(MENAFN- DailyFX) Net-Long Positions Reach Highest Level Since August 2nd US 500: Retail trader data shows 34.3% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.92 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since May 03 when US 500 traded near 2710.55; price has moved 3.7% higher since then. The percentage of traders net-long is now its highest since Aug 02 when US 500 traded near 2829.24. The number of traders net-long is 6.5% higher than yesterday and 14.0% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 2.6% lower than yesterday and 13.3% lower from last week.
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S & P 500 Sentiment Prompts Bearish BiasWe typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests US 500 prices may continue to rise. Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current US 500 price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.
--- Written by Jake Schoenleb, DailyFX Research
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