Al Goldman
Al Goldman
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The bears are going to have another miserable day, and they deserve it. The economic news points out that the economy is slowing from the over-heated pace in the first quarter.
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Fluctuation is normal after a run-up. The economic news is not good and it's not going to be good for a while, but we are in recovery mode.
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The news so far today would support those who think the Fed is not close to ending its rate hike cycle.
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I think we could see the Dow close at 11,000 and the S&P close at 1,300. We could get some bad news but based on what I know right now, I think those are reasonable levels to attain.
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The fundamental news and the inflation news remain quite positive. We had that big six-week rally in October. Stocks at this exact moment just don't seem ready to stop this correction.
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It's not going to be a one-way trip. But the bear is dead and we're transitioning from a bear mood to a bull mood.
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The big change in this market the last month or so has been a mood shift from 'the glass is half empty' to 'the glass is half full', and that's why we've had a good rally and a very modest time-out to catch our breath.
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The best stimulant you can have for a market is an 'up' market, and it feeds on itself. The market is 90 percent emotions, and the mood shifted.
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The bears just won't give and I love having bears out there. It keeps the market somewhat healthy.
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The Fed sounded a bit less certain about the need for future rate hikes, saying further policy firming 'may' be needed.
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The Fed made a dramatic move today and it was needed,
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I'm very optimistic on the long bond. The fundamentals are there and the technical underpinnings are still positive.
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It's been horribly grim this week. There's a high level of gloom and doom in the market and a low level of optimism.
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The message of the market today is that there is a lot of money on the sidelines and that money was looking for a reason to buy. And the main reason to buy is that we're going up. Momentum builds on momentum.