Investor Behavior: Stocks and Stock Buyers

investor behavior: Stock buyers became too eager, too complacent, perhaps even too greedy, to sustain the rally, according to Market Watch. As columnist Mark Hulbert reports, market-timing newsletters had turned unusually bullish moreso than at any point in the past two decades, in fact. What you should know Stories of interest to Market Watch readers this past week include an unconventional explanation about why U.S. stocks have hit a rough patch namely, investor behavior. Such extreme optimism could take awhile to work off, meaning stocks would go lower, at least in the short-term. This ETF became a success story' by offering a little yield in a falling-rate world Here's the real reason U.S. stocks are losing ground right now The stock market hit a tipping point after a run of extreme bullishness, writes Mark Hulbert. Jonathan Burton INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS This ETF became a success story' by offering a little yield in a falling-rate world The success of a short-term fixed-income fund suggests investors are looking for a little extra yield wherever they can find it. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.