MARKET WRAPS

Weekend Wrap: Six dogs, five compounders and nine charts

Plus: A massive jump in bears as Hormuz continues to stress equity markets.

Lead Writer
Sun 26 July 2026, 08:30 AEST (1h ago)
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Six dogs, five compounders and nine charts

Hi there!

A short one this week, with our ASX workbook and the best of Livewire.

Let's dive in.


Investor sentiment survey

Investor sentiment survey

Bears jumped to 41.1% or a -12.4 percentage point spread, marking a sharp swing back to pessimism that erases the mild optimism of the prior five weeks.

  • Largest single-week deterioration since the 7 Jun

  • Bearishness at 41.1% is now in the 87th percentile

  • Neutral shifted from 34.2% to 30.2%, which means the shift was mostly bulls converting straight to bears

Over the next three months, do you expect the Australian stock market to be:


The best of Livewire

The best of Livewire

Here are some of this week's best reads from our friends over at Livewire.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lead Writer

Kerry holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University. He is passionate about equity research and trading (swing and intraday), with a focus on breaking down market-related catalysts into clear, contextual insights and developing data-driven market biases.

26/07/2026