All of these seemingly unrelated people were trading in the same stocks. They were lesser known stocks one wouldn't expect them all to be trading together.
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Related It's a trading bounce. These stocks have been dreadful (performers) for several months. JAMES MCKEAN Today the mid-cap stocks really replaced some of the activities of normal trading. TERRY CHEUNG We continue to like Wells Fargo, too. It's trading at 13 times 2003 numbers, ... All three stocks lo... BRIAN BELSKI Is that because of day trading, or is it just that [investors] picked the wrong stocks, ... They're ... HARVEY HOUTKIN A year ago, people were making lists of Bush stocks and Gore stocks. Bush stocks were easy to pick -... CHARLES GABRIEL Most people want stocks to go up all the time. We're back to normal and people don't like it, ... In... CRAIG CALLAHAN In order for the market to get out of this range-bound trading, we need stocks or sectors that can l... KENICHI AZUMA Often, there are 30 or 40 stocks in the portfolio, and the (trading) turnover is fairly rapid. BOB KAMMAN Cramer weighs in on dozens of stocks every show. Increasing the show's effect is a robust after-hour... DAMON SOUTHWARD People were expecting weak retail sales, they were already in the stocks. JIM VOLK Morgan's numbers were outstanding. It was all trading. DIANE GLOSSMAN [Even so, he thinks oil exploration and production stocks may still be worth a look. Some of the sto... BEN HALLIBURTON An average trader loses money, so in this profession, you need to be way above average to make consi... HENRIQUE M. SIMõES We were in this post-election trading range from November to April, and that broke down. The bull ma... BARRY RITHOLTZ A lot of tech stocks that were 'Steady Eddies' were not subject to hype. They were boring stocks. Bu... TODD CAMPBELL This trading software is designed to generate precision trading signals on stocks that the user sele... WILLIAM MCKINLEY The other online travel stocks are trading at a much deeper discount. That's why you're getting a li... ASHISH THADHANI I've always been interested in all sorts of things. Art, physics, history, philosophy, math -- they'... DAN WOLFE Be very disciplined in your approach to buying stocks these days. All stocks have to prove themselve... DODGE DORLAND Technically a penny stock is any stock trading under five dollars. This is where you find stocks tha... WILLIAM MCKINLEY Gains in the market are fund-led. Trading in the region remains relatively strong with funds pursuin... JACKSON WONG There is no new money in the market and there is no strength for a general move in the stocks. The m... CELSO CENISE Rate-sensitive stocks, including real estate stocks, could be a focus a day after they were sold hea... SHINJI IGARASHI Green coffee stores up to three years. It does not deteriorate and can be kept until the price is ri... ALISTAIR MACNAB The only reason it would be terrible to own tobacco is if you think the industry is going to go bank... GARY BLACK Tech stocks are trading at a 30-year-low when compared to the multiples of industrials (companies). ... MARC ANDREESSEN The increase in oil prices as trading started this morning took away all the incentive to buy stocks... LARRY PERUZZI Technical traders tend to hit the door at the same time because they all use the same type of specul... FRANK MCGHEE That's where all the people who are day trading, or supposedly day trading, are getting raped or kil... HARVEY HOUTKIN It's no coincidence that three of the top five stock option traders in a recent trading contest were... ROBERT PRECHTER JR. The stocks were better performers during the Clinton administration than they were during the Bush p... HOWARD RUBEL Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? ALDO LEOPOLD Tech stocks are boasting high multiples, Sony shares are trading at 44 times projected fiscal 2006 e... JO KAWAKAMI China stocks are always risky. Many funds sold off the stocks after recent sharp gains, which drove ... PETER LAI Tech stocks are boasting high multiples, Sony Shares are trading at 44 times its projected fiscal 20... JO KAWAKAMI Investors you should buy a mix of both old and new economy stocks. I don't think you should stick al... CHARLES CRANE China-related stocks will likely to be hit by the austerity measures. I expect further correction in... CASTOR PANG The sustainability of the American economic expansion is what the Fed is trying to achieve, ... And... SCOTT BLEIER JON: Here’s a little known fact. Richie, David and I were all born in the same hospital, delivered... JON & DAVID (BON JOVI) People kind of jumped the gun on tech stocks. Every time there's anticipation of a pick-up in the ec... BARRY BERMAN The markets are breaking out of a trading range to the upside, ... We're seeing the best advance dec... BILL ALLEN Trading volume is increasing at a faster pace than in the previous few sessions. Investors are locki... HIROYUKI FUKUNAGA In order to win as a contrarian, you need perfect timing and the perfect size. HENRIQUE M. SIMõES These companies have all managed to do the right thing. The market loves these stocks. RICHARD READ Those resources stocks were starting to look stretched after a really good year last year, so all it... LUCINDA CHAN Iron ore and steel stocks were supposed to be struggling, but they brought us some of our best retur... CHRIS PALMER AIM has traditionally been known as a growth shop, but it has very good value offerings too. Stanley... KAREN DOLAN I'm 90 per cent plus sure, but once again, in our business we have to be 100 per cent sure. And that... AL ROSEN Generally, a rally will have staying