128 Quotes by David Briggs

"The market has been holding up, despite how bad the news is."

"The latest news of the missile strike in Gaza pulled the legs out from under buyers. They stopped buying today and the market just pulled back."

"I think we have gotten ourselves into a classic year-end speculative mentality. I really think the market has gotten ahead of itself. People really started buying on hope. I don't rule out some year-end euphoria, but I don't think the market has a lot more upside to it."

"I think that consumer confidence number really shocked a lot of people. Because if consumers aren't going to hold this economy up -- the bad news just keeps on coming."

"I think (stock) prices have run up anticipating a recovery but I don't think the recovery's here yet,"

"Last week we were looking for three things: for cash to flow into mutual funds, tech stocks to do better and the market to end above 1,200. We got them all, so we were anticipating a good day today."

"I think confidence is higher. There's a sense of 'What are we worried about now?' because we got through the rise in interest rates, the election, we're dealing with the energy prices. I think people are feeling better."

"People are holding their breaths, waiting for an impetus to move,"

"People aren't going to chase those types of rallies anymore. Investors have been burnt too often and we're going to have a choppy market going forward,"

"Our pattern has been a tough month, followed by a good one, and it looks like we're due for a good one."