SENTIMENT & MARKET INDICATORS, 12/10/25
AAII Bull-Bear Spread 14% (above average)
CNN Fear & Greed Index 36 (fear)
NYSE %Above 50-dMA 58.42% (positive)
SP500 %Above 50-dMA 54.60% (positive)
These are contrarian indicators.
INVESTOR CONCERNS: Fed, dollar, debt, budget, tariffs, inflation, jobs, recession, geopolitical, Russia-Ukraine (197+ weeks), Israel-Hamas (67+27 weeks; fragile peace).
For the Survey week (Th-Wed), stocks up, bonds down, oil down, gold up, dollar up.
Fed fund rate cut -25 bps to 3.50-3.75% in a split 9-3 vote, bank reserves rate is 3.65%, discount rate is 3.75%. A new QE was started for buying T-Bills & T-Notes (up to 3 yr maturities). Futures reinvestments for Treasuries & Agencies will be in Treasuries.
#AAII #CNN #Sentiment
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