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This chart suggests bearishness is significantly greater now then at any time in the last 27 years including 2008/2009 when the financial system was in crisis.
That is remarkable.

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Keep in mind...
The Sell Side Indicator is based on the average recommended equity allocation of Wall Street strategists as of the last business day of each month
Could be trading strategies have changed in the last 15yrs with HFT, etc.[/quote]
Could be. I actually do agree with the idea that equity allocation weightings are low. I have talked to a handful of professional asset managers (not hedgies but conservative long only prudent investor types) since Labor Day. Most confessed to being overweight cash and expressed a desire to put it to work. This (along with the large commercial hedger short position) suggest to me that there is a floor under any correction and that there will be demand into year end.

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Watchout for time-frames.
These multi-year sentiment contrarian plays work better with longer-term setups, not day-trading or swing trading.
However, its ok to keep that info in mind.