Investor Sentiment

Recent data from the AAII Sentiment Survey indicates a notable shift in investor sentiment, with a significant decrease in neutral outlook towards the short-term prospects for stocks. What Happened: The AAII Sentiment Survey demonstrated a decline in neutral sentiment among individual investors...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, with the index moving to the "Extreme Greed" zone on Thursday. U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 surging to a record high level during the session. Addressing the Senate...

In an unprecedented development within the digital asset investment space, investors seem to be shying away from Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and looking toward alternative cryptocurrencies. Outflows from Bitcoin investment products have amounted to $38 million in the past week, contributing to a...

Key Takeaways: Pause button pressed overnight as overseas stocks retreat Several Fed speakers scheduled today S&P 500’s streak of five-consecutive days of gains looks threatened (Tuesday Market Open) After starting the week with a long bomb, the market looks ready for a lateral today....

E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC) recently spoke with Benzinga and shared some as-of-yet uncirculated data and tips from its senior vice president of retirement, investing and savings, Lena Haas, regarding the disparity between investor sentiment and action in regards to retirement. Each...

Most people know to make money in the stock market you have to buy when everyone else is scared (March 2009) and sell when everyone else in greedy and complacent (July 2007). This is being a contrarian. One would think (and it has been true in the past) that after a huge 60% broad market rally...