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Stock Market Indicators:
Bull/Bear Ratios
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October 8, 2014
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Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents
S&P 500
Bull/Bear Ratio Over 3.0
Bull/Bear Ratio Under 1.0
Bull/Bear Ratio Under 1.0 & Over 3.0
AAII Sentiment
Bull/Bear Ratio vs. Consumer Confidence
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S&P 500
Figure 1.
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INVESTORS INTELLIGENCE BULLS & BEARS
Bull/Bear Ratio
4
4
Ratio
3.15
3.23
Sep 30
Oct 7
10/7
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
80
80
Sep 23
Sep 30
Oct 7
Bulls
70
Bulls
48.0
47.5
45.5
Bears
Bears
15.3
15.1
14.1
70
60
60
50
50
10/7
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
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95
96
97
98
99
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01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
45
40
45
10/7
40
Correction Camp
35
35
30
30
25
25
20
20
15
15
10
10
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Source: Investors Intelligence.
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97
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Bull/Bear Ratio Over 3.0
Figure 2.
2200
2200
S&P 500 INDEX vs. BULL/BEAR RATIO OF
3.0 OR MORE*
2000
2000
10/7
1800
1600
1600
1400
1400
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1200
1000
1200
1000
800
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600
600
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200
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90
91
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96
97
98
99
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01
02
03
04
05
06
07
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09
10
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14
15
16
* Red shaded areas indicate Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or greater than 3.0.
Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Investors Intelligence.
Figure 3.
19000
19000
DOW JONES INDEX vs. BULL/BEAR RATIO OF
3.0 OR MORE
17000
17000
10/7
15000
15000
13000
13000
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9000
11000
9000
7000
7000
5000
5000
3000
3000
1000
1000
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Red shaded areas indicates Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or greater than 3.0.
Source: Wall Street Journal and Investors Intelligence.
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Bull/Bear Ratio Under 1.0
Figure 4.
2200
2200
S&P 500 INDEX vs. BULL/BEAR RATIO
OF 1.0 OR LESS*
2000
2000
10/7
1800
1800
1600
1600
1400
1400
1200
1200
1000
1000
800
800
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03
04
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07
08
09
10
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12
13
14
15
200
16
* Green shaded areas indicate Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or less than 1.0.
Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Investors Intelligence.
Figure 5.
19000
19000
DOW JONES INDEX vs. BULL/BEAR RATIO
OF 1.0 OR LESS
17000
17000
10/7
15000
15000
13000
13000
11000
11000
9000
9000
7000
7000
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09
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12
13
14
15
1000
16
Green shaded areas indicates Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or less than 1.0.
Source: Wall Street Journal and Investors Intelligence.
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Bull/Bear Ratio Under 1.0 & Over 3.0
Figure 6.
40
40
S&P 500 INDEX
LESS 200-DMA vs.
BULL/BEAR RATIO OF 3.0 OR MORE
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0
-20
0
-20
S&P 500 Minus 200-Day Moving Average
Divided by S&P 500
(percent)
-40
-40
87
88
89
90
91
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95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Red shaded areas indicates Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or less than 3.0.
Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.
Figure 7.
40
40
S&P 500 INDEX
LESS 200-DMA vs.
BULL/BEAR RATIO OF 1.0 OR LESS
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20
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0
-20
0
-20
S&P 500 Minus 200-Day Moving Average
Divided by S&P 500
(percent)
-40
-40
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89
90
91
92
93
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96
97
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99
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01
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03
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Green shaded areas indicates Bull/Bear Ratio equal to or less than 1.0.
Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.
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AAII Sentiment
Figure 8.
100
100
AAII SENTIMENT INDEX FOR STOCKS
AAII Bull Ratio*
75
75
10/1
50
50
25
25
0
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
5
5
4
4
AAII Bull/Bear Ratio
3
3
2
2
10/1
1
1
0
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
80
80
Bulls
70
70
Bears
60
60
50
50
40
40
10/1
30
30
20
10
20
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Bulls
Bears
41.8
28.2
35.4
30.9
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
* AAII Bull Ratio is the percent of bulls over the percent of bulls plus percent of bears.
Source: American Association of Individual Investors (AAII).
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2013
2014
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Bull/Bear Ratio vs. Consumer Confidence
Figure 9.
4.5
140
BULL/BEAR RATIO & CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
4.0
120
3.5
10/7
3.0
100
2.5
80
2.0
1.5
60
Bull/Bear Ratio
(4-week average)
1.0
40
Consumer Confidence
Expectations Index
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
20
2015
Source: New York Board of Trade, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Conference Board.
Figure 10.
4.5
70
BULL/BEAR RATIO & CONSUMER COMFORT INDEX
4.0
60
3.5
10/7
3.0
50
2.5
2.0
40
1.5
Bull/Bear Ratio
(4-week average)
1.0
30
Consumer Comfort Index
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
20
2015
Source: New York Board of Trade, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Bloomberg.
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