Even with last Thursday’s drop in price, sentiment for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is still showing healthy signs. Take a look at price targets tweeted by traders on Twitter. Notice that the first time SPX dipped near 2320 traders were tweeting price targets as low as 2200. On the current decline, traders aren’t so […]
I’m seeing some positive signs this week from stock market sentiment on Twitter. First, 7 day momentum and sentiment for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has broken its downtrend line. This often results in price moving higher because sentiment has turned bullish. Price is trying to move higher, but isn’t quite there yet. As long […]
We’re seeing some signs warning that sentiment for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) gleaned from Twitter is at a make or break point. The thing that is most concerning is that price is so close to an all time high as sentiment is deteriorating toward bearish levels. First let’s look at 7 day momentum and sentiment. […]
Over the past week, there isn’t a lot new to report regarding sentiment from the Twitter stream. The most significant item comes from the number of bullish stocks. It continues to fall even though the market moved up a bit. This indicates that traders aren’t aggressively buying the most bullish stocks near a market high. […]
Over the past few weeks the number of bullish stocks on Twitter have fallen sharply. This indicates that buyers of the most bullish stocks dried up as the S&P 500 Index (SPX) pushed up into the 2400 area. Although buyers are slowing down, the sellers of bearish stocks haven’t materialized. That condition is keeping overall […]
Last week, sector sentiment from the Twitter stream gave a warning. It is showing an overbought condition where every sector has positive sentiment. When this has occurred in the past, it has almost always been followed by a short term top within a few days. At Downside Hedge I highlighted another indicator that has a […]
This past week saw traders buying the dip (well if you can call it a dip). If you look at the count of bullish stocks on the Twitter stream you can see that traders were buying more stocks as the market reacted to resistance near the 2300 level on the S&P 500 Index (SPX). This […]
A few weeks ago sentiment for the S&P 500 index (SPX) calculated from the twitter stream broke out higher from a triangle pattern. I mentioned that this usually indicates higher prices ahead. It took some time, but the market finally responded. Now we’re watching the confirming uptrend in sentiment. If it breaks expect a larger […]
Sentiment for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) on the Twitter stream broke its triangle pattern to the upside. This suggests that this rally has more steam in it. Keep an eye on the confirming uptrend line from 7 day momentum. If it is broken then some consolidation will likely occur. Unfortunately, traders are tweeting 2300 on […]
Over the past several weeks, sentiment for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has been slowly deteriorating as the market traded sideways to down. This week the market turned back up, and with it sentiment. This has painted a triangle pattern in 7 day momentum. When this occurs it creates an inflection point where the market picks […]