Summary
The current major inputs to insider (and overall) sentiment are unchanged from last week: the unknown duration of the war in Iran, the price of a barrel of oil, the future direction of interest rates, and the upcoming earnings season. And with those inputs locked down, insider sentiment also is stuck in the mud. The sentiment situation is perhaps best represented in the various sell/buy ratios from Vickers Stock Research. Keeping in mind that the neutral zone for the ratios is between 2.00 and 6.00, while anything lower than 2.00 is bullish and anything above 6.00 is bearish, the Total (all exchanges) Eight-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is (and has been for all of 2026 to date) squarely neutral, currently at 4.06. Turning to Vickers’ eight-week sector ratios, there also is no new action to report. As was the case last week, Consumer Staples, Financial, Healthcare, and Real Estate remain bullish; Consumer Discretionary, Industrial, Information Technology, Materials, and Utility remain neutral; and Communication Services and Energy remain bearish. If there are any green shoots to be found, they come from Vickers’ one-week sector ratios, where six sectors earned bullish r
