Sentiment indicators

The general feeling of investors about the state of the market, such as whether they are bullish or bearish.

Market Sentiment

A subjective measure of how investors are feeling about a security or market. Generally speaking, market sentiments are positive when stock prices are going up and negative when they are going down. Because feelings sometimes change more slowly than a market's underlying fundamentals, market sentiment helps explain why securities have a tendency to become either overvalued or undervalued. Some investors plan to make investment decisions in a way that disregards market sentiment, while others attempt to profit from it. See also: Crowd theory, Subjective probabilities, The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

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Initial claims grew more volatile as auto retooling began, and producer sentiment indicators are poised to rebound from June.

Jobs Market Continues to Tighten:

London: In the first quarter of the year, Eurozone business sentiment indicators have softened slightly suggesting that eurozone GDP growth rates may be close to peaking.

Eurozone business sentiment indicators soften slightly

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Nigeria added to Standard Chartered's and MNI's Business Sentiment Indicators

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Nigeria added to Standard Chartered's and MNI's Business Sentiment Indicators

According to the Centre, the level and fluctuations of the economic sentiment indicators in construction and consumers indicates that trust is not been restored in a uniform manner in all economic sectors, thus creating risks for the economic activity in the coming quarters.

Economic sentiment in Cyprus improves for 9th month running

manufacturing sector and consumer sentiment indicators beat market expectations, raising hopes that the U.S.

Dollar stays in mid-93 yen range in early Tokyo deal

Streambase's CEP platform will enable Redeye to incorporate news analytics and market sentiment indicators, thereby helping firms to monitor and manage trading behaviour.

Redkite to use Streambase CEP for real-time surveillance

The bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF), revealed yesterday in the ECB's March report, was conducted in early February before the publication of last week's positive sentiment indicators.

SUZY in the CITY IN DUBLIN: Slow year for the economy; GROWTH RATE IS FORECAST TO BE HALF THAT OF 2001

S&P technical analysts write that "advisor and investor bullishness is too pervasive and is focused on too few stocks." In fact, sentiment indicators, chart formations and market internals--measurements of stock price advances and declines--have made "the market, particularly the Nasdaq leaders, vulnerable," As a result, analysts recommend that investors do not stand by tech stocks alone.

Will tech stocks short circuit?

Analysts see downside risks from initial claims as auto retooling begins, and producer sentiment indicators have shown a June pull-back as well.

Downside Risk Abounds for June U.S. Employment:

London: Eurozone business sentiment indicators have softened slightly in the first quarter of the year, suggesting that eurozone GDP growth rates may be close to peaking.

Fitch: Eurozone Business Sentiment Dip is No Big Deal