Ken Tower
Ken Tower
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What would make me more optimistic is if there was evidence that money on the sidelines is being put to work. But I'm not convinced.
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We are at the top of a trading range. Everyone's willing to be bullish, but is the cash there to provide the energy the bulls need? Or is the December high the high-water mark? Dow 11,000 is one of the hooks the bulls will use to try and attract more money into the market.
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You're seeing the fast money shift around a bit, and short term, that's good for stocks. Longer term, you have to consider that at some point, energy prices are going to catch up to the economy and the market.
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Liz Claiborne is one; Tommy Hilfiger is another; Jones New York. There are a lot of them that look good now, ... People aren't going to spend their money on some things, but they're spending it on others.
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They haven't so much moved their money out of the markets as they have moved it from one place to another.
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The correction is likely to go on for another month or two, ... before there's really a compelling reason for investors and traders to move more money from the sidelines into the markets.
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What's happening in front of us right now is discouraging, but the market's telling us that these will be short-term disruptions.
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I see the whole business cycle slowing down.
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I see no signs of weakness in this market at this moment. The historical pattern and the current market trend suggest to me that next week will be a good week for the market.
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The whole tech sector jumped after the IBM announcement and it may spark a rally tomorrow. But it's one piece of good news. Could the impact be erased by a subsequent piece of bad news between now and tomorrow? Sure.
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These are things that people can be nervous about and, yes, they're concerns. But let's face it: the world has trouble almost every day. It's probably not a major factor for our market.
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And Wrigley has been very strong for some time, continues to move higher, ... Just had another breakout to a new high. There are lots of stocks in this market that are doing quite well. They just aren't technology stocks.
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Employment cost is below expectations, which should encourage the Federal Reserve at next week's meeting to maintain a balanced approach.
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Even though the news has been dismal this week, investors have to keep an eye on the July Lows.