Investor Sentiment Polls Study: Careful Using Indicators In Isolation
During the bull market of 2002 to 2007, I noticed something very interesting with respect to the American Association of Individual Investor’s (AAII) poll. The investor sentiment trend of this poll was...
View ArticleThe Sure Thing: What Could Possibly Go Wrong For Investors?
The New England Patriots pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory in Super Bowl LI, and one that was truly unprecedented in American football. Throughout modern NFL history, playoff teams that...
View ArticleIndexing Bias: Investment Realities And Opportunities
This post was written by Derek Benedet and Craig Basinger of Richardson GMP. Behavioral Finance combines behavioral and cognitive psychology theory with conventional economics and finance. Essentially...
View ArticleU.S. Equities Weekly Outlook: Rally Participation Strong
U.S. equities continue to trade at all-time highs. The broader stock market trend is benefiting from strengthening market breadth. Meanwhile, excessive investor optimism continues to be a nagging...
View ArticleInvestor Sentiment Update and Outlook: 5 Charts
The much awaited and widely predicted correction (that no one really ended up predicting) has turned 2 weeks old now, and driven the S&P 500 down almost -12% top to bottom. So it’s timely to take a...
View ArticleFacebook Sentiment Data Firms After Negative News Firestorm
It’s Friday, so it is time for my Chart of the Week! As you know, I love data. Over the last month, I have been examining the Facebook situation and measuring how sentiment has evolved and its impact...
View ArticleMarket Sentiment Update: Investors Getting “Bulled Up” On Stocks
Looking at the charts this week investors remain bullish, and judging by the margin debt and leverage charts – investors are clearly voting with their feet! This article reviews the latest results of...
View ArticleU.S. Equities Weekly Market Outlook: Looking For Leadership
The major U.S. stock market indices have seen an uptick in volatility this week. The recent market action is in line with our outlook that the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) and other market indices are...
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