Adding to the Bullish view is the Odd-lot shorting which has doubled from a year ago, and continues to increase, in both sales and dollars. The VIX hasn't yet shown much increase, although with hedgers not making much in profits last year, we can expect more Volatility this year - also, in two weeks, trading begins in Options on the VIX Index.Both the CBOE Equity put/call and ISE call/put ratios remain high, in conflict with each other, therefore of less predictive value at this time.
As for most other indicators, such as newsletter surveys and Bullish per cent, last week's whipsaw caused little change in their regression to the mean from January's hot rally.
Finally, Michael Santoli, Barron's top columnist, comments on the Smith Barney Panic/ Euphoria Index, which is a Master Index similar to, and included in, my toolkit, and he discusses some of the components, pro and con, and whether it should be called "Panic" when it resides so long in that region (almost a year). Rather "Caution", sort of like Level Orange, might be more fitting.
Otherwise, tread carefully, as the jury is still out except for contrasting Volatility and one heck of a bottom in October, if we follow decades of the 4-year Presidential, or Kinchen cycle.
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