market sentiment

The general outlook of investors toward the stock market. Market sentiment is measured by indicators such as AAII’s Sentiment Survey, which is a weekly poll that asks members whether think the market over the next six months will be up (bullish), down (bearish) or no change (neutral). The Sentiment Survey is seen by some as a contrarian indicator of future market direction. The CBOE Volatility index (VIX), High-Low index, Bullish Percentage index and Moving Average are other market sentiment indicators.