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Nothing Changes Investor Enthusiasm Like a Price Trend

February 5, 2023 By Mike Shell in Asymmetric Investment Returns, Asymmetric Observation Tags: Investor Sentiment

Investor sentiment is trend following.

Investors get more bullish as stock prices trend up, and more bearish as the stock market trends down.

See what I mean in Nothing Like a Price Trend to Change Investor Sentiment.

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