Brian Williamson Quotes (12 Quotes)

The push-up (in oil) was enough to scare some people with geopolitical unrest overseas, but it's a long day. Sixty-two dollars a barrel is probably the level where you start to see some effects on equities.

There have been some expectations in the market that the Fed would perhaps do, instead of three hikes, maybe two going forward. That optimism may have faded a little bit.

People are starting to wonder if this late-summer decline is for real.

There were not a lot of people trading today for the economic numbers to really make a difference. Institutional flows are really light.

The number looks pretty much in line. Ex-food and energy was better than expected. The focus is on earnings now this economic number is out of the way. The market looks to be doing OK off the get-go here.

You're seeing some selling now, some consolidation maybe, but I'd be cautious of that. The market's been very resilient. Investors have been very quick to buy if they get a little good news.

I'll remember just all the people that are so displaced.

Compared to the last two weeks, there are not too many scheduled events with the ability to move the entire market next week. So traders will try to make money by focusing on individual names and earnings reports.

The market needs a catalyst right now with all this bad news weighing on it. It's up to earnings to turn the tide.

The big concern that the Street has with the Fed is if they continue to go at this pace, what does this do to corporate profits

He's been working good. It seems like every time he works there's some horse that's in front of him or tries to pass him. It's made him work faster, but he's been beating them.

We're still right back where we were this morning.