Investor sentiment seems to have swung from maximum optimism in September to maximum pessimism in November.
Any sign of a slowdown bodes poorly for the overall economy and investor sentiment.
Oil prices are also a good indicator on investor sentiment regarding the world economy.
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Yet, while investor sentiment has turned more pessimistic, it has held up surprisingly well.
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And investor sentiment is mixed but may also support a better oversold rally this time.
At this point, he says, other factors are more important in driving investor sentiment.
Of course, we look at many different indicators to gauge investor sentiment and market conditions.
And investor sentiment has spiked up to high levels of bullishness usually associated with market tops.
But I also believe that the rally is being fueled by improving investor sentiment.
He also thinks accelerating market shares losses will mute the recent improvement in investor sentiment.
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You can overlay this with technical analysis and the results from investor sentiment surveys.
In fact, investor sentiment in the U.S. is at unusually high levels of bullishness and confidence.
Speaking of investor sentiment, options traders are betting heavily on a rebound in CSCO shares.
Cautious investor sentiment has stock index futures pointing to a moderately lower open on Friday.
After a couple years of chilly investor sentiment, geothermal stocks are starting to warm up.
And some analysts said it is still investor sentiment, not industrial demand, that will dictate prices.
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Improving investor sentiment and market conditions provided a strong backdrop for our advisors to grow their businesses.
And investor sentiment has not reached the level of fear and pessimism usually seen at market bottoms.
Investor sentiment has begun to turn around, according to the latest Charles Schwab Active Trader Sentiment report.
Loan prices rode higher again in February on a wave of strong technicals and positive investor sentiment.
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Mr. Immelt said, however, that India's recent moves to tax companies retrospectively would affect overseas investor sentiment.
Investor sentiment, so bearish last October, is now bullish and confident the rally has further to go.
By the time the correction ends, investor sentiment has reached a high level of fear and bearishness.
New data from Germany's ZEW survey out Tuesday also showed that German investor sentiment unexpectedly worsened in May.
And when reviewing the investor sentiment data it becomes quite clear that the optimism has reached extreme levels.
The quick return of extremely bullish investor sentiment after only a two-week bounce-back rally is not reassuring either.
True, investor sentiment has improved somewhat, given the apparent progress on the Fiscal Cliff, but bargains remain plentiful.
In recent weeks, Mr. Gendreau added, investor sentiment seems to have perked up, thanks to improving economic data.
This not only allows Turkey to borrow at a lower interest rate, but should also boost investor sentiment.
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