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Bulls Beat Bears For The First Time In 17 Weeks, Pessimism Drops As Bearish Sentiment Slides Below 40%
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 8:44am | 561After breaking an 11-week-long streak last week of being above the 50% mark, the bearish sentiment, measured by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey, slipped below the 40% mark in the current week. What Happened: Additionally, the bullish sentiment for this...
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Cathie Wood Bucks Consensus, Predicts Economic Boom And Broad Bull Market: 'The Opportunity Is Now'
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 8:47am | 580In a bold departure from prevailing economic forecasts, Cathie Wood, the CEO and CIO of ARK Investment Management, has asserted that the prolonged “rolling recession,” that has gripped the U.S. economy for the past three years is nearing an end, paving way for a productivity-led...
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Market Pessimism Hits Record: Bearish Sentiment Tops 50% For 9th Straight Week, But 'Corporate Insiders Are Now Buying,' Says Expert
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 7:35am | 826The bearish sentiment, measured by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey, continued breaking records for another week, however, experts expect to see a “relief rally from the current levels.” What Happened: Despite an over 1% fall in the weekly...
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Markets Gripped By Pessimism As Bearish Sentiment Breaks 35-Year Record, Remains Above 50% For 8 Straight Weeks
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 7:55am | 836The bearish sentiment, measured by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey, broke a record this week as it stayed above the 50%-mark for the eighth consecutive week. What Happened: Despite a weekly decrease in negative sentiment, the latest AAII survey showed...
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Bearish Sentiment Hits 7-Week High, Mimicking 35-Year Old Record Which Marked The Bottom Of The October 1990 Bear Market
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 6:34am | 602Despite a weekly decrease in negative sentiment, the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey showed bearishness still leading bullish and neutral views at 58.9% this week. What Happened: Investor pessimism in the latest AAII survey, conducted weekly from Thursday to...
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Bear Markets Hit Harder And Last Longer During Recessions, Says Market Strategist: Here's A Historical Look At Bear Market Severity And Duration
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 8:21am | 785Bear markets, defined as a drop of 19.9% or greater from their previous high, tend to be significantly more severe and prolonged when they occur in conjunction with a recession, according to an investment strategist. What Happened: According to analysis shared by Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment...
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Wall Street Worries Mount As Bearish Sentiment Hits Highest Level Since 2009 Amid Trump's Tariffs
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 8:07am | 649The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey revealed that bearishness, at 61.9%, continued to outpace bullish and neutral sentiment this week, marking a week-over-week rise in pessimism. What Happened: The most recent results from the AAII Sentiment Survey, which tracks investor...
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History Repeats? Market Enters Correction Zone In The Same Week When Dot-Com Bubble Burst 25 Years Ago: Here's What Experts Are Saying
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 3:22am | 1127As the dot-com bubble peaked in March 2000 and began deflating for several months to come, the stock market in 2025 has already entered the correction territory in March. While there are several narratives suggesting that this is a routine correction, some data suggests that a bear market is coming...
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S&P 500 Selloff Spikes Investor Pessimism: Bearish Sentiment Hits 30-Month High, But This Expert Recommends Investors To 'Stay Strong And Not Panic Sell'
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 3:19am | 576Bearish investor sentiment as measured by the American Association of Individual Investors reached a high of 60.6%, just before the S&P 500 experienced its worst day of 2025 and second-worst March trading day ever on Monday. What Happened: As highlighted by Ryan Detrick, the chief market...
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Bull Markets Last For 7.9 Years On Average But Third-Year Returns Can Be Weak, Says This Research Firm
Friday, January 17, 2025 - 4:00am | 606A bull market has lasted for 7.9 years on average over the last 50 years, according to data highlighted by Carson Research in their investment research's outlook for 2025. What Happened: Carson Research’s report analyzing bull markets over the past 50 years shows that the 1987 and 2002 bull...
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Just How Bullish Is The Market On Trump's Election Win? To Find Out, Look To The Past
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 3:30pm | 442The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and the NASDAQ Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) have seen impressive gains since Donald Trump‘s election win on Nov. 5. Wednesday’s AAII Sentiment survey could reveal exactly how bullish the market is on Trump’s second term. Recent Data:...
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Optimism Has Finally Re-Emerged But The Mix Of Bulls And Bears Is Not Bullish For Stocks
Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 2:19pm | 212Key Takeaway: Shifts from pessimism to optimism are typically bullish for stocks, but bulls and bears are currently in no-man's land for stocks. More Detail: June had more weeks with bulls greater than bears than the previous 18 months combined. The seven previous times optimism re-...
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Does Marathon Oil Look Bullish Or Bearish? You Decide
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 5:57pm | 384Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE: MRO) shares are trading higher Wednesday after national oil prices rose following a drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories. Benzinga ran a Twitter Survey to see whether or not traders thought the chart of Marathon Oil looks more bullish or bearish. The survey found 60%...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Alibaba, Apple, Nio, PayPal, Verizon And More
Saturday, September 4, 2021 - 9:35am | 1135Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Last week's bullish calls included the iPhone maker, a semiconductor play, a top telecom. An e-commerce giant, an electric vehicle maker and a biotech were among the bearish calls seen....
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These 2 Airlines Look Good For A Bounce
Sunday, June 20, 2021 - 4:16pm | 707Travel through U.S. airports continues to increase as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up and customers return to the skies. On Friday, the Transportation Security Administration reported 2,081,115 travelers passed through airport security checkpoints, up 310% over the same date in 2020. After periods of...