Word: bearishness
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...push down. Thousands of small investors across the nation were suddenly aware of a dampening word: recession. Said Jacques Coe, who keeps tab on what the small investor is doing by totaling the odd-lot purchases and sales: "Never in all my years have I seen this type of bearishness. The most recent figures show short selling running eight to ten times normal." Since Coe believes that the public becomes most bearish when the market is about at its bottom, he expects a sustained upturn before the end of the year...
...Since the Dow-Jones average covers only 30 stocks, more can be learned by watching the overall price and volume movements of the more than 1,500 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. If technical factors in the entire market form a pattern that is more bullish than bearish, the prices of stocks -and the averages-will eventually reflect that sentiment...
...first glance, Wall Street concluded that the figures were bearish. Manufacturers' new orders, which had risen in December, declined 3% in January from December, though they were still 4% above a year ago. Since new orders usually tell what businessmen think is going to happen, this seemed to say that business could not be as good as expected. Adding to the bearish impression was a continued rise in inventories at a higher rate than had been anticipated; manufacturers piled up another $750 million in inventories in January (about the same as December) to bring the total to $53.2 billion...
...opposite of a call, is favored by bearish speculators. The put is an option giving the purchaser the right to sell 100 shares of stock at a set price at a future date. Last June, Filer sold a put option on Boeing Airplane Co. giving the buyer the right to sell 100 shares at 37⅝ by Dec. 2. Boeing is now quoted around 30, but the buyer of the put can still exercise it at 37⅝. After deducting the $400 costs for the put and commissions, the purchaser has a profit of about...
Only the most bearish investor could ignore a key theme running through the 1958 fourth quarter and year-end reports. It was the salutary effect of a new drive for efficiency and productivity. A few years ago, declining sales usually meant a decline in profits. But now many a company can post smart profits even when sales dip. Goodyear Tire & Rubber was down 3.8% in sales for 1958, yet managed to hit record profits, up 2% to $6.08 per share. After a poor third quarter, Reynolds Metals did so well in the last quarter that it actually increased its full...