S&P 500 Index 1507 By Steve Blumenthal February 6, 2013 RISK OFF Hedge Long Equity Exposure and/or Defensively Raise Cash. Investment Sentiment charts 2-6-13: Chart 1.  NDR Daily Trading Sentiment Composite.  Excessive Optimism - RISK OFF (hedge). Today, The Daily Trading [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1501 By Steve Blumenthal January 30, 2013 RISK OFF Raise Cash and/or Hedge Long Equity Exposure. Investment Sentiment charts 1-30-13: Chart 1.  NDR Daily Trading Sentiment Composite.  Excessive Optimism - RISK OFF (hedge). The Daily Trading Sentiment Composite moved [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1491 By Steve Blumenthal January 23, 2013 RISK OFF Raise Cash and/or Hedge Long Equity Exposure. See January 17, 2013 Trade Signals for Risk Off commentary. Included are the usual Investor Sentiment charts (way too much optimism – bearish) as well as three charts on [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1485 By Steve Blumenthal January 17, 2013 “RISK OFF”: Raise Cash – Hedge (Investor Sentiment is once again at Extreme Optimism) After watching the market post double-digit returns last year, Americans are pouring billions of dollars into stocks. Why now I wonder? Just [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1462 By Steve Blumenthal January 09, 2013 Included in this week’s Trade Signals are the following: Updated Sentiment Charts – Daily Trading Sentiment has moved back into the Excessive Optimism zone.  Weekly Crowd Sentiment is moving higher within the Neutral zone.  I [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1461 By Steve Blumenthal January 3, 2013 Included in this week’s Trade Signals are the following: Updated Sentiment Charts – sentiment is Neutral.  I continue to cautiously favor “RISK ON” High Yield bond signal remains in a “buy” Investment Sentiment charts [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1420 By Steve Blumenthal December 27, 2012 Included in this week’s Trade Signals are the following: Updated Sentiment Charts – sentiment is neutral.  I cautiously favor “RISK ON”. High Yield Bond signal remains in a “buy”. Russell 2000 Index Chart – nearing [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1435 By Steve Blumenthal December 19, 2012 Included in this week's Trade Signals are the following: Updated Sentiment Charts – sentiment has moved to Excessive Optimism in the Daily Sentiment Chart and remains in the Neutral Zone in the Crowd Sentiment Poll chart.  I [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1428 By Steve Blumenthal December 12, 2012 Included in this weeks Trade Signals are the following: Updated Sentiment Charts – sentiment is neutral.  I continue to favor “RISK ON” CMG Core Four Strategy Updates – current positioning (below highlighted in yellow) Equity [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 1409 By Steve Blumenthal December 5, 2012 Included in this weeks Trade Signals are the following: Updated Sentiment Charts – sentiment is neutral favoring “RISK ON” Equity Market Update:  “RISK ON” I continue to favor RISK ON as Investor Sentiment has moved higher [...]Read More >