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To: LauA who wrote (9371)	12/20/1999 2:45:00 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Respond to of 79000

Good question. One can imagine that if more traders wish to take advantage of the January effect, the buying will begin earlier each year, eventually pushing it into December. In fact, for the past few years it has done just that. Furthermore, some think that it is rapidly becoming a self-destructive event as more people attempt to profit from it. Personally, I've seen some decent gains in January from my small caps who had a heavy December tax selling season, but I've never tried to take profits from it. Not my style. Besides, January is for snowmen, not stockmarkets.