Alan Ackerman
Alan Ackerman
appears completing market starting week
Essentially we're just completing a week where there appears to be some market stabilization starting to surface,
ahead cash doubt market moving players selling taking weekend
There's so much doubt out there ahead of this three-day weekend that many players are just selling into the market -- taking their cash and moving to the sidelines,
earnings hold likely looking market reasonably seeks stays tight trading week
It could well be another week of stabilization and consolidation as the market seeks to hold its own, ... We are likely to see some earnings disappointments. Conversely, we're also likely to see some earnings surprises. I'm looking for a market that stays in a reasonably tight trading side.
august continued full headed month negative next seems september week
We go into next week with continued uncertainty and wall-to-wall worries. The month of August was full of negative surprises, and September seems to be headed in that direction.
commit cross full investors money next prudent sadness until week
Next week will be very tense, full of sadness and recollections about Sept. 11 ... Prudent investors may not want to commit money until after we cross that date.
four looks market wants weeks
It looks like it's four (up) weeks in a row... The market wants to go higher.
candle earnings light reports weeks
We're still three-to-four weeks away from second-quarter earnings reports and there's nothing really to light a candle under stocks,
attention bit earnings focused left light week
We're in a light week that's light on news, light on earnings and light on volume, ... Most of the attention is focused on Cisco. The techs have been sprightly but they've left a bit to be desired.
bad last week
Last week was a bad week for the market, and this week does not look to be more propitious,
affect again among created decided drop earlier either four market pain portfolio problem purge result saw stocks swings types walking week wide wounded
I think that the wide swings in the market created a lot of pain. We have a lot of walking wounded among portfolio holders. And many institutional types decided to purge problem stocks from their portfolios as a result of the drop we saw earlier in the week. We're really in a week this week that could go in either direction, and again those four variables, the four E's, could affect that.
market nations next united watching week
The market next week is anybody's guess. World nations are watching the United States.
cash continued despite downside earnings pressure public remains sector seems sidelines state street tech today wall
The public is in a semi-shocked state and cash remains on the sidelines on Wall Street despite everything being on sale, ... The main downside pressure seems to be continued earnings disappointments in the tech sector and we had downgrades today that were troublesome.
quite sands strength taken took weakness
The sands have shifted, ... Wachovia's weakness took the strength out of the financials and Qualcomm has taken quite a hit.
bargain encouraged hunters livable
It was a livable number, ... It encouraged some bargain hunters to go to work.