Richard Cripps Quotes


You've lost your earnings catalyst so we're moving away from the second quarter. With the economy moderating you're looking at earnings estimates that are too high and have to come down. - Richard Cripps


You're getting money flowing back into some of these big stocks and the tone is good. What's powering it is optimism that at some point and time, we're going to get this final turn in earnings -- it's buying with the thought that you don't fight the Fed. - Richard Cripps


You get a kick in the market that draws in the buyers. I think we're in a trading range and are getting into the bottom half of that trading range. - Richard Cripps


Whenever the market is as oversold as it is right now, it's typically been a good idea to do some buying. The question is what to buy and the lack of a 'go to' area is keeping investors on the sidelines. - Richard Cripps


What this does is it keeps buyers away. It's a lack of buyers. And they would prefer some certainty. - Richard Cripps


We've set up a situation where a 25 basis point (a quarter percentage point) cut is good but you're looking at a market that's desperate. - Richard Cripps


We've seen a noticeable pickup in concern over the last two months. - Richard Cripps


We're looking at a 12 percent decline in earnings this year for the S&P 500, and that's the sharpest decline we've had since the last recession. The confidence level that one has in looking at those earnings is very low. - Richard Cripps


We're facing the realization that rising (interest) rates and rising stock prices are incompatible. The higher rates are really starting to make themselves felt. - Richard Cripps


We have good optimism out there and that's always the time to think about what dark clouds are out there. - Richard Cripps


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