Barry Hyman
Barry Hyman
broad confidence consumer main number optimism shows start strength today
What I like about today is that all of the main S&P sectors are higher, which shows broad strength for the market. And the consumer confidence number suggests optimism about the start of 2005.
companies dominating focusing investors market optimism reveal season signs traders turn waiting year
Traders are dominating this market when investors are just waiting for these pre-releases to really reveal what these companies look like. We're just waiting for the first signs of a turn and there's little optimism as we go through this pre-release season and no one is focusing on the second-half of the year (2001).