Ken Tower
Ken Tower
fed focus inflation investors meeting nervous next searching
You have to be a little nervous about this number. This is going to do nothing but make us focus more on next week's Fed meeting as investors keep searching about inflation clues.
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I think there is a wait-and-see attitude about next week's Fed meeting. Investors are thinking that perhaps the recent weaker-than-expected employment report means that the Fed is near the end of its rate-hiking cycle, but I don't think that's the case.
longer next optimistic term
Longer term I'm bearish, but I'm pretty optimistic for next week.
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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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For many, the bullish case for next year is partly dependent on the Fed stopping its rate hiking. But historically, the Fed stopping isn't necessarily bullish for stocks. It's when the Fed lowers rates that it's bullish.
current good historical market next pattern signs suggest trend weakness week
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 presumption is the bond market is smarter than the stock market. I'm not saying it's always true, but there's a reason that the bond market tends to lead the stock market.
last nice
We're set up for a nice little rally, however, how long it can last is unclear.
dismal eye investors july news though
Even though the news has been dismal this week, investors have to keep an eye on the July Lows.
again looking low market rally sell test thinking
We're thinking that yesterday's rally will probably go back down and test the low today... So, this afternoon, we're looking again probably for the market to sell off.
bears game implies lack reaction strong today traders
Today we should get some idea of just how strong the bears are. Yesterday's lack of reaction implies traders don't think the bears have much of a game here.
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We had a really strong rally, ... and there's the likelihood of seeing a significant correction through the end of October.
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Finally, the market got a reaction after that water torture of a decline in July. People reacted, which is very good in terms of looking for a bottom.
bullish continues leading led performance premature press rally relative sector tech
Financials led the sector rally yesterday. Tech has been getting a lot of bullish press recently, but its relative performance continues to suffer. It's premature to put this into the leading sector category.