Last week, there was another shift in individual investor sentiment, as the bullish percentage dropped from 45.4% back to 38.9%.

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It is worth noting, however, that it is not just our survey that has shown an improvement in individual investor sentiment.

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The ongoing volatility in the market continues to affect individual investor sentiment.

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The recent return of volatility to the market combined with conflicting signals about the U.S. and the global economy are having an impact on individual investor sentiment.

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There was little change last week in individual investor sentiment.

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Arbeter says another indicator showing high levels of fear, which came out before the market got whacked on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 18 and 19, respectively), came from the American Association of Individual Investor survey: Bullish sentiment dropped to 28.7% while bearishness jumped 44.6%.

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The individual investor, as measured by the AAII sentiment, has turned much less bearish over the past week.

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The public sentiment is that Wall Street is rigged against the individual investor.

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My favored ways of measuring investor sentiment are the poll of its members by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), and the VIX Index.

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