The Smart Money Flow Index, comprised largely of sovereign wealth funds, is crashing at its fastest pace since the 2008 financial crisis.While it by no means guarantees a correction or market crash, other harbingers suggest weaker global growth lies ahead. As Trump wages a global trade war, in a bid to balance U.S. trade deficits, established sectors and trading relationships are under fire. The Smart Money Flow Index or Smart Money Index (SMI), as it’s often called, is a sentiment indicator that attempts to measure the activity of the ‘smart money’ (professionals) vs. ‘dumb money’ (amateurs) in the U.S. Stock Market. It has been flashing warning signs to traders this past week, as it has been diverging from the S&P 500. That report looked at the Smart Money Flow Index as calculated by Bloomberg. This is different than the Smart Money Index we post to the site, which is itself different than the Smart Money Confidence. That’s a confusing mix of indicators with similar names, this being the difference: The SMFI is getting a bit of attention thanks to a mention Business Insider/Matthew Boesler, data from Bloomberg The "Smart Money Flow Index" has been headed lower since May, even though the stock market has continued to make new all-time highs since then.
12 Jan 2020 Smart Money Index (SMI), aka Smart Money Flow Index, tries to If you have a Bloomberg Terminal, you can find this indicator going back to 3 Jul 2018 That can be seen in the Smart Money Flow Index, which measures action in the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the first half-hour of 3 Oct 2019 Plus, smart-money signals, a default jaw-dropper and more. It was only last week that the S&P 500 Index was near its highest levels since
12 Nov 2019 And the SMART Money flow remains unimpressed Source: Bloomberg. Having reopened after yesterday's Veterans Day closure, bonds were
Business Insider/Matthew Boesler, data from Bloomberg. The "Smart Money Flow Index" has been headed lower since May, even though the stock market has continued to make new all-time highs since then.
Experts read these indicators when trying to spot-check the health of the national economy. Here's a August 14, 2019 in Smart Money Here's an explanation for how we make money. Bloomberg also has its own consumer comfort index published weekly. “These are the cycles that ebb and flow over time.” The U.S. The Smart Money Flow Index traded this week below levels seen during the global financial crisis and the dotcom crash, but that’s not because so-called smart money investors are running for the