AAII Sentiment Survey, 8/2/23
Bullish remained the top sentiment (49.0%; high) & bearish remained the bottom sentiment (21.3%; low); neutral remained the middle sentiment (29.7%; below average); Bull-Bear Spread was +27.7% (high). Investor concerns: Inflation (still high); economy; the Fed; dollar; crypto regulations; market volatility (VIX, VXN, MOVE); Russia-Ukraine war (75+ weeks, 2/24/22-now); geopolitical. For the Survey week (Th-Wed), stocks were down, bonds down, oil up, gold up, dollar up. Fitch downgraded the US debt to AA+, but it retained AAA for 3 US financials - NY Life, Northwestern Mutual, TIAA. #AAII #Sentiment #Markets
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