contrarian
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This contrarian rebalancing tactic of selling top performers to pay for new bets adds “modest value over the long run,” writes Trivariate Research President Adam Parker.
From Barron's
Ninety-five percent of gold mining stocks are now in a bear market, signaling a classic contrarian trading opportunity.
From Barron's
The indicator is interpreted in a contrarian way, with higher values showing lower subsequent returns, and vice versa.
From MarketWatch
Claude took 12 minutes to think about its bracket, which is more time than most humans devoted to this exercise, and crowned Illinois as its contrarian national champion.
Those of a contrarian bent may thus consider a very high ratio is signaling equity investors are too sanguine, while a dive in the ratio may mean they are too pessimistic.
From MarketWatch
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