Monday, March 22, 2010

Investors Haven't Been This Bullish Since January - Uh Oh

Another up day for equities, and investors appear to be feeling pretty good about things. According to the S&P 500 Bullish Percent Index, investors haven't felt this upbeat about things since January:

Investors have been feeling on the up and up of late.
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com

Unfortunately investor bullishness is a classic contrarian indicator - as evidenced by the recent S&P's performance - a near spitting image of the bullish index!

And what a coincidence - their rising mood has mirrored stocks!
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com

This would indicate that a near-term pullback in the markets is likely. The breadth and depth of which could determine whether or not this bear market bounce is finally licked.

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