Much has been said (and written about) the extraordinary events of last week involving the unveiling of China’s stimulus measures, aimed primarily at protecting the central governments 5% growth edict.

Stunning to watch the precipitous decline in the closely tracked American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Investor Sentiment Survey. The February 26 print of 19.4% marks a significant downward move from the prior week (29.2%), suggesting a give-up in investor confidence is underway.