2007 Begins With Investment Sentiment Polarized and Fragile According to TrendPointers.NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- TrendPointers' January 2007 Investment Sentiment Trend (IST 3.0) Index shows the "sentiment glass" to be slowly filling, but still less than half full. Positive sentiment in the Business Media is at 50%, up from 44% a month ago. Positive sentiment in the Mass Media rose to 40%, up from 35% in the previous month. Sentiment in both media sources are at or near their highs since TrendPointers started tracking sentiment in September, 2006. Still, investment observers are cautious. Despite the upturn, there is a discernable polarization polarization Property of certain types of electromagnetic radiation in which the direction and magnitude of the vibrating electric field are related in a specified way. in points of view. Roughly one third of both Business and Mass Media sources have a distinctly negative or pessimistic pes·si·mism n. 1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach" view of the overall investment climate. The good news is that there are virtually no extreme very negative or very positive views in the news. The recent moderation of oil prices, apparent stabilization Stabilization The action undertakes a country when it buys and sells its own currency to protect its exchange value. Actions registered competitive traders undertake by on the NYSE to meet the exchange requirement that 75% of their traded be stabilizing, meaning that sell orders of interest rates and inflation, and lack of any immediately threatening geopolitical ge·o·pol·i·tics n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation. 2. a. news is allowing some observers to feel mildly but cautiously positive. (Read the full report at http://www.trendpointers.com/istSentimentTrends.cfm.) What is TrendPointers' take on current media ambivalence ambivalence (ămbĭv`ələns), coexistence of two opposing drives, desires, feelings, or emotions toward the same person, object, or goal. The ambivalent person may be unaware of either of the opposing wishes. ? Investors can and will read what they choose into the results: those optimists out there looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. good news will find it; those who are by nature more cautious will find support for that view. The Investment Sentiment Trend (IST 3.0) Index is published monthly at www.trendpointers.com. Designed to be a more sensitive early indicator of possible market trends, the IST 3.0 is the new national benchmark measure of published investment sentiment. About www.trendpointers.com www.trendpointers.com publishes a monthly report of emerging trend indicators for investment conditions and specific business sectors. Conclusions in each report are based on business research methods that involve monitoring an extraordinary array of media, investment, and economic information. Data is analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. using five proprietary monthly indices that collectively provide a multi-dimensional view of overall market influences. About TrendPointers, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control TrendPointers, LLC is a business trend and research firm that investigates how the continuous flow of news and public information influences business decisions and impacts the financial markets. TrendPointers publishes its research monthly for subscribers at www.trendpointers.com -- providing investors and financial decision makers with a convenient single source to help anticipate potential market activity. |
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