) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The overall sentiment for Financials sector is neutral (overall 0.4, positive 1.9, negative -1.5) on 20251014. The forces of Sentiment towards Fundamentals (2.3), Option Sentiment (1.5), and Price Level Sentiment (0) will drive up the price. The forces of Sector Price Trend (-0.1), Broad Market Trend (-0.3), Valuation Sentiment (-1), and Market Risk Appetite (-1.6) will drive down the price.

The total positive sentiment score 1.9 setups for a powerful rebound when all positive forces work together (the negative forces hibernate) triggered by positive news events or a oversold condition. The swing to upside will be significant considering the high positive sentiment forces (). The extreme bearish overall sentiment () may signal the bottom of this downtrend.

The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on XLF trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. The Risk Prefrence is calculated from Bitcoin price trend. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Valuation Sentiment, and Sentimentals towards Fundamentals are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale.


-0.1, 0, -0.3, -1.6 - 1.5, 2.3, -1
-0.5, 0.5, -0.5, -1.6 - 1.5, 2, -1
-0.1, 1.5, -0.8, 1.3 - 1.5, 2.1, -1
-0.1, 1.5, -0.8, 1.3 - 1.5, 2.1, -1
-0.1, 1.5, -0.8, 1.3 - 1.5, 2.1, -1
0.7, 0.5, 0.3, 1 - 1.5, 2.3, -1
0.6, 0.5, 0.3, 1.8 - 1.5, 2.3, -1
0.1, 0, 0.3, 1.3 - 1.5, 2.1, -1
-0.1, 0, 0.3, 1.8 - 1.5, 2.4, -1
-0.2, 0, 0.3, 2.1 - 1.5, 2.1, -1
DateAttentionAverage
Attention
PricePrice
Level
ChangeSMA10
Trend
Market
Sentiment
Trend
Sentiment
ActionFund.News
Sentiment
2025-10-142%      1%      53.25      32      1.12%      0%      0.4      -0.1      Long      2.3      2.6     
2025-10-131%      0.9%      52.66      1      0.92%      -0.37%      0.2      -0.5      Long      2      4     
2025-10-122%      1%      2.3      -0.1      Long      2.1      3.2     
2025-10-110%      0.7%      2.3      -0.1      Long      2.1      -1     
2025-10-101%      0.9%      52.18      -38      -2.16%      -0.37%      2.3      -0.1      Long      2.1      -2.4     
2025-10-091%      0.9%      53.33      14      -0.34%      0%      2.7      0.7      Long      2.3      -4.3     
2025-10-080%      1%      53.51      21      -0.48%      0%      3      0.6      Long      2.3      -7     
2025-10-071%      1%      53.77      47      0.13%      0%      2.2      0.1      Range      2.1      3.3     
2025-10-062%      1%      53.7      50      -0.07%      0%      2.5      -0.1      Range      2.4      4.3     
2025-10-050%      1%      2.4      -0.2      Range      2.1      -1     
 
Both emotion scores and sentiment scores are calculated in a -10 - +10 scale.
The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band.

 
1 (7) Big Banks Are on Fire. Why Is the Fed Eyeing More Fuel? Big banks are flying. Traders and dealmakers at Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. enjoyed a roaring third quarter while lending grew, too. Stock markets are riding high and corporate borrowing costs are aggressively close to risk-free rates. And yet, the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates in coming months and potentially slash capital demands for banks by billions of dollars. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
2 (8) Wells Fargo Shares Rally Most Since Trump Won the Election Wells Fargo & Co. shares soared after the firm laid out its first major update of a mid-term profitability target since regulators lifted an asset cap for the bank. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
3 (8) Wells Fargo quiets the skeptics with strong earnings and a reinvigorated outlook The bank paired better-than-expected results with a more optimistic profit outlook. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
4 (8) Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citi surged past expectations as Wall Street bankers get busy again Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citi all posted strong earnings returns, signaling a return of dealmaking after years of muted activity. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
5 (-6) Goldman Sachs is cutting jobs as it unveils 'OneGS 3.0.' Read the memo detailing its AI-driven overhaul. Goldman Sachs plans layoffs and hiring slowdown as it reveals its new AI push. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
 
