Art Hogan
Art Hogan
clearly effect equity exaggerate low strange summer tends vacation volumes
I think we're clearly in summer vacation mode, so we're going to have low volumes -- which has a strange effect on equity valuations and tends to exaggerate moves,
broader compared concerned economy economy-and-economics half investors lows market process second surprise test
It didn't really come as a surprise -- but, having said that, the broader thought process that the economy isn't doing well in the second half compared with the first half has investors concerned that we may need to test the lows of the market again.
low next players sleepy volumes
There are sleepy volumes and low participation. There are no players around. Next week, unfortunately, is going to be the same.
direction downward headed lower push stocks
It doesn't take much to push stocks lower in this market, ... Stocks have been headed in a downward direction for a while.
bargain friday hunters low volume
When you have a low volume Friday selloff, you'll sometimes see the bargain hunters come back in Monday.
afternoon found low months rhetoric suggesting thursday weekend weeks
We'll probably get some rhetoric over the weekend suggesting we've found the bottom, ... I think weeks or months from now we'll look back and say (last) Thursday afternoon was the low point.
bought focus folks low money news rumor selling shift starting victory
We bought on the rumor and are selling on the news, ... We've priced in the victory here. There's very low participation -- there's just no money in the game. Folks are starting to shift focus now.
companies dependent dragging drivers lower main oil price
One of the main drivers for the Dow and S&P has been the price of oil; that's been dragging on the companies that are especially dependent on lower oil prices,
broader compared concerned data economy half investors lows market process second sector services surprise terms test
In terms of the thought process on the economy, today's ISM data on the services sector didn't help. It didn't really come as a surprise -- but, having said that, the broader thought process that the economy isn't doing well in the second half compared with the first half has investors concerned that we may need to test the lows of the market again.
confidence consumers continue created high interest lower money rates remain retail spending stayed stores
The retail stores are doing well. Consumers remain confident, continue to be out there spending their money, ... A lot of money was created with lower interest rates and refinancing -- things of that nature. So, consumer confidence has stayed very high and retail stores, that have actually done it right, have been doing pretty well.
basis current data lower points signs terrific trend
I think the Fed's going to lower by 25 basis points and I think the trend is going to show stabilization and a pick-up in growth. The current data is not going to look terrific but there will be signs of stabilization.
ahead fear fourth gotten hold negative ourselves
I think we got oversold, not on negative news, but on fear that we'd gotten ahead of ourselves and that things can't hold up in the fourth quarter,
calendar cycle difficult earnings economic generate interest natural news quiet reports slowing vacuum
I think we're going through this natural vacuum in the news cycle where we have a quiet economic calendar and the fourth-quarter earnings reports are slowing down. It's difficult to generate any interest in the market.
investors later start
I think we'll start getting investors into the marketplace later in the first quarter,