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To: Jeffry K. Smith who wrote (8736)	4/13/2000 12:53:00 AM
From: lawdog	Respond to of 24042

A simple indicator, and one that I'll use, is the 10, 50 and 200 day moving averages with some market sentiment indicator. Another is the "point of max pain", which determines the option expiry that causes the most puts an calls to expire worthless. It's based on a statistic that 90% of all options expire worthless. A third is the VIX. The VIX is a volatility indicator that is a representation of the fear that is in the market. You can find it at www.cboe.com. A high VIX reading = a lot of fear = oversold conditions = reversal. Today was in the 30s which is relatively high, but considering the market conditions is not high enough. There is a special thread on SI for discussing technical indicators. I believe its "echnical analysis and market direction" or something like that. There is so much to teach. Far far too much to cover in a single post. And, I'm still barely a novice in the TA world. Hope that gets you started.