Sentiment Updates

Investor Sentiment Indicators Continue Flashing Warning Signs.  We use investor sentiment as contrarian indicators on stock market direction, and they continue to indicate investors should remain defensive.  For instance, bullish sentiment among the more than 100 newsletter writers in the Investors Intelligence Bulls/Bears poll was 54.2%,  That’s better than the three prior weeks when sentiment…

Investor Sentiment Indicators Advise Greater Caution.  We use sentiment as contrarian indicators on stock market direction.  Bullish sentiment was up among the more than 100 newsletters polled by Investors Intelligence. It reached a lofty 58% compared to 56.7% the week before. That is the third straight week this indicator has been in the danger zone…

Sentiment Indicators Warning Stock Market Investors to be Very Defensive.  We use investor sentiment on the stock market as contrarian indicators, and they are beginning to ring alarm bells.  Take, for instance, the Investor Intelligence Bulls/Bears poll of more than 100 market newsletter writers.  The percentage of bulls during the past week went up to…

Stock Market Sentiment Indicators Suggest Investors Should be Cautious.  We use investor sentiment as contrarian indicators on stock market direction. The latest sentiment indicators were moving toward overbought territory. This suggests investors should be cautious. For instance, the Investors Intelligence Bulls/Bears poll of stock market newsletter writers reported bullish sentiment was becoming more optimistic. This…

Not Enough Bearish Sentiment to Suggest an Intermediate Market Bottom.  We use investor sentiment as contrarian indictors to ascertain stock market direction. Bullish sentiment in the Investor Intelligence Bulls/Bears poll of market newsletter writers dropped to 42.7% from 49% the previous week sparked by the recent correction. However, bearish sentiment barely moved, going from 17.3%…