Extremely bad sentiment for European utility shares

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 15 June 2015
Posted in Special research

sentix Sector Sentiment for utilities falls to a sector-specific all-time low. Only once before since 2002 was the mood for a sector worse among investors. But in relation to the whole market European utility stocks’ performance has stabilized since March. All in all, the signals point to a renewed contrarian opportunity.

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Lowest sentiment for the Bund future since March 2012

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 08 June 2015
Posted in Special research

sentix Sentiment for the Bund future falls to its lowest level since March 2012 when the Greek debt was restructured. In the past such a bad sentiment among investors subsequently has led to a rise in the Bund future. This time, too, we interpret the extreme reading as a contrarian signal!

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Readiness to sell Chinese stocks rises

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 01 June 2015
Posted in Special research

At high speed the sentix Strategic Bias currently falls for Chinese mainland stocks. The indicator stands for investors’ basic conviction for a market. Its sharp decline signals that a substantial readiness to sell has now emerged for Chinese equities.

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Sentiment impulse for gold!

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 18 May 2015
Posted in Special research

As the latest sentix Global Investor Survey shows sentiment is clearly brightening for gold. At the same time, investors’ basic conviction for the yellow metal increases. Consequently, the improvement in sentiment is a kick-start signal for the market. This, in turn, points to rising gold prices in the coming months.

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Euro with a Greek breather

Written by Sebastian Wanke | 11 May 2015
Posted in Special research

Investors’ basic confidence in the euro erodes. This is signaled by a falling sentix Strategic Bias for the EUR-USD currency pair. Consequently, a period of US-dollar strength is set to lie ahead. But longer term the common currency should be on the rise again.

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