Choppy Quotes

Advertising spending continues to be somewhat choppy in our markets, but we do not view December's results as indicative of a trend in advertising performance going forward. - Gary Pruitt

[Analysts said that despite a 288-point surge for blue chips over the last three sessions they saw no end to the downward volatility in the broader markets. Small and mid-cap stocks have not climbed with the Dow.] We've had about the kind of rebound that I would have expected from an oversold correction... I think the overall direction of the market is going to be choppy. - Marshall Front

(The market is) very quiet, choppy, very, very volatile. There are a number of players that have already exited ahead of Christmas. In consequence, very little is going on so it doesn't take much to move the stock either way, up or down. - Irwin Michael