courtney gibson, president of loop capital, and no doubt someone who is not just buying into all thatcal stuff, but i think that. >> dick: a cool stat, that maybe it is a wind in the sails of the markets, but those were not during pandemics what is your take? >> hey, sully. good to see you. i like the good new, i like the optimism and i like what suntrust put out because they are putting the numbers behind this. everyone is talking about this kind of euphoric craze and that our valuations skyrocketing because we're paying it forward, et cetera, either either i honestly do agree with suntru suntrust's data. i can't really argue with it past results aren't a prediction of the future, but it is nice to be able to look at it and i think that it is right so i don't care what kind of sector you are looking at, there are names out there that you can put into your portfolio that should do better we have comeincredible stock pickers market and yesterday's ral was i think a good lead-in to that if you will >> and who are some of those names, courtney? >> i think it is depend end on your risk to

joe from easthampton, new york is lulu a must buy for the christmas season and our own courtney gibson the board of lulu didn't you sell the stock? >> i did i did. and the reason pete's laughing is you need a sense of humor to dress like that. i love it, there's a moat around the business courtney going on the board is only going to be positive for that country she's got great capital markets background and congratulate judgment on what makes a company work but, look, i equivocate in this. i think i'll get another chance to pbuy it like you asked on the consumer earlier, i think the consumer is not necessarily tapped out but bored. how many more lulu pants do you need love the company, love the product, don't really love the stock price. >> pete's unusual activity is still ahead. copper prices hitting two-year highs. we'll find out how the futures traders are playing that move next >> announcer: got a question for the halftime investment committee? if you want to send us a video, c play it on air. e-mail us askhalftime@cnbc.com for over 30 years, lexus has been celebrating driveway mom