Results for affluent Canadians — household decision - makers with an income of $ 75,000 + and investable assets of 100,000 + — are similar to younger investors who are significantly more likely to provide
high Investor Sentiment Index scores.
Different story in Alberta Alberta residents provided
the highest Investor Sentiment Index scores with sentiment there reaching +30.
Not exact matches
By contrast, traders (hedge funds) and small
investors are expressing historically
high levels of bearish
sentiment (both groups are known for following trends and being wrong at turning points).
European stocks closed
higher Wednesday afternoon, amid a global rally, as
investor sentiment was buoyed by a slew of corporate earnings.
It certainly seems like a reversal of the Trump trade: Stocks on the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 not only broke
high after
high following the November elections, they also won greater
investor sentiment immediately after Trump's election win.
Stocks in Europe finished
higher Thursday afternoon, on the last trading day of the quarter, with a rally in the autos sector helping to boost
investor sentiment.
Business
sentiment has run
high since Trump was elected, with
investors and companies expecting deregulation, tax reform and protectionist trade policies to fuel economic growth.
«Following the election, the positive shift in
sentiment among
investors, business, and consumers suggested that the probability of tax cuts and easier regulation was seen to be
higher than the probability of meaningful restrictions to trade and immigration.
Bitcoin and the major altcoins extended their recovery on Saturday, as the cryptocurrency market approached multi-month
highs on improved
investor sentiment.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Many bearish
investors have become obsessed with being negative about stocks on the grounds that
investor sentiment was at an all - time
high in January
Similarly, we see EM equities able to withstand a modestly
higher USD amid improving economic conditions, earnings growth and
investor sentiment.
The impact of
higher oil prices on the country's current account deficit and inflation rate, the Indian banking system's struggles with demonetization, scandals, bad loans and a government looking ahead to next year's general election have all taken a toll on
investor sentiment.
U.S. stocks opened sharply
higher as
investor sentiment was boosted the Senate narrowly passing a major tax bill over the weekend.
In summary, low (
high)
investor sentiment is especially indicative of future outperformance (underperformance) by the most speculative stocks.
U.S. stocks traded sharply
higher on Monday as
investor sentiment was boosted the Senate narrowly passing a major tax bill over the weekend.
Market participants are looking forward to getting their first major reading on earnings from the biggest technology - sector players in the coming days, but for now,
investor sentiment has been able to overcome what would ordinarily be a troubling rise in long - term bond yields that could signal a steeper move
higher for interest rates in the near future.
, San - Lin Chung, Chi - Hsiou Hung and Chung - Ying Yeh examine the predictive power of
investor sentiment for different kinds of stocks during bull (low - volatility, expansion) and bear (
high - volatility, recession) equity market regimes.
But because the equities market is at such
high levels with a record margin debt, this combination along with the shift in
investor sentiment could lead to a significant and dramatic sell - off.
«Following the election, the positive shift in
sentiment among
investors, business, and consumers suggested that the probability of tax cuts and easier regulation was seen to be
higher than the probability of meaningful restrictions to trade and immigration,» Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists led by Alec Phillips wrote in note published late last week.
The CNN Fear & Greed Index, which measures
investor sentiment, is currently in «Extreme Greed» mode, at more than a two - year
high.
Issues hitting
investor sentiment about the outlook for Deutsche Bank include a lengthy restructuring process that will be costly to see through, «unpredictable» litigation costs that are likely to remain
high, and earnings under pressure from a difficult market, Adamson said.
I would suggest that this is why gold is moving
higher despite the overt effort by the Fed / banks to suppress the price and the overwhelming negative
investor sentiment toward gold.
In the process, market prices reached their
highest level since early March, a sign that
investor sentiment had turned bullish.
That said, after the stellar run and the given the overly bullish
sentiment, risks of a deep correction are
high and
investors should remain defensive.
In summary, evidence indicates that a
high level of
investor sentiment during a bull market may be a useful predictor of low future returns for speculative stocks.
Another indication of rough seas aheadBullishness among retail
investors jumped to its highest level in seven years, and bearishness dropped to its lowest level in three years, according to the latest American Association of Individual Investors sentimen
investors jumped to its
highest level in seven years, and bearishness dropped to its lowest level in three years, according to the latest American Association of Individual
Investors sentimen
Investors sentiment survey.
Bearish
investor sentiment, however, quickly abated as positive U.S. economic data, combined with broader acceptance of a «lower for longer» interest rate environment, drove stock returns
higher.
