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Bulls on Roll in Poll

05/06/08 - 02:02 PM EDT


TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer survey is reflecting the rebound in the stock market lately.

The bulls captured their third straight poll this week, scoring 51%, or 732 of the 1,441 votes cast. The bears got 28%, or 401 votes, while neutral came in at 21% with 308 votes.

In the sectors, energy equipment and services was selected as most likely to rise, with precious metals seen as most likely to fall.

Last week, the Dow rose 1.3%, the S&P 500 added 1.2%, and the Nasdaq spiked 2.2%.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date Bullish Bearish Neutral Week Ending
S&P % Change
Bullish
Sector
Bearish
Sector
May
6
732
(51%)
401
(28%)
308
(21%)
Energy Equipment & Services Precious Metals
April
28
629
(52%)
362
(30%)
216
(18%)
+1.2% Energy Equipment & Services Airlines
April
21
1,070
(56%)
437
(23%)
393
(21%)
+ 0.5% Energy Equipment & Services Airlines
April
14
813
(28%)
1,513
(52%)
580
(20%)
+ 4.3% Precious Metals Commercial Banks
April
7
429
(44%)
385
(40%)
157
(16%)
-2.7% Precious Metals Airlines

Sector Total Votes Percentage
Aerospace and Defense 13 1%
Airlines 172 12%
Automobiles 54 4%
Beverages and Food Products 14 1%
Biotechnology 25 2%
Commercial Banks 95 7%
Computers and Peripherals 32 2%
Consumer Nondurables 28 2%
Energy Equipment & Services 48 3%
HMOs and Hospitals 17 1%
Homebuilding 145 10%
Insurance 23 2%
Integrated Oil 166 12%
Internet, Software Services 47 3%
Investment Banks and Brokers 91 6%
Media 24 2%
Multiline Retail 60 4%
Pharmaceuticals 37 3%
Precious Metals 213 15%
Semis, Semi Equipment 24 2%
Telecom Equipment 19 1%
Tobacco and Alcohol 26 2%
Utilities 19 1%
Wireless Communications 17 1%
Source: RealMoney.com

Sector Total Votes Percentage
Aerospace and Defense 28 2%
Airlines 29 2%
Automobiles 8 1%
Beverages and Food Products 45 3%
Biotechnology 44 3%
Commercial Banks 174 12%
Computers and Peripherals 34 2%
Consumer Nondurables 31 2%
Energy Equipment & Services 250 17%
HMOs and Hospitals 7 0%
Homebuilding 27 2%
Insurance 16 1%
Integrated Oil 138 10%
Internet, Software Services 84 6%
Investment Banks and Brokers 136 9%
Media 13 1%
Multiline Retail 17 1%
Pharmaceuticals 36 3%
Precious Metals 149 10%
Semis, Semi Equipment 31 2%
Telecom Equipment 30 2%
Tobacco and Alcohol 31 2%
Utilities 47 3%
Wireless Communications 25 2%
Source: RealMoney.com
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