21 Quotes by Robert Pavlik

If we get a GDP or deflator number that's much stronger than the consensus estimate, then it could hurt the market because people will be talking about a tougher Fed.

People are looking for a Santa Claus rally, but I don't expect it's coming. The only real positive I saw today was some of the economic data. It's been a hard day to get excited about. We've seen some individual names get action, but nothing is carrying over.

People are pretty positive ahead of the first-quarter earnings season. There haven't been very many negative pre-announcements.

We were still digesting the news from Friday as well as coming to grips with higher yields and oil prices today. We had very muted action today. The lack of volume was evident ahead of the start of the earnings season.

Today was a bit disappointing. The bond market has a flat yield curve and people are still concerned about inflation. We're still left looking for any indication that the Federal Reserve won't raise rates as much as people are fearing.

We'd like to see this number strengthen, however, estimates have been revised lower, which is possibly a result of the same affliction that caused the drop in durable goods two weeks ago, namely a slowdown in aircraft orders.

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Both the bond and stock markets will watch this report carefully, looking for any additional signs of rising prices in the production process. The trend for the overall report has been on the rise, while the core appears as though it may have reached a top.

Also some of today's selling pressure is a result of a very quiet market, with many professional investors taking the final trading of 2005 as a holiday, combined with some last minute cleaning up of portfolios by those investment managers who have made it in today.