Al Goldman
Al Goldman
despite economy improvement signs
Our economy is doing well despite what is going on in Asia, and with any signs of improvement from there, it could be up, up and away for us.
bull couple expect market months remember rock roll signs
There are some signs of fatigue. We're still in a bull market but it's important to remember that it's over 27 months old. We can't expect it to rock and roll the way it did even a couple of months ago.
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The market has done a good job of ignoring signs we have bottomed. That's more a ghost of the bear market than any disbelief in the numbers. A dog that's mistreated doesn't trust a hand extended in kindness. This will change.
bear disbelief dog extended ghost good hand ignoring job market mistreated signs trust
The market has done a good job of ignoring signs we have bottomed, ... That's more a ghost of the bear market than any disbelief in the numbers. A dog that's mistreated doesn't trust a hand extended in kindness. This will change.
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The market has been trying to adjust to signs of a slowing economy and a deceleration in the growth of earnings, not a deterioration a deceleration, ... We were doing better until the election snafu came along and gave a just recovering patient a relapse.
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The economy is showing definite signs of slowing down to a healthier rate of expansion. I think the reason, good or bad, could be laid at the feet of the Fed.
bear bull dead mood
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.
catch change glass good half last market modest month mood rally shift
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.
best feeds market mood percent
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.
bears keeps love market somewhat
The bears just won't give and I love having bears out there. It keeps the market somewhat healthy.
bears deserve economic economy miserable news pace points slowing
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.
bit certain fed further future less policy rate saying
The Fed sounded a bit less certain about the need for future rate hikes, saying further policy firming 'may' be needed.
dramatic fed move today
The Fed made a dramatic move today and it was needed,
optimistic technical
I'm very optimistic on the long bond. The fundamentals are there and the technical underpinnings are still positive.