The rebound is due to many of the sectors moving higher and a big portion of this rise is due to Hewlett-Packard (on the Dow). What the market is telling us is, this morning we panicked but this is probably just an isolated situation and a temporary situation for Intel. |
The recent rally is being supported today by the strong economic numbers, which indicate that the economy is growing at a faster clip, |
The retail sales are a real blow-out number. |
The retail sales are a real blow-out number. They show that economic activity is healthy but they will also ignite fears that the Fed will continue raising interest rates as it takes these numbers as a sign that the economy is still growing strongly. |
The selling in financials is an anticipation of lower earnings due to a slower economy, ... From the point of view of interest rates not going up, it's positive. |
The selling in financials is an anticipation of lower earnings due to a slower economy. From the point of view of interest rates not going up, it's positive. |
The surprise [to investors] would be if the Fed didn't raise rates. |
The two reports don't constitute a change of direction for the economy, but they are negative enough to make investors feel more cautious about the recovery. |
The ups and downs today were part of the process of consolidation. We're finally stabilizing today and it looks like the worst is over. |
The volume is low and that's going to make it volatile, but I think things look promising heading into the new year. |
The year-end rally should resume next week on window dressing. |
There are so many positive factors that led to today's rally. Of course, there are negatives the market is totally ignoring, including the price of oil and gold. Ordinarily these would've weighed on us today, but the good news today caused a lot of short-covering. |
There are some good stories out there, and I think people are looking at them, ... You have the tech stocks doing better than the other, with chips up because of TI. There are also a few specific issues that continue to hold the Dow back again, as was the case yesterday. |
There are some good stories out there, and I think people are looking at them. You have the tech stocks doing better than the other, with chips up because of TI. There are also a few specific issues that continue to hold the Dow back again, as was the case yesterday. |
There are some slight movements in technology stocks with sporadic gains, but nothing to write home about, |