Individual Investors Laughing All The Way To The Bank

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: After the weekly poll from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed that bullish sentiment rose to its highest levels since January 2007 last week (57.6%), today’s release of bullish advisor sentiment from Investors Intelligence (II) showed a similar increase.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Even though the S&P 500 remains near its highest level in four months, individual investors are becoming slightly less positive.

AAII submits: Bullish sentiment jumped 5.6 percentage points to 48.5%. This is the highest that bullish sentiment, expectations that the markets will rise over the next six months, has been since December 31.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Following last Friday's announcement by the SEC that it was charging Goldman Sachs (GS) with fraud, many have made the argument that the events would drive the individual investor away from the market.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: There's no denying the fact that investor sentiment has turned more bullish over the last several weeks.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: In last week's poll from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), bullish sentiment saw its largest weekly decline since November 2010 as investors were clearly rattled by the equity market's reaction to the

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: This week's release of investor and advisor sentiment showed that both groups turned more bullish over the last week as the S&P 500 rallied to new four month highs. AAII's survey of individual investors rebounded to 49%, which is still off the highs of three weeks ago (50.89).

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: This week's release of investor and advisor sentiment showed that both groups turned more bullish over the last week as the S&P 500 rallied to new four month highs. AAII's survey of individual investors rebounded to 49%, which is still off the highs of three weeks ago (50.89).