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To: Drbob512 who started this subject	7/27/2001 12:41:03 PM
From: stockmarket14	Read Replies (1) of 100058

DrBob512: Sentiment indicator again. The University of Michigan's final July consumer sentiment index, a key measure of consumers' confidence in the economy, edged down to 92.4 from 92.6 in June; and the Association of Individual Investors also reported today by CNBC this morning that the bullish sentiment is quite low now. The outflow of mutual funds (12.5 billions) in June is another indication of the bearish outlook of individual investors. So, I wonder all the bullish sentiment from financial advisors that you have cited appears to be contradictory to the "bearish" sentiment from general public sentiment as well as individual investors. The VIX and put/call ratio are for professional traders. I wonder which sentiment indicator, the general public/individual investors or the financial advisors, is more accurate to move the market in short and long terms. My best guess is that your sentiment indicators are for short-term market movement, while the general public/individual investors are for the intermedicate-long term market movement. Agree?.

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