This market is just one decent story away from destroying the bears. I can just feel the short-sellers getting ready to push the buy button if the market gets through these key levels. |
This market, while not being the raging bull, certainly has some merits for investing. If you (cross) out technology, you have a market with a great deal of underlying strength. |
This may be the last round of refinancing, and it could actually save the Christmas season, |
This may be the last round of refinancing, and it could actually save the Christmas season. |
This number is very startling. It is preliminary, so it is subject to fairly substantive revision. These numbers may translate into earnings risk, but may also dissuade an aggressive Federal Reserve. |
This number is very startling. It is the preliminary, so it is subject to fairly substantive revision. These numbers may translate into earnings risk, but may also dissuade an aggressive Federal Reserve. The chain deflator was higher than expected, which may take the steam out of our rally. This may dampen enthusiasm, but not kill it. |
This perception creates a negative opinion on Wall Street. But over time, it will help the equity markets because it is reflexive of a better earnings picture. |
This puts 5.25% on the fed funds rate back on the table. It's not the job of anyone to interpret what a market's reaction to a comment will be. This has added volatility on a day-to-day basis, so opinions can change that quickly when they shouldn't. It's great to be flexible, but it's not healthy to investors. |
This story is a little bit surprising in terms of the players, not in terms of the deal. |
Today (Wednesday), the market is just hanging in there. You're getting some good positive movement amid the lack of any negative news. |
Today is a momentum player's dream. The market has a lot to deal with and today could have been worse. |
Today is the next to last day of the quarter and window dressing gets more aggressive. |
Today will be a test of the market to see how it handles some negative news in the tech sector, Dell being that test. |
Today, the catalyst in technology was the report that PC sales in the second quarter slowed. The PC sector feeds into the semiconductor sector, which feeds into other parts of technology. |
Today's market is comforting in that it's back a bit, but it just doesn't have the feel of yesterday having made a bottom. |