Where Have All The Bulls Gone?
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:55AM While business TV anchors are busy watching the LinkedIn (LNKD) IPO and wondering whether or not we are in the early stages of another bubble, individual investors are heading for the hills. In the latest sentiment survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), bullish sentiment dropped below 30% (26.7%) for the first time since August 2010 when the QE2 rally began. Even though the S&P 500 remains near its highs of the bull market, nearly all the bullish sentiment that was built up during the rally has now been given back. People like to say that the individual investor is always the last to get in and the first to get out. This time at least, the individual is making a quick exit. Will they be too early?
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Reader Comments (2)
Maybe, and stranger things have happened, this was just an artificial run up due to the market being managed and that we are still in a bear market for the last 3 years. After all, why would we even need a QE3 if we are in a bull market and everything is great?
Never sell America short...the market will go up, if you live long enough, and will at least equal inflation.