Larry Wachtel
Larry Wachtel
Larry Wachtelwas a stock, bonds, and equities commentator on the New York City metropolitan area radio. He added a populist flavor to his commentary on the stock market and spoke in a thick Brooklyn accent...
believe good surprising tomorrow
We had a good day with surprising strength, but I need to see a follow-through tomorrow to believe it will stick.
beginning bottom deep good knew news
We knew deep down there was some good news in the bottom line, but we were beginning to have our doubts.
continues good licked oil reaction
Everything continues to revolve around oil after we got licked pretty good yesterday. Everything is a knee-jerk reaction now.
begin buys chip chips component demand good meet point slow stocks task turning
At this point, the task of the component suppliers is to find enough chips to meet the demand, ... But there's always the psychological turning point as to when you begin to slow the demand down. I think that's the problem. I think it's been overdone, and I think the chip stocks are very good buys here.
bad carried concerns forward friday good horrific markets news open rates rising stem structure weakness
The weakness from Friday carried forward to the international markets and we could get a horrific open here today. The concerns stem from the rising rates structure and what we got on Friday was something of a good news, bad news syndrome.
april doubt earnings fed good quarter reported
Once we get to April and the first quarter earnings are reported -- and I think they're going to be pretty good -- (that) could be helpful. I doubt if you'll get anything out of the Fed meeting.
days fail good negative slightly three
It's been a slightly negative day, but after three good days and three good months, I fail to see how this is going to be a significant problem. It's just a breather today.
challenged chasing few good legs near nuts rally
It's a good rally and it's got some legs for a few days, but I wouldn't go nuts chasing after it. It's going to be challenged in the near future.
accelerate begun confession fear good handful negative past range reports sets trembling wall weeks wide yesterday
Confession may be good for the soul, but not on Wall Street. The negative pre-announcements that have been with us for the past two weeks has begun to accelerate with 21 confessions yesterday (Wednesday) and a handful this morning. This sets up some fear and trembling about the wide range of reports to come through most of July.
bad coming data earnings economic expecting fed good hike increasing likelihood likely news phenomenon rate strange street stronger
We have good earnings today, but there's just too much good economic news. We're increasing the likelihood of a rate hike in June. The data are coming in stronger than expected, so the Street is expecting another hike. The better the news, the more likely the Fed will tighten. It's a strange phenomenon that good news can be bad news.
arrival basic earnings problem quarter third week
The basic problem this week has been the arrival of third quarter earnings and the non response,
build case empire heard recently regional state street survey until waiting wall
These surveys give regional snapshots, and that's all they do. I'd never even heard of the Empire State survey until recently -- and I don't think you can build the case that Wall Street sits there panting, waiting for the results.
conditions dismal
It was a pretty dismal day. We're really in oversold conditions at this point.
bond competing due earnings economic hovering key morning news note oil weakness yield
The key this morning is the 10-year note hovering around a yield of 5%. This news trumps any economic or earnings data. It's a rate-driven market, even with oil competing for headlines. Any weakness we may see will be due to these bond yields.