On the one hand, high past returns are an indicator of low future returns: that has certainly proved true for those who bought equity mutual funds at the turn of the decade.

一方面，过去的高回报率是未来低回报的指标：对于那些在这十年交替中购买股权共同基金的人们而言，这点已经证明是真理了。

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He says the "rig count" in the natural gas market - an indicator of production - supports a possible price rise, but warns inventories are high and demand weak.

他表示，天然气市场的“钻井设备数量”(一种产量指标)支持价格上涨的可能性，但警告称库存依然高企而需求疲弱。

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Still, there is something new and mysterious about the high-tech oracle. Polls are a useful indicator of people's tastes because they ask people what they like.

虽然高科技的“甲骨”有些新的和神奇的地方，投票调查(的结果)仍然是人们喜好的一个有用指示器，因为它们询问人们什么是他们喜好的。

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Arbeter says another indicator showing high levels of fear, which came out before the market got whacked on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 18 and 19, respectively), came from the American Association of Individual Investor survey: Bullish sentiment dropped to 28.7% while bearishness jumped 44.6%.

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On the one hand, high past returns are an indicator of low future returns: that has certainly proved true for those who bought equity mutual funds at the turn of the decade.

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That may not be particularly rough for a stock up more than 44% over the last 12 months, but it is an indicator of the high expectations the market has for housing-related stocks after a big 2012, and the potential pain when those expectations are not met.

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