LAS VEGAS and SARASOTA, FL, November 15,
2007 – MoneyShow.com
announced today the results of their latest Traders Sentiment Indicator, which polled 149 active
traders across the country. According to the survey, 40% of traders estimate that 26% or more of
their trades conducted until the end of the year will be short sales. On the flip side, 22% of
traders feel none of their trades will be short sales. MoneyShow.com’s Traders Sentiment
Indicator will be revealed at the Traders Expo 2007 at Mandalay Bay Resort.
The MoneyShow.com Sentiment Indicator further revealed that 55% of
traders expect the U.S. dollar to continue to weaken and 31% expect it to remain the same, while
14% believe the U.S. dollar will rise moderately by the end of the year.
“With the volatility of the worldwide markets the past few weeks and
the continued weakening of the U.S. dollar, the MoneyShow.com Traders Sentiment Indicator shows
that traders are proceeding with cautious optimism with their trades for the remainder of the year,”
said MoneyShow.com market commentator Tim Bourquin, who is also the co-founder of The Traders Expo and Forex Traders.
Another key finding from the survey indicated that 56% of traders
expect the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to decline or remain the same through the end of the year,
which is in line with traders’ plans to short sell trades. The MoneyShow.com Traders Sentiment
Indicator also showed that 51% of traders are confident that the Federal Reserve will not change
interest rates while 43% expect it to lower interest rates. Only 6% expect the Federal Reserve
to raise interest rates.
To determine which types of investments traders are expecting to
turn the most profits through the end of the year, traders were asked to select one among the
following choices: options, stocks, commodities (gold, energy, agricultural, etc.), futures &
commodities, foreign currency (forex) and ETFs. The results were mixed as 57% of traders were
split between options (27%) and stocks (30%). The results were also close between commodities (10%)
and futures & commodities (12%) as well as foreign currency (15%) and ETF’s (6%).
The MoneyShow.com Traders Sentiment Indicator polled active traders
from its member list between November 5 and November 13, 2007. The complete findings of the
MoneyShow.com Traders Sentiment Indicator are now available on the home page of MoneyShow.com.
The site also commissions several other indicators throughout the year among high-net-worth
individual investors, active traders, and investment experts, which will be announced in
conjunction with InterShow’s various trade shows and made available on MoneyShow.com
MoneyShow.com offers free membership and provides 24-hour
access to powerful, profitable, and actionable investment advice, directly from Wall Street
and trading experts. The site features hundreds of hours of investing education, the analysis
of market trends, and customized content searches specific to investors’ portfolio needs.
About MoneyShow.com
MoneyShow.com is the most comprehensive investing education destination on the Web today. It
offers free membership and provides 24-hour access to powerful, profitable, and actionable
investment advice directly from Wall Street and trading experts, hundreds of hours of investing
education targeting investors, traders, or financial advisors; and customized content by searching
topics, experts, and companies specific to investor’s portfolio needs.
About InterShow
InterShow, the world's leading producer of investment trade shows and cruises, is a privately held
company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Founded in 1978 by Charles and Kim Githler,
InterShow's events include The World Money Show®, The Money Show®, The Traders Expo®,
The Forex Trading Expo®, The Financial Advisor Symposium®, and luxurious investment cruises,
that each year bring approximately 50,000 investors, traders, and financial advisors together with
world-class analysts, top-performing mutual fund and separate account portfolio managers, and
independent investment and trading advisors, in live and interactive forums designed to educate and
empower all participants.