French Election Macron, the next French President On December 12, 2016, we forecasted that Emmanuel Macron would be elected the next French President. Since that time, his position as measured by Social Media Influence (SMI) has improved and the forecast remains intact. The single largest change with this update is that Le Pen has moved […]
Dutch Election: SMI points to D66
Dutch Elections SMI points to D66 Surge The Netherlands will hold its general election on March 15, 2017, a month from today. As it occurs prior to the French (April/May) and German (September) elections, it will help to provide an indication of the direction that Europe will take going forward. Especially, in the relatively volatile […]
SMI Update French Election: Macron becomes Front Runner
2017 French Presidential Election SMI-leader Macron takes the Betting Market lead Today is the first day that Emmanuel Macron has taken the lead in the betting markets for the 2017 French Presidential Election. This highly unlikely scenario was forecast using the Social Media Influence (SMI) index in early December, which stated that the then-third place […]
SMI Update French Election: Macron Surges, Fillon Declines
2017 French Presidential Election SMI continues to point to underdog Macron In early December, or about 6 weeks ago, we predicted using the Social Media Influence (SMI) Index that Emmanuel Macron, then a distant third place in the polls and betting markets, would surge and end up winning the French Presidential Election taking place in […]
Social Media: Emmanuel Macron France’s Next President
2017 French Presidential Election SMI points towards Macron Judging from the Social Media Influence (SMI) index, Emmanuel Macron and Francois Fillon will place first and second, respectively, in the first round of voting which will take place on April 23, 2017 qualifying them to pass on to the second round or head-to-head run-off on May […]
Social Media Predicts Trump Victory
Election 2016 Social Media Influence Index => Trump Wins The Social Media Influence (“SMI”) Index was created by ZettaCap, a company I founded that analyzes a variety of social media and on-line data for financial investment analysis. It correctly predicted from 2015 that Trump would dominate the Republican nomination process and that Clinton would win the […]