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My mentor, Sir John Templeton came up with the 4 stages of a bull market, reflected in the chart above. My strategy- TB&M (Tops, Bottoms & No Middles) focuses on key turning points at key highs and lows.

With this in mind are investors reaching the Euphoric stage as the S&P 500 is nearing old highs and the Dow is hitting new all-time highs? The chart below was sent to Premium & Sector Sentiment extreme members last week.

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This chart created by Sentiment Trader.com reflects that overall sentiment indicators are not at levels where prior key highs have taken place over the past couple of years.  I have shared this with members for several weeks, suggesting that odds favor higher prices until sentiment reaches higher euphoric levels!

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