With major indexes trading at new 18-month highs, many analysts warned that the market has been overbought at the moment. Karen Finerman, co-founder and president of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, said on CNBC that she was not surprised if the market is little boosted or even down as more robust earnings are coming in, since most of them have been already factored in after the recent rally.
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