Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the limitations of traditional market sentiment indicators and proposes a new approach to measure market sentiment through structural indicators, aiming to provide more detailed insights for market timing decisions. Group 1: Market Sentiment Measurement - The existing market sentiment indicators lack sensitivity and are not effective in signaling market reversals, as they are influenced heavily by a limited number of metrics [1][3][9] - The proposed sentiment temperature model consists of five indicators: total turnover rate, trading volume, northbound capital inflow, and volatility indices for options [1][3] - The methodology for constructing the sentiment temperature involves averaging the VIX percentiles and smoothing the data over a five-day period [1] Group 2: Structural Indicators - The article emphasizes the need for structural indicators to better capture market trading characteristics, especially in weak trend environments where investment hotspots shift rapidly [9][10] - Key structural indicators include: - **Industry Turnover Rate Consistency**: Measures the degree of consensus among funds regarding industry sectors, indicating whether market trading behavior is consistent or shifting [11][14] - **Industry Concentration**: Reflects the degree of trading activity concentration in specific sectors, with higher values indicating a lack of diversification in fund preferences [18][20] - **Industry Performance and Turnover Consistency**: Assesses whether the performance of leading sectors aligns with their trading volumes, indicating market sentiment stability [21][24] - **Growth Board Activity**: Indicates risk appetite among investors, with higher activity in the growth sector suggesting bullish sentiment [25][28] Group 3: Financing Data - The financing balance to free float market value ratio serves as a long-term sentiment indicator, with increases suggesting bullish sentiment and decreases indicating bearish sentiment [29][32] - The article also discusses the use of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) as a sentiment indicator, where values above 50 indicate strong buying power [33][34] Group 4: Timing Strategy - The sentiment structure indicators have been tested for their effectiveness in timing strategies, with daily strategies outperforming weekly ones in terms of annualized returns and risk management [91][92] - The backtesting results show that the sentiment indicators can provide significant excess returns compared to the benchmark index, with a notable reduction in drawdown and volatility [91][92]