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Author:	Arthur Daret	Created:	5/25/2008 4:31 PM
The Investor Sentiment blog reports on the current mood of investors. When a majority of investors are pessimistic or afraid, it can often be a good time to invest. The opposite can be said when there is to much excitement or euphoria towards a particulare investment or area of the market.

Investors were panicking in the U.S. and overseas

By Arthur Daret on 9/18/2008 7:31 PM

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hits highest level (42) since summer of 2002 indicating extreme investor nervousness. Many others also show high degree of investor fear.

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Finally!...Some panic readings.

By Arthur Daret on 9/15/2008 3:48 PM

Panic had been missing and today we certainly got a good dose of it which should help put in a bottom soon.

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More sentiment indicators point to investor uneasiness

By Arthur Daret on 9/10/2008 12:37 PM

Investors are still nervouse, but not in panic mode.

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Investor sentiment still pessimistic

By Arthur Daret on 9/3/2008 11:28 AM

Newsletter sentiment still shows investors are pessimistic. We could be in the midst of a long bottoming process.

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Bearish Newsletter Sentiment at 50%.

By Arthur Daret on 8/4/2008 4:50 PM

50% has almost always coincided with bear market bottoms

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