Brian Williamson
Brian Williamson
Brian Williamsonwas a Jamaican gay rights activist who co-founded the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays. He was known for being one of the earliest openly gay men in Jamaican society and for being one of its best known gay rights activists...
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Looking back, the S&P 500 is at four-and-a-half-year highs, so it seems the market had no problems with earnings last quarter.
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Obviously, with the Nasdaq leading losses, Texas Instruments' problems are bleeding through to the rest of the tape. It was just enough negativity to push us over the edge and fuel some of this profit-taking we're seeig here.
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Last week we saw earnings pre-announcements and a higher-than-expected producer price index move stocks. Next week, we expect more earnings surprises and the CPI to provide the volatility.
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We had some momentum buying that lifted tech, but the rest of the market kind of faded off.
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Volume should be very light next week, with a lot of portfolio managers and traders out on vacation. But less liquidity also tends to exaggerate moves in either direction, so retail investors should be cautious.
We're still right back where we were this morning.
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He's been working good. It seems like every time he works there's some horse that's in front of him or tries to pass him. It's made him work faster, but he's been beating them.
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There have been some expectations in the market that the Fed would perhaps do, instead of three hikes, maybe two going forward. That optimism may have faded a little bit.
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There's obviously a very bullish sentiment there when you look at the tape. But you know, the volume's a little quiet, and that sentiment can still change in a heartbeat.
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The situation has not improved. With several major overseas markets down and continued attacks on Nigerian oil fields, this market has a negative backdrop.
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People are starting to wonder if this late-summer decline is for real.
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Crude below $60 is helping a little bit. There's some speculation that there's a potential build-up in crude inventories, so that might be a factor leading into the rally in the Nasdaq and S&P.
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There were not a lot of people trading today for the economic numbers to really make a difference. Institutional flows are really light.
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You're seeing some selling now, some consolidation maybe, but I'd be cautious of that. The market's been very resilient. Investors have been very quick to buy if they get a little good news.