power, technicians say, if, in addition to price movements, it ... ALEX BERENSON These kids, were well known by a lot of people. They were very influential. It's literally going to ... EMILY ROBINSON I like the guys that are located in Bermuda, because they have a tax advantage, ... All three are tr... VINCE FARRELL There were signs both local and foreign institutional investors actively chased up these two stocks. JEFFREY CHENG Some of these stocks may not be in glamorous businesses, but right now you've got to have them. ANDY LYNCH All of these stocks are inherently capable of going up five to 10 times from here. ALBERTO VILAR It just happened., ... People were everywhere looking for a place to stay and somehow, they found us... LISA WILSON If AT&T's stock drifts lower, it is a factor, but not a deal killer. These stocks have really jumped... DANIEL MORGAN Many people have lost all their food stocks and stoves in the quake ... and they need ready-to-eat f... SIMON PLUESS Extending emissions trading to the aviation sector will limit these emissions and ensure that aviati... STAVROS DIMAS Technology stocks could possibly come down more. I think they still appear to be vulnerable, includi... RICHARD MCCABE These stocks are mostly bought by retail investors. When these stocks approach high double digits, t... JONATHAN COHEN [The loss of trading days] will hurt Ameritrade the most because that's all they do. GERARD CRONIN Our businesses performed well overall in the fourth quarter, although trading results were disappoin... JAMIE DIMON We have continued to see good momentum in all core business areas. These trends underpin our expecta... CLARA FURSE Money will flow to where there are solid returns on capital. There are great opportunities in Easter... FRANK HOLMES The great thing about all these characters, ... is that all of them were meant to be one-episode pop... RYAN MURPHY After the tech bubble burst, many Canadian investors were afraid of stocks; bonds were anemic. And p... LEWIS JOHNSON Actually, we'll probably be trading (the record) back and forth all week. DONNIE AMENT We were just trading off baskets. We needed to get some stops. BECKY HAMMON All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were recko... BIBLE Not true, ... They were best friends. They were together all the time, all four of them. John and Pa... CYNTHIA LENNON One can expect a lot of consolidation to happen in this sector. The stocks should move up from curre... ARVIND PRUTHI When I saw all of the people I have known all these years, when we got together, it was scary becaus... RUTH BROWN These well-known name stocks have momentum. The money keeps flowing in. Those traders are unconcerne... DOUG MYERS This morning's economic numbers were friendly for stocks, AL GOLDMAN The Nasdaq has been in a rally mode, and these stocks have some momentum behind them. People are loo... BARRY BERMAN Even if a trading halt were put in, it might be 'something to do about nothing,' ... This is an orde... ALAN ACKERMAN That was the type of reaction that we were looking for from the Asia crisis...to have weakness in st... JAMES BIANCO If there's one trend that's all-encompassing, it's trading up. We all want the best that money can b... JOAN STEUER Those new stocks haven't really helped all that much, but I don't think they've actually hurt all th... YALE HIRSCH These stocks historically have price-to-earnings ratios in the high teens to low 20s, an I expect th... SCOTT STEMBER None of these worlds was incompatible. All of these people were around, and if you were at all inter... JAMES TENNEY You know, people really have not been buying into these stocks lately, ... They're extremely underva... BRUCE ROBERTS All our evidence indicates that the current fishing pressure on these stocks is much too high. DAVID GRIFFITH They won't be free to choose the people they would necessarily want in their government ... There wi... GEOFFREY RUDD You have to understand, prior to the hurricane, gasoline stocks were already very low. We were alrea... LARRY GOLDSTEIN All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. A... RANDY PAUSCH While many investors spoke of 'trading' the market, we were pleasantly surprised that some also were... DANIEL LIAN It makes sense for most people to have part of their portfolio invested in high-yielding stocks beca... HAYWOOD KELLY As in the previous session, there were a handful of star stocks that were not strong enough to ignit... ALVIN TENG In the highly tradable sectors you have seen a lot of convergence in how stocks perform by sector. T... BRIAN PORTNOY If you look at what is popular in Korea with the early adopters of technology, we expect these to be... BERTRAND BIDAUD Stocks that were most favored recently are being penalized now. MARCELO PORTO It all focused on Terry and his personal trading, FRANK DUNN Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trade... ALDO LEOPOLD I'd use the market dips as an opportunity to get into quality companies. There are a lot of good sto... ALAN HOFFMAN While stocks once again saw significant draws, the market's focus is currently set on seemingly weak... DOUG LEGGATE We were trading cooking secrets, ... What did you do to our car? What's your problem? TONY STEWART Online trading represents a radical change in the relationship between brokerages and their customer... BRADLEY SKOLNIK The markets were choppy during morning trade. Trading will become stock-specific as the corporate ea... ATUL HATWAR While our clients' trading activity had increased in early September ? daily average revenue trades ... DAVID POTTRUCK
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