Alan Ackerman

This has been a Benny Goodman-type market, ... lots of swing, and it's very, very difficult to get a handle read more

This has been a Benny Goodman-type market, ... lots of swing, and it's very, very difficult to get a handle on long-term positioning when the market is moving up and down so rapidly.

We're still early in the game. I think what we saw was a rally that we've seen before over the read more

We're still early in the game. I think what we saw was a rally that we've seen before over the last few years. We've had big one-day rallies that didn't really show any sustainability -- so my hope is that the market will hold here.

Investors are being cautiously optimistic. There's a desire to put money back into the market based on a feeling that read more

Investors are being cautiously optimistic. There's a desire to put money back into the market based on a feeling that the worst of the economy may be behind us, ... However, there's not enough evidence of that.

It gave sellers a chance to lighten up a bit, ... On balance, this just appears to be investors taking read more

It gave sellers a chance to lighten up a bit, ... On balance, this just appears to be investors taking a breather.

This has been an amazing market -- a 'Benny Goodman' market with plenty of swing, ... My sense is mood, read more

This has been an amazing market -- a 'Benny Goodman' market with plenty of swing, ... My sense is mood, momentum and money flow are still up.