Tom Schrader
Tom Schrader
economic gains gasoline less morning news unusual yesterday
We had such big gains yesterday that it is not unusual for us to consolidate a little bit. Then, oil's down but gasoline is up and that is counterbalancing each other. The economic news we had this morning was less than inspiring.
damage drifting east further houston less storm
The storm is drifting east, and the further east of Houston it gets, the less damage it is going to do to refineries in the Houston area.
crude investors less market storm vulnerable
Crude futures are down as investors see the storm going in a less economically vulnerable area, and that's what has got the market rallying.
companies half less looking mainstream money people putting quality stocks
More than half the Dow stocks are up. People are putting money into mainstream companies looking for quality and less volatility.
busy earnings economic impetus last later less move news today until week
Last week was very busy and I think today there is less impetus to move. There's no earnings news, no economic news until later in the week, and so there's nothing really to move us.
action coming consumer energy investors less money morning news oil prices worried
They like the CPI news this morning and the action in oil markets, with oil down 2 percent. Investors are less worried about inflation, and with energy prices coming in a little bit, that will give more money for the consumer to spend.
continue earnings last less nice october rally rallying reports since supporting time week
This is more or less a continuation of the October effect. Since about mid-October, we've been rallying and that's traditionally the time you're going to see that. We've had some nice earnings reports in the last week supporting a rally and we're probably going to continue to see that.
broken continue drag finds market sell tends until
The semiconductor index right now is a broken index. Until it finds some support, it will continue to sell off and that tends to drag down the market as a whole.
ahead buyers lack meeting recent seeing selling today tomorrow
The selling today is long overdue after the recent rally. You're seeing a lack of buyers ahead of the Fed. You'll probably see more selling tomorrow as the meeting begins.
boston half managers portfolio quiet stay sure york
Things are going to be very, very quiet today, because I?m sure half the portfolio managers in New York and in Boston are going to stay home.
blue drop energy gasoline knocking maybe moving oil sector
Techs are moving a little and you have oil and gasoline down, which is moving the transports. The drop in energy is also knocking the oil sector lower, and that's maybe weighing on the blue chips.
greenspan hints interest rate size speed spin sure tends web
Sometimes Greenspan tends to spin a web when he's talking, so I am not sure how many hints he'll give about the size and speed of interest rate hikes.
few indicator next profit shows suffer taking
Every indicator I look at shows that we're just really overbought right now. I would look for the indexes to suffer some more profit taking over the next few weeks.
few indicator next profit shows suffer taking
Every indicator I look at shows that we're just really overbought right now, ... I would look for the indexes to suffer some more profit taking over the next few weeks.