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...
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Today bonds rallied because of the softer new home sales. Yesterday, bonds fell because the purchasing managers report was too strong. Now we go to Friday and the non-farm payrolls, which is the main part of the economic reporting cycle, and if that number comes in too strong, the bonds get whacked again -- and so do the stocks.
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Today bonds rallied because of the softer new home sales, ... Yesterday, bonds fell because the purchasing managers report was too strong. Now we go to Friday and the non-farm payrolls, which is the main part of the economic reporting cycle, and if that number comes in too strong, the bonds get whacked again -- and so do the stocks.
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I don't know that money managers controlling billions of dollars are going to make major choices based on this minor development,
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There are many facets to the market. One facet has been that money managers have been willing to dip their toe in the water.
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It is a media event and it will be a big deal, but I don't think that the money managers will go rushing into stocks just simply because we got to Dow 10,000,
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I don't think the money managers are going to go rushing into stocks just simply because we got to Dow 10,000.
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We're going through this pre-announcement period where all the gloom and all the doom and all the negative statements are being made.
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The selling last week was so extreme, there had to be a snap back.
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Even if Bush were to win, there's no mandate to do any radical legislation.
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Earnings statements will make or break the market this week. I'll be watching the reports coming from some of the technology names, because I think that sector may lead the way this year.
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Tech is suffering from one big inventory overhang. It's going to take a long time to work through that.
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Everything continues to revolve around oil after we got licked pretty good yesterday. Everything is a knee-jerk reaction now.
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Attention will be focused on the statement that follows the 2:15 p.m. ET rate announcement, as it will give us a better indication on the Fed's future course of action. Noteworthy is that the tendency has been for the market to rally ahead of the Fed meeting and to sell-on-the-news after the announcement, ... While the market is advancing, it is on light volume due to this being a Monday in the slow month of August in front of tomorrow's economic policy uncertainty.
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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.