Bearish investor sentiment rises to highest level since May 2025

Bearish sentiment has risen to 53% of investors, the highest reading since May 2025.
The elevated figure indicates increasingly defensive expectations toward the stock market and potentially crowded pessimistic positioning.
Extreme bearish sentiment can sometimes become a contrarian bullish signal because substantial selling may already be reflected in positioning, but sentiment alone does not confirm that a market bottom or reversal has formed.