Barry Hyman

Barry Hyman
commentary increase point waiting worrying
It's not the quarter-percentage point increase that is worrying people. We are all waiting to see if the commentary will point to one, two or more interest-rate increases.
came companies cyclical problems quarter reacting
It's the companies that came through the quarter without any problems that are the ones reacting well and they're not as cyclical as some of the others.
current cyclical stocks
It's surprising, but cyclical stocks should do better, ... And when you look at cyclicality, you don't look at current earnings.
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Don't buy your favorite stock until you see the earnings statement. It's better to have the trend with you than guess at a bottom.
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The next three percent move for the S&P could be up, and that would take us to important resistance levels. The question is what is the bias beyond that, what is the next five percent for the market? That's not clear.
numbers quarters reporting row skeptical
The numbers look good, but it's two quarters in a row that analysts are skeptical about how they're reporting their numbers.
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It's big because it's at a very substantial premium and it means something toward the world of further consolidation in brokerage. I think people are going to be scouring to see what could be next.
commitment looks market negative technology tone
Nothing is negative out there but there's such little commitment. The tone of the market is that technology still looks lackluster.
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It's very focused on the Intel and IBM story today but it's a fairly flat trading day, ... All we've done is gain back a little bit of the massive losses. The damage is still out there with the losses still sitting around.
carry retailers turned
The blue-chips just turned down. Regardless, the retailers were up but really not enough to carry the market.
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The bias still seems to be to the upside. Buyers are optimistic and see the long-term side of the market. The downward pressure now is not that great. The money flow has just been too strong.
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The bias for today and tomorrow should still be to the upside because of the end of the quarter when you get portfolio adjustments.
data economic grace markets saving
The barrage of economic data will be the one saving grace for the markets this week,
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It's going to be another confidence building story the closer we get to the Fed meeting. I believe that the unemployment rate and the NAPM numbers will be the key numbers.