Douglas Altabef

You'll see markets continue to do the Cha-Cha, moving higher, but paced by brief retrenchments. It's not going to be read more

You'll see markets continue to do the Cha-Cha, moving higher, but paced by brief retrenchments. It's not going to be as good as last year, but I think 2004 will still be a good year for the stock markets.

Profit news continues to be good, and we are seeing some relief from the profit taking of the last few read more

Profit news continues to be good, and we are seeing some relief from the profit taking of the last few weeks. But there is an ongoing tug-of-war between 'we've come too far too fast,' and 'the economic recovery is strong' and you're seeing that played out on a day-to-day basis.

Clearly you're seeing conflicting signs about the economy and the market reacting to that.

Clearly you're seeing conflicting signs about the economy and the market reacting to that.

We think one of the more exciting opportunities this year in the market are in the tech sector.

We think one of the more exciting opportunities this year in the market are in the tech sector.

Below the current, the economy has been improving far more than the market reality would indicate. And all things considered, read more

Below the current, the economy has been improving far more than the market reality would indicate. And all things considered, the market is really behaving quite well today [Thursday]. But there's still tremendous anxiety; the market is held hostage to individual corporate news and accountability.