6 (-7) Goldman Sachs Tells Staff It Plans to Cut More Jobs This Year Goldman Sachs Group Inc. told staffers to expect an additional round of job cuts this year as the Wall Street bank seeks further cost savings across its businesses. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
7 (8) Goldman Dealmaking Surge Beats Pace of Wall Street Rivals Goldman Sachs Group Inc. posted record third-quarter revenue boosted by a rapid pace of growth in its investment bank that eclipsed Wall Street rivals. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
8 (6) Goldman Sachs Profit Soars As Investment Banking Fees Surge Goldman Sachs shares fell after Q3 results showed 20% revenue growth to $15.18B and $12.25 EPS, beating estimates but facing higher expenses. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
9 (8) JPMorgan Kicks Off Bank Earnings With A Strong Beat: What You Need To Know JPMorgan Chase & Co, Wells Fargo & Co. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ( and Citigroup Inc. all beat third-quarter earnings expectations. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
10 (5) Goldman's Solomon Sees a 'Fair Amount of Investor Exuberance' Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Tuesday's earnings call, referring to the recent record run in stocks, that "taking a step back, there's no question there's a fair amount of investor exuberance." (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
 
11 (-5) UK is delaying Revolut’s banking license over risk management concerns Revolut's full banking license is on hold because U.K.'s central bank is concerned whether the startup can maintain its risk controls in the face of its rapid international expansion. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
12 (7) Wells Fargo's earnings aided by consumers, capital markets The San Francisco-based banking giant reported a 9% annual jump in quarterly profits. It also made official its appointment of CEO Charlie Scharf as chairman. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
13 (-5) Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall amid revived China trade angst; JPMorgan, Citi and Goldman help kick off earnings season; Fed chief Powell speech due. Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Tuesday here as stocks fall in response to China trade tensions and the big banks get the third quarter earnings season into gear. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
14 (-6) Dow falls 588 points on losses for shares of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase Shares of Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are seeing declines Tuesday morning, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average selloff. The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average was most recently trading 588 points lower (-1.3%), as shares of Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase & Co. have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
15 (8) Wells Fargo tops profit estimates, raises return target after asset cap lifted Wells Fargo's profit rose in the third quarter on higher income from interest payments. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
 
16 (8) Citi reports a rise in earnings with every business posting record third-quarter revenue Citi's net income rose 15% to $3.8 billion from a year earlier, while revenues were up 9% as every business posted record numbers. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
17 (5) Wells Fargo Boosts Key Profitability Metric as Asset Cap Removed The projection comes as the San Francisco-based bank reported net interest income that slightly missed analysts’ estimates. NII — the difference between what the company earns on lending and pays for deposits — totaled $11.95 billion in the third quarter, compared with analysts’ expectations of $12.01 billion. The ROTCE update, meanwhile, provided much-anticipated clarity on what to expect next as Wells Fargo enters a new phase of growth after the Federal Reserve removed an asset cap in June. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
18 (8) JPMorgan, Wells Fargo beat on profit and revenue. The stocks rise. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo got earnings reporting season off to a nice start, with both banks seeing earnings and revenue rising more than Wall Street forecasts. Earnings from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are on tap. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Oct 14, 2025
19 (-4) Mark Cuban-Backed Startup Lets 'Low FICO' People Tap Used Car Equity - Even If Not Paid Off - For 30% APR ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Mon. Oct 13, 2025
20 (7) Goldman Buys VC Firm Industry Ventures for Up to $965 Million Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said it agreed to buy venture capital firm Industry Ventures as part of an expansion of the company’s asset-management division. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Oct 13, 2025
 
21 (7) Q3 Earnings Preview: Season Begins With High Hopes and Key Tests for Banks Market Analysis by covering: S&P 500, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, NVIDIA Corporation. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Mon. Oct 13, 2025
22 (8) Jamie Dimon announces massive $10 billion bet on US national security: ‘We need to act now’ JPMorgan Chase announced Monday a massive, $1.5 trillion, decade-long plan to “facilitate, finance and invest” in industries it thinks are critical to the United States’ economic security and resiliency. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Mon. Oct 13, 2025
23 (7) Deal mania is back on Wall Street. Here’s what it means for JPMorgan — and for banking-sector earnings. A rise in M&A and IPO activity during the quarter takes center stage as JPMorgan leads a parade of bank earnings on Tuesday, followed by Bank of America and Morgan Stanley on Wednesday. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Oct 13, 2025


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