Bulls Take Poll Victory

The bulls barreled to a victory in TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer survey earlier this week.

The bulls took 3,102, or 47% of the 6,585 votes cast, for their third straight victory. The bears got 2,409, or 37%, while neutral came in with 1,074, or 20%.

In the sectors, precious metals was picked as most likely to rise (gold is over $1,000 an ounce) and commercial banks tapped as most likely to fall.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date	Bullish	Bearish	Neutral	Week Ending S&P % Change	Bullish Sector	Bearish Sector
Sept. 8	3,102 (47%)	2,409 (37%)	1,074 (20%)		Precious Metals	Commercial Banks
Aug. 31	2,093 47%)	1,447 (33%)	984 (20%)	+1.2	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

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	139	2%
Airlines	151	2%
Automobiles	182	3%
Beverages and Food Products	170	3%
Biotechnology	292	4%
Commercial Banks	931	14%
Computers and Peripherals	286	4%
Consumer Nondurables	146	2%
Energy Equipment & Services	387	6%
HMOs and Hospitals	208	3%
Homebuilding	302	5%
Insurance	132	2%
Integrated Oil	389	6%
Internet, Software Services	184	3%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	298	5%
Media	55	1%
Multiline Retail	73	1%
Pharmaceuticals	410	6%
Precious Metals	993	15%
Semis, Semi Equipment	146	2%
Telecom Equipment	108	2%
Tobacco and Alcohol	128	2%
Utilities	274	4%
Wireless Communications	178	3%
Total	6562	100%

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	169	3%
Airlines	500	8%
Automobiles	600	9%
Beverages and Food Products	59	1%
Biotechnology	92	1%
Commercial Banks	1123	17%
Computers and Peripherals	83	1%
Consumer Nondurables	161	2%
Energy Equipment & Services	204	3%
HMOs and Hospitals	277	4%
Homebuilding	383	6%
Insurance	199	3%
Integrated Oil	463	7%
Internet, Software Services	52	1%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	370	6%
Media	173	3%
Multiline Retail	206	3%
Pharmaceuticals	275	4%
Precious Metals	463	7%
Semis, Semi Equipment	52	1%
Telecom Equipment	95	1%
Tobacco and Alcohol	234	4%
Utilities	219	3%
Wireless Communications	99	1%
Total	6551	100%