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To: Jenna who wrote (111744)	8/12/2000 4:22:39 PM
From: jazzallnight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Jenna, thanks for your reply. I will add this to my collection stock trading tips/guidelines bindary. If I had a better understanding of fundamental analysis and/or "an complete of the stock", I might had the confidence to pull the trigger. Thanks again.

To: Jenna who wrote (111744)	8/12/2000 5:47:13 PM
From: bobby is sleepless in seattle	Respond to of 120523

Or maybe not... some may argue technical analysis encompasses all. Earnings, momentum, news, upgrades, downgrades, market conditions, fundamentals as well...all are ultimately reflected in the charts, namely price movement. Thus, to study fundamentals could be a moot point. Generally, technical traders follow the charts, the setup for swing or position trading as opposed to the longer term investor relying more on fundametals or perhaps even stronger, market perception. And what about a possible exception...how often did we trade internet stocks which were perceived as nothing more than a mania...(biotechs)...no PE in sight, cash burn ratios making absolutely no (cents), yet we justify its valuations as we found creative ways to establish value...vert, cmrc, arba, amzn...how bout etys?...all stocks we've traded (from the long side) which many technicians and fundamentalists have screamed as nonsense. My preference happens to be similar to yours as I choose to trade what I perceive as fundametally strong stocks with the application of technical anaylsis, the techno-fundo approach. That is, at least for now...all considered, market perception wins over both, or at worst, reflects the combination of the two. when momentum returns, all bets aside, and where perception is rampant you'll find me there, hopefully just a little ahead of the crowd.

To: Jenna who wrote (111744)	8/12/2000 6:20:13 PM
From: TFF	Respond to of 120523

"Ironically its the fundamentally sound stocks that make for the best daytrades and in some cases, swing trades." say what?

To: Jenna who wrote (111744)	8/13/2000 12:04:35 AM
From: dli	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Serious technical analysts do not dismiss a company's fundamentals because they consider them irrelevant, but because of the assumption that ultimately price reflects all information available about a company. So it is not like they are dismissing the importance of fundamentals to the movement of stock prices as you are implying. You are right that by focusing exclusively on technicals they will miss those stocks where for whatever reasons price action is lagging fundamentals, but once they start moving technicals will reflect it. Of course you are likely to enjoy a headstart being directly aware of the fundamental outlook and I'm not trying to dispute the merit of combining technicals with fundamental research. Dave