Charts of the AAII (American Association of Individual Investors) Bulls minus Bears Index versus the market are key sentiment indicators for stock market technical analysis.  Contrarian theory states the time to buy is when fear and pessimism are at a maximum since this usually occurs near market bottoms.  The sentiment survey, taken once a week on the AAII web site, measures the percentage of individual investors who take the survey who are bullish, neutral and bearish.  AAII Bulls minus Bears Index vs DJIA 10-week and 52-week moving averages   For a current reading on what the AAII Bull/Bear charts and many other sentiment indicators mean, subscribe to Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Newsletter.   AAII Bulls minus Bears Index vs DJIA Full chart with weekly, 10-week and 52-week moving averages More Sentiment Charts

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