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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (27944)	1/2/2001 11:17:49 PM
From: FLACK	Respond to of 65232

J.C. Dithers >>...but I was talking about "The Shorts." That is, people who are drawn to this side of trading as their main style, or even profession. There have been psychological studies made of such persons. They have been found, commonly, to be anti-social loners, of high intelligence, but also of warped, over-inflated egos.<< I'm interested in exactly what "psychological studies" you're referring to. I have the pleasure of being a trader who prefers to short the market and I have never seen these "studies". Having never been considered an "anti-social loner", "warped" (what"study would use such a word?), or having an "over-inflated ego", I would appreciate the names and/or links to these "studies". >>They are firm believers in the acerbic observation that, "It is not enough that I succeed; my friends must also fail." Anyway, being a "short" is like going to the ballpark to root against the home team. It's like praying for bad things to happen to other people, and then cheering when they do. So it's easy to dislike them. Even fun.<< I disagree completely. IMHO your attitude demonstrates your lack of trading knowledge. Good traders trade the markets and if you just happen to be in the way, then so be it. There is no vendetta against longs, just as there should be no such attitude against shorts... the market can and should be played both ways as market movements dictate. >>Right now I'm not having fun in the market, so I'm trying to lighten up by writing stuff like this. Nothing personal.<< Nothing personal here either... but, maybe you should consider learning what the traders are doing in this market condition... 'cause some of us are making money. Good luck, FLACK