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To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/14/2000 8:14:31 AM
From: TheHaj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

>>do corporations competing for employees bid up wages? I wanna be a major league baseball player. cth

To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/15/2000 1:21:33 PM
From: Nichols	Respond to of 22706

I too think we are in for a nice rebound. However, I think it is far from being a done deal. We might se a huge slowdown in the economy. I wouldn't be completely surpised if we enter into a prolonged bear market. Again, I'm betting on the bull.

To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/15/2000 4:48:33 PM
From: El Toro	Respond to of 22706

I like your 9501 analysis in re the signs of bottom. The bottom pickers should also give a slight thrust to the upward bounce that you are predicting. Good, thoughtful, commentary.

To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/16/2000 6:03:52 AM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 22706

Cool post uw. I do question the appropriateness of a "cool post" coming from the mudgeon thread, though. ds@uwmademefeelbetter.good

To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/16/2000 9:13:48 AM
From: Larry Grzemkowski	Respond to of 22706

UW You got me in CREE and you got me in SSTI and now you go and get a COOL POST on this #@%$# thread. What is wrong with you now I will have to start reading this one too:o). And don't give me any crap about the :o). I am pissed. Just how many threads do I have to read to pick some of the best minds on SI. Larry G

To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/16/2000 2:00:37 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

What you are missing is to many people keep talking about a bottom..a bottom goes in when all you can find is people talking about the end of the market as we know it. As long as bottom callers get top rating we have more to go, when panic gets top billing we will bottom. Only after all hopefuls have sold and quit till then I'm playing the short side, and every rally you see is people like me taking profits and getting ready to short again as soon as the suckers put in more money for the market to steal. Up trends can run a long time, down trends may not last as long but they do drop faster and that momentum alone ( thanks to index funds ) is hard to stop. We have 3 times as many people in index funds than we did in 97..it creates a mo mo effect both up and down as index funds don't carry a cash reserve they must sell to meet redemption's. We will get a turn around Tuesday this week..& it may last a few days, but as soon as we hit the last high ( resistance ) more people will dump. Nothing is going to get fixed with a rate cut any time soon as that kills the dollar and takes time to work, OIL is not coming down enough , and it's a huge tax on every thing even if you don't see it, also if the dollar falls more; then bonds can sell off faster than they went up. How about both inflation ( falling dollar ) ; & a recession at the same time ( long unemployment lines) We have the right team in now to create both. Jim After GreenSPAM gets unemployment back up to 7%+ and is happy then we will bottom.

To: unclewest who wrote (9501)	12/16/2000 5:57:23 PM
From: hangmanboothill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

The US auto industry is in meltdown...the health care industry is in a financial crisis (HCA just paid a whopping fine, Medicare can't figure out who or what to pay, doctors are in court fighting HMOs and executives, who think if it was not for them there would not be a cure for anything)...and finally, Microsoft issued its first earnings warning in 10 years. CDs never looked better.