Symptoms of Bull
Market Top
Financial
indicators:
1.) High trading
volume – panic buying.
2.) Substantial buying
of equity mutual funds by the public.
3.) Shiller PE10 at
historical highs with a low market dividend yield.
4.) Mergers & Acquisitions
and IPO’s calendar very robust.
5.) Widening credit
spreads.
6.) Numbers of stocks
making new highs are in decline.
Mass Psychology:
1.) Investors use any
reason to buy.
2.) Making money in
the markets appears to be easy.
3.) Investors can’t
wait to read their portfolio statements
4.) Public infatuation
with highly leveraged speculations.
5.) The media
describes the economy and markets as goldilocks (or any other word describing
perfection).
6.) Known contrarian
investors are bearish – are seen as out of step with the new realities – or simply
appear to be stupid or crazy.
7.) Annuities and
savings accounts are seen as dead investments.
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