Peter Chandler
Peter Chandler
bad coming damage earnings good lower market news start trying
The bad news being the lower earnings that are going to start coming out. The good news is most of the damage has been done in the market and it's trying to find a good bottom.
concerned corporate economy inflation markets mixed profits risk run signs slowing
It's a mixed bag. The markets are concerned about the slowing down in the economy. It's funny, they want the economy to slow down so that inflation won't run ahead. Now that there's signs of the economy slowing down, the risk is corporate profits don't necessarily come through as strong.
across anxiety banks belief board economy risk slowing weak
Banks are weak across the board and that's really the belief that the economy is slowing and anxiety about the risk of some their loans.
advance companies market prep releasing stronger weaker
That's when companies will make an announcement to prep the market in advance of releasing their results, that they're going to be stronger or weaker than expected,
balance expect quieter volumes
It was pretty flat, pretty subdued. I expect quieter volumes for the balance of the week.
bad good news pull push
It's the push and pull between the good news and the bad news,
again bell canadian continues darling drove flat market northern stocks technology
It was a story of two different markets. The U.S. market was flat to nothing, the Canadian market was flying, and it's our darling stocks again -- Northern Telecom and BCE. Canadian technology was really what drove the market here. The story continues for Bell and Nortel.
believes heck market potential sight till yogi
There's a potential end in sight but as Yogi Berra said 'it ain't over till it's over,' so there's still uncertainty out there. When the market believes it's over, then we're going to get, if nothing else, one heck of a short-term rally.
automobile cylinders gear hitting kick market narrow running smoothly today
It's still very mixed, it's a very narrow market. It's like an automobile which has many cylinders. To really get our market in gear and running smoothly you need to have more cylinders hitting than fewer. We just had another cylinder kick in today with this spurt in gold.
cyclical good theory type value
There's the whole theory that there's a lot of exceptionally good fundamental value in those old economy, cyclical type stocks.
caught cue fire question south whether
As usually happens, we take our cue from south of the border. And, of course, the Dow and the Nasdaq caught fire today. The question now is whether this is a one- or two-day thing or this is a sustainable rally.
again banks continued earnings looking season street strong
It's earnings season for the banks again and the Street is looking for continued strong numbers.
beating coming earnings hitting mixed numbers taking
It's a real mixed bag. More earnings are coming out positive, and if they're hitting their numbers or getting close, the market's taking it with a sigh, but if they miss, the market's beating them up.
pulling
It's the tussle between the 'old economy' and 'new economy' and Nasdaq is pulling back.