AAII Sentiment Survey, 10/9/24
BULLISH remained the top sentiment (49.0%, high) & bearish remained the bottom sentiment (20.6%, low); neutral remained the middle sentiment (30.4%, below average); Bull-Bear Spread was +28.4% (high). Investor concerns: Elections, budget, inflation, economy, the Fed, dollar, Russia-Ukraine (137+ weeks), Israel-Hamas (52+ weeks), geopolitical. For the Survey week (Th-Wed), stocks up, bonds down, oil up, gold down, dollar up. NYSE %Above 50-dMA 65.41% (positive). At 8:30 AM ET today, the CPI release will determine the I-Bond variable-rate from November 1 & CPI-W the Social Security COLA for 2025. #AAII #Sentiment #Markets
https://ybbpersonalfinance.proboards.com/post/1692/thread Edit/Add. After the release of CPI & CPI-W on 10/20/14:
I-Bond variable-rate from November 1 is 1.90% (semiannual 0.9506%).
Social Security COLA for 2025 is +2.5%.