Arthur Hogan
Arthur Hogan
add coming consensus energy figure major market numbers prices responding swing terms volatile week
The market has been responding well in terms of energy prices coming down, but those are very volatile numbers week over week. Any major swing from the consensus figure can add a lot of volatility.
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I think after yesterday's sell-off, when we turned off the lights and came back in the morning, we got a chance to say, 'You know what? We've overdone it here'.
across certainly colder effect energy weather
We've had colder weather across the country, so we're back on the energy watch, and that's certainly going to have an effect on stocks.
continue energy faces hard market oil prices rally starting week
I think one of the conundrums the market faces is that we continue to see energy prices go higher. It's going to be hard to get the market to rally much this week with oil starting at $68.
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The fact that the Fed is remaining vigilant is positive for earnings growth. They see a robust economy and they see that continuing.
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You look at the past three days, we're down, up and down again. Without any real catalyst, and really, without knowing what the Fed will do, we're going to bounce around here for a while.
act below positive spend time
If we can spend enough time below $60, I think that may act as a positive for markets.
bargain continues corporate hunters news relatively tech
We're very oversold, corporate news is relatively good, consolidation in tech and telecom continues to go on, and bargain hunters are out there,
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We had a terribly horrible day going on until the later afternoon when we had a nice turnaround, ... There's clearly some bargain hunting going on.
concerned good week
We've had a very good week and there's been some profit-taking. It's nothing to be concerned about.
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We've had a relatively positive earnings reporting season, with most of it behind us, and the market has tried to price that in, so today may be a day where we try to sit back and digest some of our gains,
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Right now, for the short term, the market is probably going to continue on this path for a little bit, ... Unless we get some dissipation of headwinds facing the market, we have a tough running ahead.
bet days great typical willing
No one is willing to make a big bet two days in a row. That's typical of the year: We've had a lot of great days, but no follow-through.
digest earnings energy forecast fourth guidance three week
The three things we'll digest this week are earnings and guidance for the fourth quarter, and the long-term forecast for energy prices.