Bears Edge Bulls in Poll

The bears edged the bulls in TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer earlier this week.

The bears took 45%, or 628 of the 1,405 votes cast. The bulls got 562, or 40%, while neutral came in at 216, or 15%.

Below are the complete poll results.

Date	Bullish	Bearish	Neutral	Week Ending S&P % Change	Bullish Sector	Bearish Sector
Sept. 14	562 (40%)	628 (45%)	216 (15%)		Precious Metals	Commercial Banks
Sept. 8	3,102 (47%)	2,409 (37%)	1,074 (20%)	+2.6	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%)	+.03%	Commercial Banks	Commercial Banks
Aug. 17	880 (38%)	1,002 (44%)	406 (18%)	+2.2%	Commercial Banks	Commercial Banks

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	33	2%
Airlines	38	3%
Automobiles	29	2%
Beverages and Food Products	36	3%
Biotechnology	66	5%
Commercial Banks	172	12%
Computers and Peripherals	38	3%
Consumer Nondurables	25	2%
Energy Equipment & Services	96	7%
HMOs and Hospitals	31	2%
Homebuilding	31	2%
Insurance	21	1%
Integrated Oil	99	7%
Internet, Software Services	42	3%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	57	4%
Media	9	1%
Multiline Retail	31	2%
Pharmaceuticals	97	7%
Precious Metals	258	18%
Semis, Semi Equipment	32	2%
Telecom Equipment	26	2%
Tobacco and Alcohol	19	1%
Utilities	63	4%
Wireless Communications	52	4%
Total	1401	100%

Sector	Total Votes	Percentage
Aerospace and Defense	35	3%
Airlines	87	6%
Automobiles	84	6%
Beverages and Food Products	12	1%
Biotechnology	23	2%
Commercial Banks	280	20%
Computers and Peripherals	10	1%
Consumer Nondurables	24	2%
Energy Equipment & Services	38	3%
HMOs and Hospitals	56	4%
Homebuilding	59	4%
Insurance	40	3%
Integrated Oil	137	10%
Internet, Software Services	19	1%
Investment Bankers and Brokers	107	8%
Media	44	3%
Multiline Retail	43	3%
Pharmaceuticals	53	4%
Precious Metals	114	8%
Semis, Semi Equipment	25	2%
Telecom Equipment	15	1%
Tobacco and Alcohol	31	2%
Utilities	46	3%
Wireless Communications	16	1%
Total	1398	100%