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To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (674)	4/1/2000 12:13:00 PM
From: Anthony@Pacific	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1822

TSCM<------Fat Lady just arrived and is warmin up out back!! Now we know wher Cramer hits his tradin ideas.....Sorry buddy..but the stagff at TSCM sucks more than their stock here is proof!! Cautionary tale: media guru wiped out So much for technical analysis, eh? ============= The Chartman Suffers Enormous Trading Losses By Gary B. Smith Special to TheStreet.com 4/1/00 12:25 AM ET Editor's Note: In lieu of the Technical Forum today, please read this brief message. Dear Readers, I never thought it would come to this. Honestly. But, due to the heavy losses I've sustained the past few days, I find I am physically and emotionally unable to continue writing my various columns. In the spirit of full disclosure, I will confess I was guilty of everything I told you readers not to do. I thought I was a better trader than I was. I got way overextended, using margin to its full extent. And I thought I could ride some of my losses down, in the hope they would rebound and put me back in the black. However, with the Nasdaq tanking this past Thursday, I was wiped out. Unable to meet my margin calls, my account has been liquidated, and I fear I will have to file for personal bankruptcy. I am sorry, loyal readers, if I have disappointed you. May your luck be better than mine! Regards, Gary B. Smith ------------------- Gary B. Smith is a freelance writer who trades for his own account from his Maryland home using technical analysis. Smith writes five technical analysis columns for TheStreet.com each week, including Technician's Take, Charted Territory and TSC Technical Forum.