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# Signal Validation

### Overview

**Signal Validation** helps users assess whether a demand signal has supporting evidence. It compares the signal against management commentary, social evidence, market expectations, and KPI exposure.

Use it to distinguish a supported signal from an early, conflicting, or unaddressed development.

### Validation inputs

Review the signal alongside four sources of context:

* **Management commentary** — What company leadership says in earnings calls and other communications.
* **Social evidence** — Consumer discussion, sentiment, and emerging narratives.
* **Market expectations** — The expectations already reflected in consensus and market positioning.
* **KPI exposure** — The company KPIs most likely affected by the signal.

Together, these inputs show whether demand evidence aligns with company fundamentals and expectations.

### Statuses

Signal Validation assigns one of five statuses:

* **Confirmed** — Available evidence supports the demand signal.
* **New Mention** — The signal is newly observed and needs further confirmation.
* **Diverging** — Evidence conflicts across the signal, commentary, social context, market expectations, or KPI exposure.
* **Mixed** — Evidence is present but does not point to a clear conclusion.
* **Not Discussed** — The available management commentary does not address the signal.

### How to use it

1. Start with a demand signal that needs confirmation.
2. Review the status and the supporting context.
3. Compare the signal with relevant KPIs and market expectations.

Use **Confirmed** signals to prioritize deeper research. Monitor **New Mention**, **Diverging**, and **Mixed** signals as evidence develops.

### Separate from search

Signal Validation evaluates a specific demand signal. It does not replace [Transcript & Social Summary Search](/tickertrends/documentation-v2/4.-features-and-workflows/transcript-and-social-summary-search.md), which helps users discover relevant transcript and social mentions.