Evan Olsen Quotations

We want the economy to be strong, but we don't want it to be too strong because we want the Fed to come to the end of their rate-hiking cycle.

We're at a bit of an inflection point on the market. You need some consolidation before the next move.

People will not sell stocks to buy the 30-year bond, but a good auction, with good demand for the securities, will actually be a positive.

Nasdaq had a pretty big pull-back yesterday, so Intel's helping today,

That was an unlucky finish for us, but it really motivated us more than it took away from our motivation. I think it really unified our team even more.

We are going through kind of a start of what is typically a tough month. We are again going to be focusing more on earnings.

We've had a pretty good sell-off for the last week and a half. I kind of characterize it as a relief rally.

November has had a lot better tone to it than usual. We're seeing money rotating into the growth stocks. If I had to guess, I think people are pretty positive on the market.

Oil had a pretty big spike yesterday and that was negative. If it continues to go that way again, it could be something we start to watch again.

Despite the spike in yields, everyone is sure the Fed is near the end of the rate-hiking cycle and the focus is shifting to earnings.

Apple was a disappointment last night. It's kind of leading the techs down. That group seems to be getting hit harder than the overall market,

There's been a lot of activity in restaurants and stores on fears there will be damage to their operations.

Consumer confidence is the big number today, ... I wouldn't be surprised by a market rally if the numbers come on the stronger side.

It's mostly just celebrating that Rita didn't turn out to be as devastating to the Gulf as feared, and energy prices are down, ... Almost all sectors benefit because people have more money to spend.

It's very, very early in the earnings season, but so far it's been pretty good. We started (the day) with people optimistic after yesterday, but the enthusiasm has faded.

A rise in oil prices always has a negative impact for most stocks, except for the ones in the energy sector. Today's upgrades though are certainly a positive and may help lift some stocks.

In general we try to cut our positions at the end of the day and even more so on a weekend. Ahead of an event like this, you're going to be a lot more conservative than normal.

Investors are feeling that we've seen the bulk of the gains already so they're taking some money off the table. There's no major catalyst to keep this rally going.

A jump in durable orders is also a plus.

The market is still trying to get a feel for this trading session, but a rise in oil prices is always good for the energy sector, while it hurts almost everything else.

The market reacted negatively to the oil inventory numbers. But we've had a pretty decent run-up the last couple of days, it's been a very strong first quarter.

The J&J and Guidant dispute may be weighing on sentiment -- there's some question about the legal dispute and that's probably had an impact on the tone of the market,