Bulls Maintain Control of Poll

The bulls maintained their lock on TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer survey this week.

Of the 1,610 votes cast, the bulls took 850, or 52%. The bears got 367 votes, or 22%, while neutral came in with 423 votes, or 26%.

For the second week in a row, energy equipment and services was selected as the sector most expected to rise. Homebuilders again was tabbed as most likely to fall.

Other sectors expected to have a good week were integrated oil and precious metals. Airlines and automobiles were chosen as two sectors expected to decline.

In company news today, Verizon(VZ Quote) posted in-line first-quarter financial results and impressive growth in its Verizon Wireless venture with Vodafone(VOD Quote). Here's what TSC's Scott Moritz had to say about Verizon's quarter: "The company's costly fiber-optic expansion effort is getting less expensive, while new TV subscribers are coming on board faster than expected.

"But the main phone business saw its fourth-straight quarter of increased customer defections. In the first quarter, Verizon lost 925,000 lines from year-end levels -- meaning it has lost 7.9% of the lines it had at March 31, 2006. The cancellation rate is up from 7.6% in the fourth quarter and 6.9% a year ago."

TSC's Ted Reed reports that "Delta Air Lines(DALRQ Quote) has officially ended its 19-month stay in bankruptcy, saying it has cut enough costs and changed its business in a manner that will allow it to succeed financially and operationally.

"Shares of Delta began trading Monday on what's known as a "when-issued" basis, meaning the stock has been authorized but not yet issued. The airline is preparing to issue 400 million new shares on Thursday. At midday, the when-issued stock was at $20.37 on the New York Stock Exchange."

In the markets, the major stock averages were trending lower recently. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 13,125, up 4.4 points. The Nasdaq Composite was at 2541, up 16 points, and the S&P 500 was trading at 1492, up 2.4 points.

June crude oil futures on the Nymex were higher by 7 cents a barrel, to $66.39.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date	Bullish	Bearish	Neutral	Week Ending S&P % Change	Bullish Sector	Bearish Sector
April 30	850 (52%)	367 (22%)	423 (26%)		Energy Equipment & Services	Homebuilding
April 23	711 (61%)	221 (19%)	224 (19%)	+ 0.7%	Energy Equipment & Services	Homebuilding
April 16	1020 (50%)	469 (23%)	568 (28%)	+ 2.2%	Precious Metals	Homebuilding
April 9	505 (57%)	181 (20%)	198 (22%)	+ 0.6%	Precious Metals	Homebuilding

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	62	4%
Airlines	31	2%
Automobiles	12	1%
Beverages and Food Products	48	3%
Biotechnology	105	6%
Commercial Banks	55	3%
Computers and Peripherals	38	2%
Consumer Nondurables	45	3%
Energy Equipment & Services	291	18%
HMOs and Hospitals	22	1%
Homebuilding	44	3%
Insurance	17	1%
Integrated Oil	207	13%
Internet, Software Services	50	3%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	92	6%
Media	19	1%
Multiline Retail	12	1%
Pharmaceuticals	67	4%
Precious Metals	154	9%
Semis, Semi Equipment	55	3%
Telecom Equipment	50	3%
Tobacco and Alcohol	40	2%
Utilities	62	4%
Wireless Communications	59	4%
Source: RealMoney.com

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	22	1%
Airlines	167	10%
Automobiles	153	9%
Beverages and Food Products	11	1%
Biotechnology	32	2%
Commercial Banks	61	4%
Computers and Peripherals	37	2%
Consumer Nondurables	25	2%
Energy Equipment & Services	37	2%
HMOs and Hospitals	23	1%
Homebuilding	403	25%
Insurance	14	1%
Integrated Oil	82	5%
Internet, Software Services	58	4%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	44	3%
Media	38	2%
Multiline Retail	49	3%
Pharmaceuticals	45	3%
Precious Metals	90	6%
Semis, Semi Equipment	71	4%
Telecom Equipment	41	3%
Tobacco and Alcohol	33	2%
Utilities	55	3%
Wireless Communications	35	2%
Source: RealMoney.com