Bullish sentiment among individual investors regarding the outlook for stocks over the next six months surged to 42% in the latest week, from 33.1% last week, and the first time the measure's been above the historical average since early August, according toBearish sentiment sank to 29.6%, a four-week low, vs 34.5% last week. Neutral sentiment fell to a seven-week low of 28.2% from 32.4% last week.of financial newsletter editors and advisors earlier this week, rising to 49.3% from 43.
Rising bullishness is a bad omen for contrarians who try and go against the investment crowd, as it can mean cash has already been deployed in the market and there's less firepower on the sidelines to push prices higher.CNBC Pro: These 10 China-focused ETFs are up this year – and one is expected to go by nearly 40%Major China-focused indexes have lost money for investors over the past week, this month, the past three months, the past six months, and the past year.
CNBC Pro screened for ETFs and found 10 that have gained value this year in spite of the odds, and with the potential to rise further.