Even Dozen for Bulls in Poll

The bulls are showing no signs of letting up in the new year, as they notched their 12th straight victory in TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer survey.

Of the 1,005 votes cast, bulls got 543 votes, or 54%, while the bears could muster only 186 votes, or 18%. Neutral finished with 276 votes, or 27%.

In the sectors, precious metals was tapped as most likely to rise, which is rather incongruous considering the confidence in the stock market and the performance of stocks lately.

Homebuilding, as it has mostly been for months now, was seen as most likely to decline. ...