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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (51701)	12/27/2000 5:27:40 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

the mantra that the market 'always comes back' and preferably in a very short time has become so ingrained, the belief in the efficacy of the Greenspan put so universal, that nothing can shake the bullish consensus anymore. Can you say "self-fulfilling prophecy"? The conviction that the market is a perpetual money machine is the cornerstone of any bubble worth its salt -g-

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (51701)	12/27/2000 5:29:48 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Don't they know how to dollar cost average? cnnfn.cnn.com

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (51701)	12/28/2000 12:11:22 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

hb - Anindo, that's a great mystery. and it's what differentiates the current decimation phase from every other that went before it since the bull began in '82. all downturns save the current one produced excessive bearish sentiment which denoted the primary up trend would hold. ... That's because the current decimation phase is just a big misunderstanding. Maybe when decimalization is complete it will be clear what the SEC actually meant. -g- Regards, Don