The S&P 500 is down -7.7% so far in 2022, but market participants agree — this is one of the toughest markets in some time. First, let’s get meta. Our last “Markets in Turmoil” article was released on Saturday, December 4, 2021 — the day after the December 3 low in the S&P 500. Since we perfectly […]
Continue Reading -->2022 is starting off on a tough note for stocks, with the S&P 500 dropping -2.2% and growth stocks getting smashed across the board. And our latest sentiment survey reflects the trouble, with traders turning bearish almost across the board… and yes, that includes Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL). SPX Bulls Disappear January tends to be […]
Continue Reading -->What’s the big takeaway in this week’s sentiment survey? Traders have turned in Bitcoin! So let’s jump in and see what’s going on. SPX Bulls Keep Backing Off January tends to be a good month for stocks, but traders have become much much less bullish over the past two weeks, thanks to the selloff. Bitcoin Sentiment […]
Continue Reading -->What’s the big takeaway in this week’s sentiment survey? Traders are a little less excited about Apple (AAPL)… right when the company reached the $3 trillion market cap. SPX Bulls Back Off January tends to be a good month for stocks, but bullish sentiment backed off a bit from last week. Bitcoin Sentiment Edges Lower Bitcoin […]
Continue Reading -->What Is the Best Month for Stocks?April is the best month of the year for the stock market, based on S&P 500 data since 1980. The S&P 500 rises 2.0% in April on average, higher than any month. The S&P 500 has also been up in 31 of the 42 last Aprils, or 74% of […]
Continue Reading -->What’s the big takeaway in this week’s sentiment survey? Traders are more bullish pretty much across the board. In this week’s survey, bullishness grew on all of the assets we track aside from gold. Now let’s dig in: SPX Bullishness Shoots Higher Last week, there were worries the Santa Claus rally would not come through, thanks to […]
Continue Reading -->The big takeaway in this week’s sentiment survey? Traders love gold! SPX Bullishness Falls Given the emergence of the Omicron variant, it’s no surprise that SPX sentiment fell this week. 58% of traders believe the SPX will rise over the next 30 days, down from 67% last week. Bitcoin Sentiment Remarkably Steady This is the most unusual […]
Continue Reading -->Traders came in slightly cautious last week… and it turns out they were wrong. Because the broader markets, led by Apple (AAPL), hit a string of record highs. SPX Bullishness Bounces Back Last week, just 56% of traders were bullish – the lowest reading we’ve had since launching the survey in October. With the market rebounding, […]
Continue Reading -->Markets took a big hit late last week as the Omicrom COVID-19 variant sent shivers down traders’ spines. HOWEVER… are traders scared? Judging by our survey results, only a little, aside from Tesla (TSLA) – where sentiment is very negative. (scroll down to see the numbers there Traders Keep Backing Away from Stocks We’ve been running our […]
Continue Reading -->Thanks to the Omicrom COVID-19 variant, the bull market got stopped in its tracks, and the S&P 500 Index is now 4.3% off the highs. 4.3%. That’s a mere drop in the bucket after such a a big move for stocks in 2021, right? But… a look below the surface of a major index like […]
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