Bullish Sentiment Rebounds, Bearish Sentiment Stays Above Average

AAII submits: Bullish sentiment rebounded in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months rose 4.6 percentage points to 29.0%. Despite the improvement, this is the ninth consecutive week that bullish sentiment is below its historical average of 39%. Neutral Sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially unchanged over the next six months, edged up 0.3 percentage points to 28.3%. The historical average is 31%.

AAII submits: Bullish sentiment rebounded to 41.4% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Expectations that stocks will rise over the next six months rose 3.2 percentage points, pushing bullish sentiment back above its historical average of 39%.Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially flat over the next six months, rose for the second consecutive week. The 2.4 percentage point increase put neutral sentiment exactly at 30%, just below its historical average of 31%.

By AAII: Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, declined 2.5 percentage points to 43.9%. This is the seventh time in eight weeks that optimism has been above 40%. The historical average is 39%.

AAII submits: Bullish sentiment jumped 8.5 percentage points to 37.5% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. This is an eight-week high for optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months. It is also, however, the 10th consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been below its historical average of 39%.Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, declined 1.4 percentage points to 26.8%. The historical average is 31%.

AAII submits: Bullish sentiment fell 2.4 percentage points to 35.5% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months remained below its historical average of 39% for the third consecutive week. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially flat over the next six months, rose 1.2 percentage points to 32.7%. This is the third consecutive week that neutral sentiment is above its historical average of 31%.

AAII submits: Bullish sentiment rebounded 5.7 percentage points to 37.9% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next six months remained below its historical average of 39% for the second consecutive week.Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially flat over the next six months, fell 5.4 percentage points to 31.5%. The decline brought neutral sentiment back close to its historical average of 31%.

By AAII: Bearish sentiment fell to its lowest level since last August, as bullish sentiment increased for the fourth consecutive week, according to the latest AAII Sentiment Survey.Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, increased 1.0 percentage points to 43.2%. This is the highest level of optimism registered by our survey since March 15, 2012. It is also the third consecutive week that bullish sentiment has been above its historical average of 39.0%.

By AAII: Bullish sentiment rebounded to its first above-average reading since mid-November in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Bearish sentiment fell, but it continues to stay above its historical average.