Brian Williamson
Brian Williamson
Brian Williamsonwas a Jamaican gay rights activist who co-founded the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays. He was known for being one of the earliest openly gay men in Jamaican society and for being one of its best known gay rights activists...
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The Fed is a huge focus right now, if not most of the focus of what's going on in the market (in terms of) inflation, rates, whether the economy is going up or down.
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Compared to the last two weeks, there are not too many scheduled events with the ability to move the entire market next week. So traders will try to make money by focusing on individual names and earnings reports.
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The situation has not improved. With several major overseas markets down and continued attacks on Nigerian oil fields, this market has a negative backdrop.
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The number looks pretty much in line. Ex-food and energy was better than expected. The focus is on earnings now this economic number is out of the way. The market looks to be doing OK off the get-go here.
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There have been some expectations in the market that the Fed would perhaps do, instead of three hikes, maybe two going forward. That optimism may have faded a little bit.
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We had some momentum buying that lifted tech, but the rest of the market kind of faded off.
buying faded lifted market momentum rest
I think the market bounced off of Oracle's turnaround, which triggered some institutional buying. We had some momentum buying that lifted tech, but the rest of the market kind of faded off.
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Looking back, the S&P 500 is at four-and-a-half-year highs, so it seems the market had no problems with earnings last quarter.
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The market needs a catalyst right now with all this bad news weighing on it. It's up to earnings to turn the tide.
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In all you're seeing sort of a mixed reaction out there. The oil data was good because of the distillates, but you're still seeing oil prices higher because of demand. And we're seeing a lot of volatility across the board.
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The big concern that the Street has with the Fed is if they continue to go at this pace, what does this do to corporate profits?
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Crude below $60 is helping a little bit. There's some speculation that there's a potential build-up in crude inventories, so that might be a factor leading into the rally in the Nasdaq and S&P.
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There's obviously a very bullish sentiment there when you look at the tape. But you know, the volume's a little quiet, and that sentiment can still change in a heartbeat.
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You're seeing some selling now, some consolidation maybe, but I'd be cautious of that. The market's been very resilient. Investors have been very quick to buy if they get a little good news.