Bulls Take Poll Again

The bulls are building a new streak in TheStreet.com RealMoney barometer poll, notching their second straight victory.

The bulls got 2,093, or 47% of the 4,524 votes cast. The bears got 1,447, or 33%, while neutral came in with 20%, or 984 votes.

For the fourth straight week now, commercial banks has been picked as the sector most likely to rise and to fall.

Although stocks finished moderately lower on Monday, in the month of August the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.5%, the S&P 500 added 3.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.5%.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date	Bullish	Bearish	Neutral	Week Ending S&P % Change	Bullish Sector	Bearish Sector
Aug. 31	2,093 (47%)	1,447 (33%)	984 (20%)		Commercial Banks	Commercial Banks
Aug. 24	2,949 (52%)	1,697 (30%)	984 (17%)	+0.3%	Commercial Banks	Commercial Banks
Aug. 17	880 (38%)	1,002 (44%)	406 (18%)	+2.2%	Commercial Banks	Commercial Banks
Aug. 10	1,328 (53%)	724 (29%)	432 (17%)	+2.3%	Commercial Banks	Commercial Banks
Aug. 3	547 (48%)	296 (26%)	303 (26%)	+2.3%	Automobiles	Commercial Banks

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	85	2%
Airlines	270	6%
Automobiles	336	8%
Beverages and Food Products	67	2%
Biotechnology	47	1%
Commercial Banks	725	16%
Computers and Peripherals	57	1%
Consumer Nondurables	113	3%
Energy Equipment & Services	180	4%
HMOs and Hospitals	187	4%
Homebuilding	240	5%
Insurance	139	3%
Integrated Oil	377	9%
Internet, Software Services	49	1%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	275	6%
Media	143	3%
Multiline Retail	139	3%
Pharmaceuticals	156	4%
Precious Metals	306	7%
Semis, Semi Equipment	60	1%
Telecom Equipment	70	2%
Tobacco and Alcohol	127	3%
Utilities	154	4%
Wireless Communications	85	2%
Total	4398	100%

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	108	2%
Airlines	58	1%
Automobiles	140	3%
Beverages and Food Products	93	2%
Biotechnology	180	4%
Commercial Banks	919	21%
Computers and Peripherals	194	4%
Consumer Nondurables	70	2%
Energy Equipment & Services	228	5%
HMOs and Hospitals	89	2%
Homebuilding	233	5%
Insurance	196	4%
Integrated Oil	226	5%
Internet, Software Services	94	2%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	325	7%
Media	26	1%
Multiline Retail	44	1%
Pharmaceuticals	230	5%
Precious Metals	410	9%
Semis, Semi Equipment	117	3%
Telecom Equipment	81	2%
Tobacco and Alcohol	81	2%
Utilities	141	3%
Wireless Communications	113	3%
Total	4405	100%