Skittish Quotes

We're in a skittish market and the last thing you want to do is surprise investors. - Paul Meeks

Today's (Tuesday) trade is best summed up as skittish consolidation. We're struggling for direction in thin trade with people reluctant to do much ahead of the anniversary. You saw a late-day reversal yesterday (Monday) from the morning's lows and you're seeing a little pop-up right now, but it doesn't mean anything fundamental. Program traders are dominating the day to day. - Bryan Piskorowski

This action would tend to make companies more skittish about investing there. Even if they find the current terms acceptable, even if they enter into a contract with Venezuela, will they keep it? - James Williams

There's a lot of skittishness about the Middle East, with crude prices up above $27. We're not going to see the situation get as dire as it did in the '70s, because we get oil from more sources now, but you will see prices continue to rise and markets will keep feeling the effects. - Matt Ruane

The world situation is a very skittish situation right now and our investor world has been a little bit over-complacent in my view. I think you're getting warning shots around the world and I think we ought to pay heed. - Leo Melamed

The presidential race is still tight so market will be skittish... Tech stocks will probably trade sideways. - Ted Parrish

The market's extremely skittish. There's concerns about strong economic growth and tomorrow's (jobs) number. - Bruce Alston

The market was wary anyway, and people got more skittish as the day went on. We had people more cautious. People definitely were on edge. - Hedi Reynolds

The market is very skittish about accounting. - David Katz