The lack of stock market optimism may itself be a contrarian signal to purchase equities.
Though the AAII Sentiment Indicator can be viewed as a contrarian signal, I would caution against relying on any one indicator as a sign that the market is at a turning point.
Based on the fundamentals, we think DryShips may be starting to look attractive to a value investor with a contrarian streak, and we may be inclined to upgrade at Ockham in upcoming weeks.
The mob's behaviour might still be useful if it acted as a contrarian indicator.
For contrarian investors, this could be a sore spot, as it creates the potential for downgrades.
This comes at a time when long-term yields are at rock bottom levels and if you are a sentiment tracker with a contrarian bent, this would be bullish for stocks.
As the Republican and Democratic leadership in Washington suit up for the battle that will be the 2012 budget, a battle that will have a lot to say about the fiscal fate of the U.S. government, we here at THE CONTRARIAN TAKE will be watching like a hawk.
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This kind of thinking only alerts my inner contrarian and suggests that it may be a great time to be picking stocks.
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Andreessen, at around 07:15, he took a contrarian view, suggesting that there are lots of lessons venture capital could be sharing with social investing firms (like the one his wife Laura has been running for 12 years).
Anyone who has been around Wall Street long enough knows very well that contrarian bets can be very rewarding, provided that the bet is placed near the reversal of a popular trend.
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