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Hedge Fund Managers Turn Bearish On Stocks

by Carla Johnson, Investors Offshore.com

05 May 2005

Van Hedge Fund Advisors International has released its market sentiment indicators for US equities, the US Dollar and the US Treasury 10-year Note.

The VAN Macro Sentiment Indicators are based on the outlook of hedge fund managers employing a macro view and who manage, in aggregate, in excess of $30 billion in assets. The purpose of the indicators is to reveal how these managers believe the S&P 500, the US Dollar and the US Treasury 10-year Note will perform over the current month.

The Managers hold a bearish outlook for US equities in May as 63% expect weakness in the S&P 500 to continue. The group maintains a mixed view in regard to the US Dollar as 42% expect the Dollar to rally, while 32% maintain a neutral stance. Lastly, the divided outlook from April on the US Treasury 10-year Note continues into May as 42% expect the 10-year rally to continue and 37% expect it to reverse and move lower.

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