Sentiment (AAII) & Market Indicators, 8/20/25Top: Bearish (44.8%, high)
Bottom: Neutral (24.0%, below average)
Middle: Bullish (30.8%, below average)
AAII Bull-Bear Spread -14.0% (very low)
Sentiments are CONTRARIAN indicators.
NYSE %Above 50-dMA 63.11% (positive)
SP500 %Above 50-dMA 64.40% (positive)
INVESTOR CONCERNS: TARIFFs, budget, jobs, inflation, recession, Fed, debt, dollar, geopolitical, Russia-Ukraine (182+ weeks), Israel-Hamas (67+21 weeks).
For the Survey week (Th-Wed), stocks down, bonds down, oil up, gold down, dollar up.
Negotiations to end Russia-Ukraine war are in a hyperactive mode with the US leading & dragging Europe along. The secondary tariff has become a pressure point to speed up the negotiations.
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