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As the bull market progressed, analysts became more optimistic about next year's earnings. Now, it's the extent to which companies will hit their numbers for 2004 that will make next week so important for the market. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

As the bull market progressed, analysts became more optimistic about next year's earnings. Now, it's the extent to which companies will hit their numbers for 2004 that will make next week so important for the market.

Everybody's looking for every single data point that can possibly give them an edge in their analysis. I've seen folks put together a ratio of stock prices to weekly jobless claims, suggesting it's a leading indicator. That's preposterous, but there's an urge to move in that direction, to find every leading indicator you can get every day. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

Everybody's looking for every single data point that can possibly give them an edge in their analysis. I've seen folks put together a ratio of stock prices to weekly jobless claims, suggesting it's a leading indicator. That's preposterous, but there's an urge to move in that direction, to find every leading indicator you can get every day.

Hardware, software and semiconductors are the three top-performing groups right now, and there has been a decline in oil prices. These things are pushing the markets up. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

Hardware, software and semiconductors are the three top-performing groups right now, and there has been a decline in oil prices. These things are pushing the markets up.

The biggest risk in 2006 is that the Fed will be seduced by worries about inflation into raising rates too high. A lot depends on what the 10-year does and while I would hope that they would take notice that it's going down in yield, the question is whether they will take it seriously or dismiss it. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

The biggest risk in 2006 is that the Fed will be seduced by worries about inflation into raising rates too high. A lot depends on what the 10-year does and while I would hope that they would take notice that it's going down in yield, the question is whether they will take it seriously or dismiss it.

The most important thing is that the stock market had declined to levels that were arguably undervalued, and that many aggressive managers also realized there was a great deal of pessimism. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

The most important thing is that the stock market had declined to levels that were arguably undervalued, and that many aggressive managers also realized there was a great deal of pessimism.

The market is asking the question, given oil prices, given rates, given China's economy and other things, what does it look like for the economy and corporate profits in the fourth quarter and in 2005? The message we got last week was that it's probably not going to be as great as everybody once expected, but it will still be just fine. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

The market is asking the question, given oil prices, given rates, given China's economy and other things, what does it look like for the economy and corporate profits in the fourth quarter and in 2005? The message we got last week was that it's probably not going to be as great as everybody once expected, but it will still be just fine.

You know, we had four great years because we had declining inflation and interest rates. There's been a sea change. We now have inflation and interest rates actually heading higher. That makes things entirely different - you can't get away with high-priced earnings or overvalued stocks and so we're going through this adjustment to a new reality. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

You know, we had four great years because we had declining inflation and interest rates. There's been a sea change. We now have inflation and interest rates actually heading higher. That makes things entirely different - you can't get away with high-priced earnings or overvalued stocks and so we're going through this adjustment to a new reality.

It's foolish to jump the gun. The thing to do is wait until you actually see large caps outperform, because if you don't wait you can be a year early . - Hugh Johnson Quotes

It's foolish to jump the gun. The thing to do is wait until you actually see large caps outperform, because if you don't wait you can be a year early .

Frankly, Yale Hirsch attaches more significance to this than he should, ... Sometimes it [the market] does well in an election year and sometimes it doesn't. The real question is what is it going to do this time. - Hugh Johnson Quotes

Frankly, Yale Hirsch attaches more significance to this than he should, ... Sometimes it [the market] does well in an election year and sometimes it doesn't. The real question is what is it going to do this time.

It's uncharacteristic of him to make big-picture investments, ... This whole area -- zero coupons, silver -- when he seems to depart from big companies, he feels uncomfortable, it's not his place?he's sort of saying to himself, 'this is not my cup of tea.' - Hugh Johnson Quotes

It's uncharacteristic of him to make big-picture investments, ... This whole area -- zero coupons, silver -- when he seems to depart from big companies, he feels uncomfortable, it's not his place?he's sort of saying to himself, 'this is not my cup of tea.'

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