Comments on: Will the Return of Volatility Keep Investors on the Sidelines? http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/will-the-return-of-volatility-keep-investors-on-the-sidelines/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: davossherman@gmail.com http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/will-the-return-of-volatility-keep-investors-on-the-sidelines/comment-page-1/#comment-186119 davossherman@gmail.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:59:23 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=29846#comment-186119 "A gloomy economic outlook issued by the World Bank was the given excuse for today’s decline, but the green shoots crowd has more to worry about than official forecasts. Bullish sentiment reached elevated levels this month, as did the supply of equity sales by corporations and their officers. Whether this pullback in the major averages is mild or something more severe may therefore depend upon the risk appetites of those who’ve been on the sidelines." When I saw this report I was late for an appointment and really lamented on the fact that I wouldn't be able to read it until later. It is great to see a beacon of reality cut through this fog of insanity. The night before I was on a conference call with fellow bloggers. I was quite startled by one really smart guys take take on things and where he thought they were headed. So suffice it to say, it is nice to see reports based on facts. When I was beginning to question my outlook this hit the net. Thank you! “A gloomy economic outlook issued by the World Bank was the given excuse for today’s decline, but the green shoots crowd has more to worry about than official forecasts. Bullish sentiment reached elevated levels this month, as did the supply of equity sales by corporations and their officers. Whether this pullback in the major averages is mild or something more severe may therefore depend upon the risk appetites of those who’ve been on the sidelines.”

When I saw this report I was late for an appointment and really lamented on the fact that I wouldn’t be able to read it until later. It is great to see a beacon of reality cut through this fog of insanity. The night before I was on a conference call with fellow bloggers. I was quite startled by one really smart guys take take on things and where he thought they were headed.

So suffice it to say, it is nice to see reports based on facts. When I was beginning to question my outlook this hit the net. Thank you!

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