Written by Manfred Hübner | 26 May 2024
Posted in sentix Weekly

Investors not concerned about weak market breadth

Market breadth, measured by the proportion of shares in an index above the 50- or 250-day average, is eroding in the US equity market in a remarkable way. Surprisingly, however, this is not yet causing investors any strategic concern. As sentiment values are slightly negative at the same time, the bulls could make another attempt to attack. Things could also get exciting for oil. At the very least, the high neutrality indicates increasing volatility.

Further results

• Bonds: Short maturities favoured
• Gold: Further profit-taking to be expected
• sentix investor positioning in equities and bonds

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Written by Manfred Hübner | 26 May 2024
Posted in Database news

We would like to inform you that the sentix ESG indices are now also available on Bloomberg. These have the following tickers:

• SNTISRH0 (Headline)
• SNTISRI0 (institutional investors)
• SNTISRP0 (private investors)

The histories of the data series start in March 2020.

Written by Manfred Hübner | 19 May 2024
Posted in sentix Weekly

Slight cooling of sentiment

Despite the gains in share prices, there is no euphoria in sentiment. On the contrary. Sentiment is cooling. The still positive seasonal window could therefore be used by equities for further price gains. There is an interesting signal for EUR-USD. Basic strategic confidence is rising significantly. The euro should continue to benefit from this.

Further results

• EUR-USD: Significant rise in bias
• Oil: TD Index on typical path
• sentix Styles - Investor preferences & behavior

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Written by Patrick Hussy | 12 May 2024
Posted in sentix Weekly

Leap of joy with bias decline for Instis

The bull market on the stock market triggers a veritable leap of joy. Sentiment towards equities is rising significantly worldwide. The bias development is remarkable: private investors continue to rise, while professionals react completely differently. Their bias is falling drastically. As a result, they are increasingly thinking about taking profits. A spread comparison shows: If the professionals show this behavior, an upper turning point or an interim consolidation is likely.

Further results

• Commodities: Precious metals and crude oil promising
• FX: USD/JPY remains depressed
• sentix sector sentiment

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Written by Manfred Hübner | 06 May 2024
Posted in sentix Economic News

The sentix overall economic index for the eurozone rises to -3.6 points in May 2024. This is the seventh consecutive increase and the best value since February 2022. Situation and expectation values contribute equally to the increase, which was higher than the economists surveyed by Bloomberg. However, the economic improvement continues to be characterised by moderate momentum. The rise in the index in Austria is positive, but the East-ern European region is also continuing to develop favourably. Internationally, Asia ex Japan and Latin America deserve a positive mention, while the USA and Japan have seen declines.

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