Sorry, I'm not buying it; we are still in greed mode.
Here's why:
Actions speak louder than words. Easy to say one is
fearful , but if one sits tight with all their investments are they
truly fearful? Majority of $ invested in the market is
through retirement accounts. Overwhelming majority of
individuals with retirement accounts are passive, longterm
investors who believe stocks go up forever., and rarely sell.
Those accounts remain fully invested or close to it.
The current selloff is a reflection of active traders and
investors who are fearful, but they make up a small % of all money
invested in the market. So if you were to weight the emotions
of all investors and traders (including those with retirement
accounts), the result is we are still in greed mode. When
retirement plan investors start to liquidate their mutual funds and
ETFs, that's when true fear kicks in.
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https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ 19 now vs 64
Posted by pmahoney on 1st of Dec 2021 at 06:25 pm
https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ 19 now vs 64 a week ago
Sorry, I'm not buying it;
Posted by RichieD on 1st of Dec 2021 at 07:04 pm
Sorry, I'm not buying it; we are still in greed mode. Here's why:
Actions speak louder than words. Easy to say one is fearful , but if one sits tight with all their investments are they truly fearful? Majority of $ invested in the market is through retirement accounts. Overwhelming majority of individuals with retirement accounts are passive, longterm investors who believe stocks go up forever., and rarely sell. Those accounts remain fully invested or close to it.
The current selloff is a reflection of active traders and investors who are fearful, but they make up a small % of all money invested in the market. So if you were to weight the emotions of all investors and traders (including those with retirement accounts), the result is we are still in greed mode. When retirement plan investors start to liquidate their mutual funds and ETFs, that's when true fear kicks in.