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Strategies & Market Trends : MDA - Market Direction Analysis
SPY 677.48+0.3%4:00 PM EST

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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (30111)10/17/1999 12:53:00 AM
From: TWICK  Read Replies (2) of 99985
 
At this point, I'm not sure there is anything the Fed can do without causing a lot of pain

He could have raised the margin requirements in 1997, or 1998, before the speculation and bubble really started to get out of control. He had the power then to stop this "irrational exuberance" from ever getting this out-of-control as it is now.

Correct me if I'm wrong, we went from 30 billion dollars in margin loans (1991) to 170 billion (1999). <--- Hello Mr. Greenspan. Here is your clue to irrational exuberance.

Twick
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