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To: Tom Smith who wrote (59988)1/19/2001 7:09:17 PM
From: SeaViewer  Respond to of 436258
 
The first trade was a short. That made her even more than a genius.



To: Tom Smith who wrote (59988)1/22/2001 9:43:44 AM
From: pater tenebrarum  Respond to of 436258
 
in commodities shorting is more of a natural thing to do than in equities (due to the latter being upwardly biased 67% of the time). so in this case it doesn't make much of a difference if she made the money long or short. cattle prices have fluctuated in a broad range over the years:

tfc-charts.w2d.com

tfc-charts.w2d.com

'course, lately they've been perky...