three different Sentiment Survey poll results in chart form -
** Important note - the pollees who are neutral and do not have a bullish or a bearish opinion are not reflected in either of the Percentages shown on the charts below **
WallStreetSentiment.com poll result updated once weekly based on the Friday poll
data is provided courtesy of Mark Young of WallStreetSentiment.com. Data is compiled from the results of a weekly survey of a group of experienced traders and technically oriented market analysts with a diverse set of analytical disciplines. Polling is conducted after the market close on Friday, and the results are normally published late Saturday. The poll asks participants for their forecast for the next week -- bull, bear, or neutral.
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weekly chart showing AAII % bulls and % bears and % bulls divided by % bears
Sentiment data is provided courtesy of the American Association of Individual Investors (www.aaii.com). Polling is conducted on the AAII web site with a Wednesday cutoff and Thursday release.
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weekly chart showing the net long minus net short NAAIM Exposure index including portfolio leverage consideration that is possible to employ
NAAIM Exposure Index polling is conducted by The National Association of Active Investment Managers (www.naaim.org).
Cutoff for the poll is Wednesday, and the results are released Thursday.
Approximately 40 NAAIM member firms who are active money managers are asked each week to provide a number which represents their overall equity exposure at the market close on Wednesday. Responses can vary widely as indicated below. Responses are tallied and averaged to provide the average long (or short) position for all NAAIM managers, as a group.
Range of Possible Responses: 200% Leveraged Short 100% Fully Short 0% to 100% Cash or Hedged to Market Neutral 100% Fully Invested 200% Leveraged Long
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