SENTIMENT & MARKET INDICATORS, 10/22/25
AAII Bull-Bear Spread -5.8% (below average)
CNN Fear & Greed Index 26 (fear; near extreme fear)
NYSE %Above 50-dMA 47.21% (negative)
SP500 %Above 50-dMA 50.80% (positive, barely)
These are contrarian indicators.
INVESTOR CONCERNS: Budget (DC shutdown, 10/1/25- ), debt, tariffs, inflation, jobs, Fed, dollar, recession, geopolitical, Russia-Ukraine (190+ weeks), Israel-Hamas (67+27 weeks; fragile peace).
For the Survey week (Th-Wed), stocks up, bonds up, oil up, gold down, dollar up.
CPI 10/24/25 (est +3.1%). Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations initiated by US are now OFF & more sanctions have been imposed on Russia; violators may face secondary sanctions. US trade talks with China & India are stop & go.
#AAII #CNN #Sentiment
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