John Hughs
John Hughs
earnings expectation growth improved
The expectation is that earnings growth is slowing, so any kind of improved earnings would help,
emily preparing ready skate
We have not been contacted by anybody. Emily is ready to skate anytime, anywhere. Right now she's preparing for the world championships.
cap december early five four january major negatives pulling run seems weeks
We're kind of back to where we were four or five weeks ago. We're in this transitional environment, where after the December and early January run there seems to be a cap on the upside, but there's also no major negatives pulling us down.
began call continuing correction few leaving money seeing stocks tech value weeks
What we're seeing is this kind off continuing correction in tech stocks that began a few weeks ago. The money is leaving tech and going to what we call value stocks.
ground growing literally money rebuild seed trees work
We're going to have to go in and rebuild it from the ground up because it went to seed before we got it. There are literally trees and shrubs growing up in the greens, and it's going to take a lot of work and money to get it back into shape.
buying few low next technical volume
We've got low volume and not a whole lot of new buying interest. You're just not there yet from a technical standpoint. It's going to be choppy for the next few days.
bit everybody looking rates retail rising sales softer
We're looking at a softer open. Retail sales are a bit of a concern. There is still some uncertainty over rising rates that has got everybody a little bit more cautious.
environment leadership lost question replace step technology whether yesterday
We're getting a little follow-through from yesterday but we are in a transitional environment where we've lost our leadership in the commodity-based stocks, and there is still a question on whether technology will step up to replace it.
change coming economic economy last period rose saw seeing starting stocks weeks
We're getting to the year-end period and stocks are starting to drift. You're seeing that today, ... There's still a lot of uncertainty about the economy and about the change in Bush's economic team. We're also coming off a period where the Dow rose for 8 weeks and so you're seeing a little pullback. You saw it last week and I think it's continuing.
leave money seeing shifting
We are seeing money leave anything that's not technology, biotech or telecom and shifting into those very groups.
add fed hike options period rate
We're in a seasonal period that can be kind of choppy, ... Add to that yesterday's Fed rate hike and the options expirations, and you can see this kind of movement.
cleaned short
We may have cleaned out the sellers for the very short term,