Right now, a stock market extreme is pointing to higher stock prices from here...
As you'll see in a moment, this "extreme" reading is a very reliable indicator. Like many of my favorite indicators, this one tells us to buy stocks when most people don't want them.
Three weeks ago, it correctly showed that the market's mini-correction was likely over. And today, it says higher prices should continue.
Let me explain...
The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) Exposure Indexis an investor survey that includes hedge-fund and mutual-fund managers.
These folks actively invest on behalf of their clients, with the goal of beating the market. The NAAIM ranges from 0-100 based on the average exposure these investors have to U.S. stocks.
A reading of 100 is fully invested and a reading of zero is fully out of the U.S. market. As longtime DailyWealth readers would expect, these folks are often wrong when they agree.
The NAAIM Exposure Index plummeted in early August. And it recently began climbing higher. Based on history, that means new highs in stocks should continue from here.
You see, since 2011, the NAAIM has bottomed below a reading of 52 only eight times. Each of these bottoms did a great job of catching the bottom in stocks. Take a look...
The gray guidelines show the bottom in the NAAIM Exposure Index. As you can see, it has done a great job catching the mini-corrections in U.S. stocks we've seen over the past four years.
The NAAIM caught the exact bottom in half of these eight occurrences. And most importantly, the largest post-signal loss was just 4.5%. Take a look...
On average, stocks fell just 1.4% more after the NAAIM bottomed. And three months later, stocks increased around 6%, on average.
Importantly, as of last week, the NAAIM has ticked higher off the bottom we saw earlier this month. History shows that we should expect new highs from here... not continued losses.
The NAAIM has one of the best track records I've seen. And today, the NAAIM has bottomed from the recent mini-correction and bounced higher.
History is clear. When this happens, stocks move higher over the next few months. I expect that to continue from here.