According to The Kobeissi Letter, market bearishness is reaching historic levels with 58.9% of individual investors expressing a bearish sentiment in the AAII survey for the week ending April 9th. This marks a slight decrease from the previous week's 61.9%, indicating persistent negative outlook among investors. Such sentiment levels are comparable to major bear markets like those in 2022 and 2008, which could signal potential trading opportunities for those looking to short the market or hedge existing positions.