[The October jobs report] is one we're looking at, especially after the claims report today, ... It could be more significant in which way the Fed will go next time. |
A lot of people are closing out positions before the weekend, with negative news escalating all over the place. After the nice move coming out of the year-end, this is a little more aggressive than usual. We need to be concerned with commodity prices and interest rates, too. |
And traders that were short playing recent weakness and volatility in tech were caught with their pants down. |
Earnings have been lackluster, guidance has been disappointing and the economic news we've just had, has raised inflationary fears. |
Everyone was looking for a war that was going to be over very quickly, and it's not appearing that way, |
I hope New Year's in Times Square is louder than the market is today. Although we're starting to see the market hit different levels, we haven't had the volume to keep up. A lot of positions have already been closed out. |
I just see a lot of listless trading into the end of the summer -- there isn't much conviction, |
I never, ever, ever write with a red pen -- red signifies losses, ... I also keep my desk completely organized. I feel the more organized I am, the better my stocks trade. |
I think the weather is going to be a big concern, ... The markets are definitely continuing their rally, but volume is extremely light. Liquidity is more of an issue. |
I think there's a little bit of optimism here today -- you can take one eye off Iraq and start to focus more on the economy and earnings, |
I think we're just buying off weakness, ... A lot of the gains we're seeing are related to index-related buying. People are bargain-hunting and taking advantage of the momentum. |
It's kind of a holiday snoozer, ... All of the big players have locked in their gains for this year. It's just going to be quiet with exaggerated movements because of low volume this week. |
Right now I think the expectation is that a lot of these companies are meeting muted estimates. I think you'll see earnings guided higher, but that outlooks will be tempered. |
The divergence in commodities and the market speaks for itself. When you're looking at oil and natural gas, these prices are still high. Maybe the reality is starting to set in. |
The market is finally reacting to commodity prices. The weakness on the long end of the curve is contributing to the weakness too. We've been holding strong for this week, but everything is in a negative light today. There's a little more volatility because it's options expiration. |