Brian Williamson Quotations

We're still right back where we were this morning.

Obviously, with the Nasdaq leading losses, Texas Instruments' problems are bleeding through to the rest of the tape. It was just enough negativity to push us over the edge and fuel some of this profit-taking we're seeig here.

There is a human toll and an economic toll and the Street is currently weighing both of them.

He's been working good. It seems like every time he works there's some horse that's in front of him or tries to pass him. It's made him work faster, but he's been beating them.

I think the market bounced off of Oracle's turnaround, which triggered some institutional buying. We had some momentum buying that lifted tech, but the rest of the market kind of faded off.

Last week we saw earnings pre-announcements and a higher-than-expected producer price index move stocks. Next week, we expect more earnings surprises and the CPI to provide the volatility.

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Looking back, the S&P 500 is at four-and-a-half-year highs, so it seems the market had no problems with earnings last quarter.

The push-up (in oil) was enough to scare some people with geopolitical unrest overseas, but it's a long day. Sixty-two dollars a barrel is probably the level where you start to see some effects on equities.

We had some momentum buying that lifted tech, but the rest of the market kind of faded off.

Volume should be very light next week, with a lot of portfolio managers and traders out on vacation. But less liquidity also tends to exaggerate moves in either direction, so retail investors should be cautious.

There have been some expectations in the market that the Fed would perhaps do, instead of three hikes, maybe two going forward. That optimism may have faded a little bit.

Crude below $60 is helping a little bit. There's some speculation that there's a potential build-up in crude inventories, so that might be a factor leading into the rally in the Nasdaq and S&P.

There's obviously a very bullish sentiment there when you look at the tape. But you know, the volume's a little quiet, and that sentiment can still change in a heartbeat.

The situation has not improved. With several major overseas markets down and continued attacks on Nigerian oil fields, this market has a negative backdrop.

People are starting to wonder if this late-summer decline is for real.

Compared to the last two weeks, there are not too many scheduled events with the ability to move the entire market next week. So traders will try to make money by focusing on individual names and earnings reports.

You're seeing some selling now, some consolidation maybe, but I'd be cautious of that. The market's been very resilient. Investors have been very quick to buy if they get a little good news.

You're going to see a lot of volatility all day. It's the last day of trading for the quarter, so things get hectic.

There were not a lot of people trading today for the economic numbers to really make a difference. Institutional flows are really light.

The number looks pretty much in line. Ex-food and energy was better than expected. The focus is on earnings now this economic number is out of the way. The market looks to be doing OK off the get-go here.

The big concern that the Street has with the Fed is if they continue to go at this pace, what does this do to corporate profits?

The Fed is a huge focus right now, if not most of the focus of what's going on in the market (in terms of) inflation, rates, whether the economy is going up or down.

In all you're seeing sort of a mixed reaction out there. The oil data was good because of the distillates, but you're still seeing oil prices higher because of demand. And we're seeing a lot of volatility across the board.

I'll remember just all the people that are so displaced.

The market needs a catalyst right now with all this bad news weighing on it. It's up to earnings to turn the tide.