Can a single tweet really move the markets?

In November 2024, Dogecoin’s price more than doubled within days, not because of a breakthrough innovation, a regulatory shift or a major partnership.

It happened because Elon Musk tweeted about it.
This isn’t an isolated event. A new report from European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) confirms what we’ve been analyzing for years: social media has become one of the most powerful forces in financial markets.

But what makes this report different? It’s backed by Stockpulse data.

For over a decade, we’ve been tracking sentiment across thousands of social media sources, using AI to detect how online conversations impact market trends.

ESMA’s analysis relied on Stockpulse data to demonstrate how social media narratives are shaping market movements.

This shift presents three major challenges:

1. Regulators are struggling to keep pace as viral content fuels rapid price swings, often driven more by online sentiment than by economic reality.

2. Investors find it increasingly difficult to separate real trends from coordinated hype, making informed decision-making more challenging.

3. AI-generated content and deepfake influencers amplify the risk of manipulation, creating an urgent need for advanced sentiment tracking and data-driven insights.

We’ve entered an era where a viral post can trigger billion-dollar shifts.

Here you can find the report.