Wan, YunYang, Xiaoguang2017-12-282017-12-282018-01-03978-0-9981331-1-9http://hdl.handle.net/10125/50322We analyzed data collected from retail investors in Chinese stock market from a fin-tech mobile platform to find evidence of self-fulfilling prophecy effect. We found statistically significant correlation between the predicted and actual Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SSECI) as well as non-random deviation patterns. We also analyzed participating investor behaviors and discussed the implications and future research.6 pagesengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalCrowd-based Platformsbehavioral finance, crowdsourcing, irrational behavior, self-fulfilling prophecy, stock marketConference Paper10.24251/HICSS.2018.434