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To: Doo who wrote (24340)	6/13/2000 9:40:00 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

yes, actually a 48% reading in that poll is nothing to be truly alarmed about. but i guess it has partly become more cautious due to a negative feedback effect as more and more people include the 'positioning' indicators in their analysis. i see the same indicators i often mention (i.e. Rydex ratios, put/call ratios) regarding 'true' sentiment are more often mentioned in various investment newsletters as being of concern lately. i am reading a compilation of various investment newsletter excerpts once a week at decisionpoint, to get a feel for what draws people's attention, and sentiment based indicators have become more popular, since they warned of the early April deluge. another thing that is currently widely disregarded by stock market commentators (and participants) are credit spreads, which give an idea of the 'risk premium' and the liquidity in credit markets. they too began to reach extreme wides right before the NAZ tumble in April, and while they have contracted somewhat, are still unusually wide. in fact they are at what is normally considered panic levels.