Top 5 Charts: U.S. Bearish Sentiment Hits Extreme Level, Probabiliy of Short Squeeze is Rising

The AAII bull-bear spread shows that investors are most gloomy about stocks since the financial crisis selloff.

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— Lev Borodovsky (@thedailyshot) April 28, 2022

Bears outnumbered Bulls by 43% in the latest AAII sentiment survey.

With data going back to 1987, the only other times we've seen sentiment this bearish…
1) Sep-Nov 1990 (-20% bear market that bottomed in Oct 1990 w/ recession in 1990-1991)
2) March 2009 (week of the lows) pic.twitter.com/V12XtFZRUK

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 28, 2022

Deltas have neve been more negative. Smallest trigger could spark Hwangian squeeze (charts Nomura) pic.twitter.com/K8AiEnvr3a

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 28, 2022

The US trade deficit in goods hit a new record as imports sharply outpace exports. This result didn't bode well for the GDP report today.

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'During the start of the pandemic recovery, inflation was procyclical as economic activity accelerated. This year, however, activity is slowing while producer prices accelerate.' https://t.co/Gkek3KNnbK via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/5P2l4vcRet

— Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) April 28, 2022