Donald Selkin

Donald Selkin
earnings few grind maybe mostly next period weeks
I would say in the next few weeks we can kind of grind in place, maybe a little to the upside. Maybe we'll get through the pre-announcement period without too much trouble, and then we'll get into third-quarter earnings in October, and they should be mostly in line.
bias economic grind hugely likely next terms week
There's nothing much next week in terms of earnings, and not really hugely influential economic news, but the bias is still pretty positive, and I think we're likely to grind higher.
bear few grin maybe next november optimistic run
I'm maybe more optimistic for the end of the year, but for the next few weeks, I think we are still in these treacherous waters. We're just going to have to grin and bear it, and then maybe we'll see a run up in November and December.
cliche hates market
It's two things. The old cliche is that the market hates uncertainty. So this removes the uncertainty.
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It's such a knee-jerk reaction. I don't think that what the Fed said justifies the kind of reaction we saw. I would like to think that we could rally back after the certification is completed tomorrow, but I don't know. I am just stunned by the extent of this decline. Hopefully, it was a one-time reaction.
balanced basket fund losing
If you're in a traditional balanced fund or a traditional basket of old-line stocks, you're losing money.
collapsed market sideways
The market hasn't collapsed or anything, but we've been going sideways for awhile.
economy-and-economics fed meant reassuring result
I think the Fed meant to say something reassuring about the economy, but the result was very confusing.
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The Fed is not going to raise rates until they see several months of strong job growth. And even if they do raise rates slightly, the rates will still be right near these historic lows. GDP this morning was not as strong as expected, but you had the other two economic reports that were good.
anticipate market movement recovery shows trying
Friday's Dow movement shows that the market is in an uptrend. That's encouraging. The market is trying to anticipate a recovery before the economy.
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I'm happy that things are going up in the markets but when things get too bullish and too, I don't know if they're exuberant, but too optimistic, someone will find something between the lines on the Fed statement saying, 'but they said this, they cautioned here', maybe to have to be vigilant, so people might use that as an excuse to stay profits.
couple days dig good heels hope key levels news pattern people reason support
People are frustrated. The pattern has been a couple of days of rallies on a little good news and then it fizzles out. There's no reason to make big commitments with all of this unresolved. The hope now is that we can dig in our heels at key support levels and find some balance.
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You're seeing a knee-jerk reaction to the tremendous gain in energy prices. It's also a reaction to the contrived gain on Friday.
calm future language leave market
I think if they take out the language about inflation, as well as leave in the 'measured' (at future meetings), that will calm the market a bit.