128 Quotes by David Briggs

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.

Right now, people are more inclined to own blue chips than speculative stocks. It's a little bit of a valuation play.

Right now, people are more inclined to own blue chips than speculative stocks, ... It's a little bit of a valuation play.

Look at Philip Morris. Its stock value was depressed for a long time on litigation risks, but after all these years the value has finally come through.