In the November 2015 version of their paper entitled «Stock Return Predictability and
Investor Sentiment: A High - Frequency Perspective», Licheng Sun, Mohammad Najand and Jiancheng Shen measure the predictive power of half - hour changes in investor sentiment for subsequent half - hour U.S. stock market returns during the trad
Investor Sentiment: A High - Frequency Perspective», Licheng Sun, Mohammad Najand and Jiancheng Shen measure the predictive power of half - hour changes in investor sentiment for subsequent half - hour U.S. stock market returns during the tra
Sentiment: A
High - Frequency Perspective», Licheng Sun, Mohammad Najand and Jiancheng Shen measure the predictive power of half - hour changes in
investor sentiment for subsequent half - hour U.S. stock market returns during the trad
investor sentiment for subsequent half - hour U.S. stock market returns during the tra
sentiment for subsequent half - hour U.S. stock market returns during the trading day.
Neutral
sentiment, on the other hand, is getting back up near its
highs and is back above 40 %, indicating that a lot of
investors simply don't know what to make of this market.
Canadians» Confidence in Balanced Mutual Funds Climbs 10 Per Cent in One Year;
Highest Level Since 2011 February 2017
Investor Sentiment Index
The important takeaway is that tumbling
investor sentiment is not reserved for the
high - yield sector, and this may not bode well for the equity market.
During a recession,
investor sentiment is largely pessimistic and stock market volatility is
higher than normal.
Even though stock markets are at all - time
highs, it seems that general
investor sentiment is positive overall which in turn, attracts
investors off the sidelines and into the online brokerage space.
Some experts interpret stock market return volatility as an indicator of
investor sentiment, with
high (low) volatility indicating ascendancy of fear (greed).
But seriously, I may learn to love FFY eventually: Despite Fyffes»
higher earnings volatility, a re-merger of the two companies would make perfect sense in terms of cost - cutting, revenue synergies, and improved
investor sentiment.
With US markets hitting new all - time
highs, the roll - out of CRM2 and Canadian
investor sentiment ramping up, the winds are blowing in favour of online brokerages getting creative with their marketing.
It only requires a look back to the prior cycle to provide a reminder that
investor sentiment can change quickly and lead to
higher volatility.
A buyback would ideally absorb any ongoing
investor share sales & push the share price
higher, reverse the current poor technicals &
sentiment, and send a v positive corporate governance signal to current & prospective
investors.
Obviously the capital reduction & tender are the
highest priority, but just want to highlight the share consolidation resolution also — presuming it's passed, it may encourage a new institutional
investor or two to take a stake in EIIB, which would be a nice boost to
sentiment.
As for earnings, Kerry lacks the growth to deserve a premium multiple, but obviously has a stable /
high quality business & enjoys consistently positive
investor sentiment, so a 12.0 P / E is warranted:
While
investor sentiment continues to hit all - time
highs, there's a growing chorus of professional money managers expressing caution about the stock market.
One to watch though — we may possibly see a bit of a bumpy period to come (in terms of results, or
investor sentiment, or both), as the company (hopefully) transitions from the old Origin to a new
higher growth Origin.
SunPower's Werner echoed these
sentiments, adding: «After approximately two years of successful operational performance, we have proven that a diversified portfolio of
high quality renewable assets is an ideal vehicle to drive stable cash flow growth for
investors.»
Until the negative
sentiment subsides and the cryptocurrencies are able to hold on to intraday
highs without
investors jumping ship off the back of market chatter, any meaningful rallies look to be off the cards for now.
Over a subsequent two - day span,
investor sentiment reversed and the price jumped up 18 % from its lows; by Thanksgiving, Bitcoin had soared to new
highs.
Independent
investor Marc Cohodes has also echoed this positive
sentiment and predicted in October that the Overstock share price could reach as
high as $ 100.
«
Sentiment is so strong for industrial,
investors are willing to pay the low cap rates,» Bitner says, pointing out that institutional and foreign
investors remain active in primary markets, but
high pricing and low yields have forced most private
investors out.
Canadians are showing more optimism about almost every area where they invest, pushing
investor sentiment to its
highest level in more than a year, says a recent national poll for Manulife Financial.
Canadians are showing more optimism about almost every area where they invest, pushing
investor sentiment to its
highest level in more than a year,...
In a similar vein, a survey of Florida real estate professionals conducted in the first quarter of 2011 by the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Florida found that positive
sentiment among commercial real estate owners and
investors had reached the
highest level since 2008.