contrarian
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Similar to another closely watched momentum gauge — the 14-day Relative Strength Index — the McClellan Oscillator can be a contrarian signal that the market is overstretched to the upside or downside.
From MarketWatch
You want to collect data, search for market inefficiencies, embrace your inner contrarian, dig into game theory, study the wisdom of the crowd—and avoid that crowd like it’s a mob of Cameron Crazies.
What these contrarians are overlooking is that, even though high VIX levels can be bullish, the stock market will have fallen in the process of the VIX reaching that high level.
From MarketWatch
“He has repeatedly throughout the last several years been a contrarian that goes against scientific consensus making unfounded claims about the safety profile of vaccines.”
From Salon
“As we’ve noted before, geopolitical crises tend to create buying opportunities in the stock market. Bearish sentiment is likely to soar in the coming days, which should work as a contrarian buy signal.” he says.
From MarketWatch
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