AAII Sentiment Survey, 9/27/23

yogibearbull

AAII Sentiment Survey, 9/27/23

BEARISH remained the top sentiment (40.8%; high) & bullish remained the bottom sentiment (27.8%; low); neutral remained the middle sentiment (31.3%; average); Bull-Bear Spread was -13.0% (low). Investor concerns: Inflation (still high); economy; the Fed; dollar; crypto regulations; market volatility (VIX, VXN, MOVE); Russia-Ukraine war (83+ weeks, 2/24/22-now); geopolitical. For the Survey week (Th-Wed), stocks were down, bonds down, oil up, gold down, dollar up. Government shutdown starts over the weekend; Social Security payments, Postal services, Ukraine aid (current) won't be affected. #AAII #Sentiment #Markets
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MikeW

Thanks Yogi. Just curious.... can you please tell me what the Bull/bear spreads were in March before the market turned upward and also last October? thanks so much. This is really helpful.

yogibearbull

Those months had quite negative Bull Bear Spreads.

March 2023 range was -27.9% to -16.9%

October 2022 range was -35.6% to -19.1%

yogibearbull

Here is a StockChart of AAII Bull Bear Spread along with SP500 since 01/2022. One can see 10/2022, 03/2023 & other dips.

Link https://i.ibb.co/PYgJNJg/Screenshot-2023-09-28-17-27-57.png

hondo

YBB always comes through. Thanks.