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Personal Finance: Editor's Desk
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Bulls Retake Weekly Poll

By David Morrow
Editor in Chief
11/3/2008 11:57 AM EST
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The bulls soundly reclaimed TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer over the weekend.

The bulls got 574, or 50%, of the 1,140 votes cast. Bears came in with 313, or 27%, while neutral notched 253, or 22%.

Looking forward, the commercial banks sector was voted the most likely to rise in the coming week, and automakers once again was picked as the sector most likely to fall.

Last week, the Dow and the Nasdaq each rose 11%, while the S&P 500 gained 10.5%.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date Bullish Bearish Neutral Week Ending
S&P % Change 		Bullish
Sector 		Bearish
Sector
Nov
3 		574
(50%)		 313
(27%)		 253
(22%)		 poll- Commercial Banks Automobiles
Oct
27		 458
(32%)		 616
(43%)		 351
(25%)		 +10.5% Commercial Banks and Precious Metals Automobiles
Oct
20 		903
(42%)		 635
(29%)		 614
(29%)		 -6.8% Commercial Banks Homebuilding
Oct
13		 629
(45%)		 441
(32%) each		 314
(23%)		 +5% Commercial Banks Automobiles
Oct
6 		1145
(34%)		 1559
(47%)		 646
(19%)		 -18% Commercial Banks Automobiles

Sector Total Votes Percentage
Aerospace and Defense
61
5%
Airlines
27
2%
Automobiles
197
17%
Beverages and Food Products
9
1%
Biotechnology
12
1%
Commercial Banks
70
6%
Computers and Peripherals
22
2%
Consumer Nondurables
25
2%
Energy Equipment & Services
51
5%
HMOs and Hospitals
25
2%
Homebuilding
75
7%
Insurance
49
4%
Integrated Oil
90
8%
Internet, Software Services
12
1%
Investment Bankers and Brokers
65
6%
Media
34
3%
Multiline Retail
61
5%
Pharmaceuticals
32
3%
Precious Metals
103
9%
Semis, Semi Equipment
23
2%
Telecom Equipment
26
2%
Tobacco and Alcohol
16
1%
Utilities
22
2%
Wireless Communications
24
2%
Total
1131
100.00%
Source: RealMoney.com

Sector Total Votes Percentage
Aerospace and Defense
37
3%
Airlines
60
5%
Automobiles
25
2%
Beverages and Food Products
42
4%
Biotechnology
67
6%
Commercial Banks
144
13%
Computers and Peripherals
38
3%
Consumer Nondurables
20
2%
Energy Equipment & Services
110
10%
HMOs and Hospitals
24
2%
Homebuilding
18
2%
Insurance
21
2%
Integrated Oil
88
8%
Internet, Software Services
35
3%
Investment Bankers and Brokers
47
4%
Media
11
1%
Multiline Retail
14
1%
Pharmaceuticals
64
6%
Precious Metals
91
8%
Semis, Semi Equipment
18
2%
Telecom Equipment
33
3%
Tobacco and Alcohol
49
4%
Utilities
52
5%
Wireless Communications
29
3%
Total
1137
100%
Source: RealMoney.com







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