256 Quotes by Art Hogan

I think the semiconductors and the Nasdaq had sold off a little more than the rest of the market recently, so you're seeing them gain, ... But basically we're all waiting for everything that happens next week.

There was clearly a disappointment in the rhetoric from the Fed. It's just a buyers strike.

I think there's a lot of things going on, ... We had some good news from companies like Oracle, great economic data this morning, and you had the market clear two key psychological hurdles recently -- the Dow passing 10,000 and the capture of Saddam Hussein. All of that brings buyers back in for the short term.

There were no surprises and we had already priced in a 50 basis point (half a percentage point) move, ... We didn't exactly turn on the floodgates but we went from anemic volume to trending higher.

I think there's going to be ongoing euphoria about the Microsoft decision. It's not just Microsoft ? it's sort of a pro-business decision.

This may be a very volatile trading session. The market wants good numbers, but an exceedingly good report may lead to further rates increases, and that's not good for stocks. On the other hand, a bad report on top of disappointing earnings, could spark another sell-off.

Last week, we were worried about a sluggish economy, Wednesday it was back to inflation,

They're (Intel) not citing problems like currency or raw material costs; they're citing demand, and that puts a spook in all of the markets, ... There's a little bit of a flight to safety and Hewlett is a news-related purchase.

Last week energy and interest rates were the focus on Wall Street. It will probably be the same this week, as well as a few mid-quarter updates,