please help. stock market question.

Interest rates, taxes, war, terrorism, politics, weather, disasters, Foreign affairs, Presidents, employment report (jobs numbers), retail reports, deficit, gdp, money value, gold value, oil value, value of all basic materials, aggregate pe ratios, trade deficit, trade laws, inflation, deflation......more catch phrases and words

How people feel influences stocks. Whether they're positive (bullish) or negative (bearish) about the current market and the general economy has a lot to do with market performance of certain stocks, at least short term.