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DATA SOURCES

Tapewise · All data sources used by the platform and their reliability characteristics
Market data from all sources below is used for informational purposes only. Delays, inaccuracies, and outages may occur. Never rely solely on any single data source for trading decisions.

1. Market Prices — Equities, ETFs, Futures & Indices

Coverage: US equities, major ETFs, index futures, Treasury ETFs, volatility (VIX) and dollar proxies
Delay: Approximately 15 minutes — not real-time
Source: Aggregated from third-party market-data providers
What it powers: Live price bar, movers, scanner, overview dashboard, AI context

2. Cryptocurrency

Coverage: Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies by market cap
Delay: Near real-time (short lag)
Source: Third-party crypto-market data aggregator
What it powers: Crypto prices and movers, AI market context

3. Economic Calendar

Coverage: Scheduled macro events — central-bank decisions, CPI, employment, GDP, PMI, retail sales and central-bank speeches — with Low/Medium/High impact tags
Source: Public economic-calendar data
What it powers: Catalysts on the Radar, News & Catalysts, AI macro context

4. Financial News

Coverage: Breaking macro and market headlines
Handling: Public financial-news feeds — we show headlines with attribution and a link out to the original publisher; full article text is not reproduced
What it powers: News feed, news-impact AI analysis

5. AI Analysis — Anthropic Claude API

Provider: Anthropic, Inc. (Claude Haiku)
What it receives: Your questions, live market data context (prices, movers, news headlines, calendar events), your trading profile (style, instruments, risk level). No personally identifiable information beyond what you explicitly type.
Reliability: Claude is Anthropic's production AI model used by enterprise customers globally. API availability is subject to Anthropic's SLA.
Important: AI output may contain errors or hallucinations. All AI content is clearly labelled. Claude's knowledge has a training cutoff — for breaking news it synthesises context you provide in real-time.
What it powers: All AI analysis blocks (Overview, Themes, Strategy, Sector Analysis, Options Theory), AI chat assistant, News Impact analysis, Market Memory historical context, Strategy Coach

6. Charts

Technology: Open-source charting library (lightweight-charts by TradingView), used under its licence with attribution
Coverage: Candlestick + volume charts drawn from the market data above
What it powers: Charts on scanner cards and ticker deep-dives

7. Options Data (delayed)

Coverage: Near-term option chains for major ETFs and large-cap names in the scan universe
Delay: Approximately 15-minute delay
Source: Third-party delayed options-quote data
Note: Suitable for educational analysis of open interest, implied volatility and unusual activity. For real-money options trading, always verify with your broker's live data.
What it powers: Options flow scanner, AI options analysis

8. Historical Market Reactions — Curated Knowledge Base

Provider: Tapewise internal knowledge base (compiled by Tapewise team)
Coverage: Historical market reactions to major macro events: CPI prints, Fed decisions, NFP reports, geopolitical shocks, OPEC announcements, BOJ interventions, earnings seasons (2020–2024)
Update frequency: Updated with each platform release
Reliability: Based on documented historical price action from public market data. Approximate percentage moves are representative ranges, not exact figures. Past reactions are not predictive of future outcomes.
What it powers: Market Memory panel, AI historical context in news impact analysis

All market data is aggregated from third-party providers, may be delayed or inaccurate, and is provided for educational purposes only. Always verify against a licensed real-time source before making any trading decision.