Tim Heekin
Tim Heekin
beginning buyers earnings good higher news rally ran time
I think the rally just ran out of gas. You're right at the beginning of the earnings reporting, and all the good news is priced in, and buyers are getting a little tired. I think it's time for a little pullback. After we see a little consolidation, then we can go higher again.
focus
There's a lot of focus on the language,
determine group highs increases key metric rate rates room stocks tremendous upside whether
If the rate increases do stall out at 5 percent, I think there's still tremendous upside room for this group of stocks. Rates will be a very key metric that's going to determine whether these stocks make new highs or pull-back.
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You've got a lot of factors here all coming into play. Oil is having a negative impact and the pre-announcement news from Viacom was significant. You also had all the banks reporting strong earnings yesterday, but yet they're selling them off two days in a row, and we're near the end of the quarter and you've got portfolio managers wanting to cash out of the rally's recent leaders.
continue few four gets hands months next people since sitting weeks
In the first four months of the year, people made a lot of moves, but since then, I think people have been sitting on their hands a bit. I think that will continue in the next week, but a few weeks from now, it gets more interesting.
confused continue people today walked whether
I think people walked in confused today as to whether we are going to continue this uptrend through year-end or back off.
hints market numbers people watching week
All of the numbers this week are potentially market moving. I think people will be watching the numbers for hints about inflation.
causing company economic news purely technical
This is purely a technical rally. There is no economic news, no company or sector-specific news that's causing this,
highs hit less market trying
The market has been trying to hit these highs for some time, but we've been nearing them with less and less enthusiasm,
attendance gotten market path poor quiet resistance tired
I think the market has gotten tired ... and poor attendance is also contributing to a very quiet market today. I think this is short-term, but I think the path of least resistance is down.
dial morning move quiet reduced volumes
It's been pretty quiet all week, volumes have come down...You have pretty significantly reduced volume here in August, ... This morning there was nothing to really move the dial on PPI or jobless claims.
push
Right now, it's going to be a push and pull,
actions direction earnings market military picture true until
There's going to be no true market direction until the earnings picture and military actions become clearer.
bottom buy buying dogs expected fourth looking loss lots managers movement quarter selling stocks tax
There's been lots of movement for tax loss selling, managers looking to buy stocks that have done well this year, and a lot of bottom fishing, where they're selling some stocks that have been dogs and are buying stocks that are expected to outperform in the fourth quarter and 2005.