Alan Skrainka
Alan Skrainka
cautious jumping people reflects selective wall
It just reflects Wall Street's manic-depressive mood. In the meantime, you have some selective cautious buying, but I think people are much more cautious and not just jumping in on any dip.
august fed hike inflation leave people rates risks saying toward waiting
People are waiting for the Fed. I think the Fed will leave rates alone, probably say that the risks are tilted toward inflation and people are also saying they'll come back in August and hike again.
catalyst holiday people weekend
I don't see people making big commitments. It's a holiday weekend and there's just no catalyst to get things going.
concern economy far faster grew hard hikes interest maybe might people rate thinking
Maybe it's concern that the economy may have more of a hard landing. The economy grew a little faster than expected, so people might be thinking we're not done as far as interest rate hikes are concerned.
common companies dependent finding good great looking market people price slow strong value viewed
I think people are looking for good value in the market and they're finding it in 'old economy' stocks. What these companies have in common is they're all viewed as great companies at a strong price that are not dependent on a slow economy.
confusion earnings focus future hot interest picture sector tech turns
Techs were hot and everything else was not on confusion about the future of interest rates. When the interest-rate picture is cloudy, the focus turns to earnings. And earnings in the tech sector have been good.
following market recession year
The market has done well in the year following a recession. We think the recession has ended.
avoid companies investors job record step theirs track
I think investors should take a step back and look at the big picture. I think the (Fed) is doing its job and investors should do theirs -- avoid those companies that do not have a track record of growth.
computer concern corporate information personal reduced sales slowing technology
There's still a lot of concern about slowing personal computer sales and reduced corporate information technology purchases.
continues dominated economic focused goals market remains stay
I think the market remains hypersensitive to these (economic) reports. You should stay focused on your long-term goals and not short-term economic reports, but the market continues to be dominated by fear, uncertainty and confusion.
cautious saying step
It's a very cautious market. We're saying take a step back from the day-to-day and look at the big picture.
catalyst microsoft tech
Clearly, Microsoft is the catalyst for today's tech sell-off.
add advantage blue friday good investors took values
Investors took advantage of the sell-off Friday to add to their portfolio. There are some good values with the blue chips.
economy investors maybe realizing
Maybe investors are realizing there's more to the economy than technology.