Tom Schrader Quotes on Sales (2 Quotes)

If it's 25 basis points and the bias is neutral, they're going to sell it off. If it's 50 basis points and neutral, they'll sell it off. You'll probably see a smaller bout of selling if it's 50 points, because although that would mean the economy is doing worse than we've thought, it would also signal that the Fed is not going to cut again for a while.

It seems to be some natural selling, an extension of last week ... Terrorist activity over the weekend in Turkey led to selling in Japan and selling here the earnings this morning were mixed, and you have no staggering economic news until Thursday, so people are taking some money off the table right now.