Bulls Burst Back Onto Poll Scene

Buoyed by a rise in bank stocks last week, the bulls notched their first victory in TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer since June 16.

After a long run as the bearish sector, commercial banks was actually picked this week as the sector most likely to rise. Integrated oil was tapped as the sector most likely to fall. Crude oil has been volatile but downtrending lately.

The bulls got 46%, or 618 of the 1,342 votes cast. The bears took 396 votes, or 29%, while neutral came in with 328 votes, or 24%.

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 3.6%, the S&P 500 jumped 1.7% and the Nasdaq added 2%.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date	Bullish	Bearish	Neutral	Week Ending S&P % Change	Bullish Sector	Bearish Sector
July 21	618 (46%)	396 (29%)	328 (24%)		Commercial Banks	Integrated Oil
July 14	511 (30%)	895 (52%)	306 (18%)	+ 1.7	Precious Metals	Commercial Banks
July 7	667 (28%)	1,185 (50%)	506 (21%)	- 1.85%	Energy Equipment & Services	Commercial Banks
June 30	801 (27%)	1,481 (51%)	642 (22%)	- 1.21%	Energy Equipment & Services	Commercial Banks
June 23	612 (34%)	854 (47%)	325 (18%)	- 3.0%	Energy Equipment & Services	Commercial Banks

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	10	1%
Airlines	120	9%
Automobiles	79	6%
Beverages and Food Products	9	1%
Biotechnology	3	0%
Commercial Banks	201	15%
Computers and Peripherals	20	2%
Consumer Nondurables	14	1%
Energy Equipment & Services	97	7%
HMOs and Hospitals	13	1%
Homebuilding	97	7%
Insurance	10	1%
Integrated Oil	266	20%
Internet, Software Services	36	3%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	131	10%
Media	3	0%
Multiline Retail	18	1%
Pharmaceuticals	9	1%
Precious Metals	113	9%
Semis, Semi Equipment	14	1%
Telecom Equipment	8	1%
Tobacco and Alcohol	12	1%
Utilities	31	2%
Wireless Communications	9	1%
Source: RealMoney.com

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	23	2%
Airlines	53	4%
Automobiles	14	1%
Beverages and Food Products	22	2%
Biotechnology	83	6%
Commercial Banks	256	19%
Computers and Peripherals	34	3%
Consumer Nondurables	10	1%
Energy Equipment & Services	172	13%
HMOs and Hospitals	12	1%
Homebuilding	24	2%
Insurance	11	1%
Integrated Oil	130	10%
Internet, Software Services	32	2%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	138	10%
Media	8	1%
Multiline Retail	7	1%
Pharmaceuticals	95	7%
Precious Metals	86	6%
Semis, Semi Equipment	18	1%
Telecom Equipment	15	1%
Tobacco and Alcohol	34	3%
Utilities	30	2%
Wireless Communications	28	2%
Source: RealMoney.com