Recent indicators show strong consumer interest and spending in discretionary categories, with notable performances by retailers and innovations in technology enhancing consumer experiences. Companies like Costco demonstrate resilience with robust sales, while the adoption of AI in retail is expected to further drive seasonal sales. However, challenges remain, especially with rising food prices impacting consumer behavior. The overall market sentiment reflects a mix of optimism amidst ongoing concerns about retail challenges and bankruptcy news. The price action of Consumer Discretionary (XLY) sector is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to company-specific performance and market structure. The trend sentiment at 0.6 is bullish. The market sentiment at -0.2 is modestly bearish. Trend sentiment measures the current trend of the stock price, and market sentiment reflects what market participants collectively think where the price will move next.There is no clear direction for XLY since trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the opposite directions. The positive sentiment force for Consumer Discretionary sector is at 0.7, and the negative at -0.9 on 2025-12-17. The forces of Market Risk Appetite (-3.6), Broad Market Trend (-1.2), and Option Sentiment (-0.4) will drive down the price. The forces of Price Level Sentiment (0), Sector Price Trend (0.6), Valuation Sentiment (1.7), and Sentiment towards Fundamentals (1.7) will drive up the price. The sentiment for Broad Market Trend is calculated based on SPY trend. The sentiment for Sector Price Trend is calculated based on XLY 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. The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band.

XLY
Date	Attention	Price	Price Level	Change	10 Day Trend	Trend Sentiment	Hourly Trend	Hourly StdDev	Market Sentiment	Action	P	Fund.	News Sentiment
2025-12-17	1%(0.7%)	120.54	71	-1.15%	0.08%	0.6	0%	0.4%	-0.2	Long	55%	1.7	2.1
2025-12-16	1%(0.7%)	121.94	84	0.18%	0.33%	1.9	0%	0.5%	0.5	Long	65%	1.9	-0.1
2025-12-15	1%(0.7%)	121.73	87	0.87%	0.34%	2	0.08%	0.6%	0.2	Long	65%	1.7	-1.2
2025-12-14	0%(0.7%)					0.6	0.08%		0.1			1.6	6.5
2025-12-13	0%(1%)					0.6	0.08%		0.1			1.6	-0.5
2025-12-12	1%(1%)	120.68	83	0.44%	0.17%	0.6	0.08%	0.6%	-0	Long	55%	1.4	7
2025-12-11	1%(0.9%)	120.16	81	0.37%	0.25%	0.6	0.08%	0.7%	-0	Long	55%	1.8	3.5
2025-12-10	1%(0.9%)	119.71	79	1.46%	0.25%	0.3	0.08%	0.5%	0.4	Long	55%	1.8	1.5
2025-12-09	1%(0.9%)	117.99	63	0%	0.34%	0.2	0%	0.6%	0.7	Long	55%	2	0.3
2025-12-08	1%(0.9%)	117.99	62	-1.46%	0.43%	-0.4	-3.74%	46.1%	0.7	Short	55%	2.2	3.5
Long is the preferred trading strategy with 55% chance of being right. Improving trend sentiment and positive hourly trend. Wait action is recommended in three scenarios with either high uncertainty or high risk: 1. The trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the opposite directions. 2. Both trend sentiment and market sentiment are positive, but the price level is elevated. 3. Both trend sentiment and market sentiment are negative, but the price level is depressed. In an uptrend, as an investor, you may want to wait for the pullback to open long position. In a downtrend, the price will likely rebound after huge decline. As an investor, you may want to wait for the rebound to exit long position.
Market sentiment will accelerate the current trend when both trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the same direction. Market sentiment will generate volatility when it's at the opposite direction of the trend sentiment. News sentiment measures the daily emotion of the market. News sentiment may impact the daily price change while market sentiment is a more stable and consistent moving force.