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...
basis bet early fed goes pays points terms tomorrow trading wednesday
It doesn't tell you anything in terms of the fundamentals. I think there will be a bet made tomorrow (Tuesday) and early Wednesday that the Fed goes 50 basis points (a half-percentage point). If it pays off, I think there will be a trading flurry.
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.
gratifying tomorrow
It was a very gratifying day. But I'd like to see some follow-through tomorrow (Tuesday).
housing industrial johnson maybe numbers production reports tomorrow turn
Tomorrow (Tuesday) we get numbers on industrial production and housing and big reports from Intel, Coke, Johnson & Johnson -- maybe that can turn us around.
bit coming tomorrow vacuum weekend
We are in a bit of a vacuum with the long three-day weekend coming up. Tomorrow will be a vacuum kind of day.
certainly earnings price reports stock tomorrow
Cisco reports earnings tomorrow (Tuesday) and certainly that stock is at a price where there may be a split.
doom gloom negative period statements
We're going through this pre-announcement period where all the gloom and all the doom and all the negative statements are being made.
last selling snap week
The selling last week was so extreme, there had to be a snap back.
bush mandate radical
Even if Bush were to win, there's no mandate to do any radical legislation.
break coming earnings lead market reports sector statements technology watching
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.
inventory suffering tech time work
Tech is suffering from one big inventory overhang. It's going to take a long time to work through that.
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.
ahead attention august course due economic fed focused follows front future indication light market meeting monday month policy rally rate slow statement tendency volume
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.
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.