I didn't find this recap of Jim Cramer's CNBC show interesting because of his recommendations. I found it interesting because he talks of an overall "bearishness of the market." Cramer noted that this bearishness began in the tech sector, spread to retail, and is now creeping into the food sector.

He notes that it is "remarkable to see how little enthusiasm there is ... even for companies that are doing well." An example of this lack of enthusiasm for good performers is that analysts will cut price targets on a stock, but will raise the company's earnings estimate at the same time.

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Jim Cramer Sees a 'Very Negative' Trend originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The bull has been raging for 13 months. From the March 2009 low, we've had a 79% jump in the S&P 500 index.

After all this time, people are beginning to feel good about the market again. When people start to feel good, the pros often start to move to the sell side. Conversely, when sentiment is bad, the pros are out there buying.

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Is Rising Bullishness a Reason to Take Profits? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 01 May 2010 08:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Is there an index that measures millionaires' sentiment and whether they are optimistic or pessimistic? The answer is yes. It is called the Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index.

The next question naturally is: "So what are the millionaires thinking about the economy?" The news is not good. The index fell 18 points to a -20 in June, a record decline since the index was created in 2004. Plus the index fell 17 points in May. A range of -11 to -30 indicates a slightly bearish sentiment. It's likely that millionaires underwent a reality check after a bout of over optimism in May.

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