Traders are still cautious towards risk assets like stocks and Bitcoin. And interestingly, traders grew less bullish on oil this week, just in front of today’s drop in crude prices. IMPORTANT: when we reference “traders” in this article, we are specifically referring to T3 Sentiment Survey respondents. SPX: Traders Are Still Cautious Four weeks ago, bullish sentiment […]
Continue Reading -->Traders remain cautious towards risk assets like stocks, as judged by our latest sentiment survey. But what’s really interesting is that traders aren’t more bullish on gold and oil, given their recent big runs. Let’s jump in. IMPORTANT: when we reference “traders” in this article, we are specifically referring to T3 Sentiment Survey respondents. SPX: Traders Still […]
Continue Reading -->Traders remain somewhat cautious towards risk assets, as judged by our latest sentiment survey. And in fact, they seem to view the SPX, Bitcoin, Apple (AAPL), and Tesla (TSLA) as one big asset. But the biggest takeaway is that traders still love oil… which is no surprise given the Ukraine situation. Let’s jump in. IMPORTANT: when we reference “traders” […]
Continue Reading -->Traders remain very cautious towards risk assets, as judged by our latest sentiment survey. Let’s jump in. IMPORTANT: when we reference “traders” in this article, we are specifically referring to T3 Sentiment Survey respondents. SPX: Few Bulls Out Here This week, bullish sentiment on SPX fell to 19% – by far the lowest reading we’ve ever had […]
Continue Reading -->Bullish sentiment just fell a cliff. We created this sentiment survey in October 2021, so we have a short history. Still, it’s fascinating that we have all-time lows in bullish sentiment on the SPX, Bitcoin, Apple (AAPL), and Tesla (TSLA). Meanwhile, bullish sentiment on gold and oil hit record highs. Let’s dig in. SPX Mood Is Super […]
Continue Reading -->What’s the big story in today’s sentiment report? The Bitcoin bulls are returning. So let’s get to it. SPX Mood Is Semi-Sour SPX sentiment is off the lows, but in semi-sour territory at 58%. This is slightly below the long-term average of 63%, and basically flat from last week. Bitcoin Sentiment Rising Bitcoin sentiment is up for a […]
Continue Reading -->2022 has been a crazy year for stocks. After 3 years of eye-popping gains, the S&P 500 is down 5% with major weakness in tech stocks and small caps. We’ve seen the collapse of the Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) amid a larger crash in growth stocks. And earnings season has been total chaos with plenty […]
Continue Reading -->For the past two weeks, traders have hated the market. And they were right, because stocks dropped and the VIX hit a 13-month high. But with the market rallying off the January 24 SPX low at 4222, the mood has brightened a bit this week. SPX Bulls Coming Back to the Party Our survey has not had […]
Continue Reading -->The ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) was poster child for the post-Pandemic stock boom with its blistering 149% in 2021. Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO of Ark Invest, became a bonafide rockstar in the industry, and some folks thought she could be the next Peter Lynch or Warren Buffett. In February 2020, Bloomberg called her “the […]
Continue Reading -->Traders were very bearish last week — and they were right to be negative, because it was another lousy week for the market. In this week’s sentiment survey, the bearishness extended, and we’re at an interesting inflection point — traders are more bullish on gold than on any other asset, including Tesla (TSLA). SPX Bulls Still […]
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