By description: "Collects and queries market sentiment data — Myfxbook retail long/short forex positioning, CFTC COT institutional net positions, and crypto/equity Fear & Greed indices — for contrarian trading signals. Use when analyzing retail positioning, COT data, fear and greed, sentiment extremes, or contrarian setups for forex, metals, energy, or crypto." name: sentiment-engine triggers: - sentiment - retail positioning - COT data - fear greed - positioning category: trading-finance maturity: stable tags: [cot, myfxbook, fear-greed, retail-positioning, contrarian]
Sentiment Engine
Quick Start
SKILL=${CLAUDE_SKILLS_DIR:-$HOME/.claude-agent/.claude/skills}/sentiment-engine/scripts
# Retail sentiment (Myfxbook — 54 forex pairs)
python3 $SKILL/collect-retail.py
# COT institutional positioning (CFTC — 11 contracts)
python3 $SKILL/collect-cot.py
# Fear & Greed indices (Crypto + CNN)
python3 $SKILL/collect-fear-greed.py
Query
# Latest retail sentiment (extremes = contrarian signals)
python3 $SKILL/query.py retail --latest
# COT data for specific instrument
python3 $SKILL/query.py cot --instrument EURUSD
# Fear & Greed
python3 $SKILL/query.py fear-greed --latest
# Database stats
python3 $SKILL/query.py stats
Data Sources
| Source | Instruments | Update Freq | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myfxbook | 54 forex pairs | Real-time | % long/short retail |
| CFTC COT | 11 (FX, metals, energy) | Weekly (Tue data, Fri release) | Institutional net positions |
| alternative.me | Crypto | Daily | Fear & Greed 0-100 |
| CNN | US Equities | Daily | Fear & Greed 0-100 |
Contrarian Signals
Retail sentiment is a contrarian indicator: when >70% of retail is long, consider shorting.
net < -20→ contrarian bullish (retail oversold)net > +20→ contrarian bearish (retail overbought)
COT: Watch for speculative net position extremes and reversals.