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To: bob wallace who wrote (1194)	1/22/2001 12:56:00 PM
From: budweeder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2063

Hi Todd; Hope you don't mind another's comments...I agree with Bob's comments, and indeed followed that strategy for some time utilizing two complementary software packages called Fast Track and Fast Tools...both are web-based and you can find them in a search..a fellow named Max Pakin (sp) developed a ranking system, and the system Bob described to hold the top sectors for some period of time, and then move into the new, hottest, sectors...there is a site put together by Jim Battagalia, a long time Fast Track and Fast Tools user, which I believe gives those sector recommendations, along with a lot of other investment strategies derived from Fast Track and Fast Tools. The link is: investnbest.netmegs.com I will make no comment as to the efficacy of any of these strategies, other than to remark that I have found many investment strategies that back-test well, but are disappointing going forward, into the unknown abyss at the right edges of the charts. Regards, Bud

To: bob wallace who wrote (1194)	1/22/2001 1:13:39 PM
From: Todd Reichardt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2063

Hi Bob, I'm looking at ProFunds because they offer the 1.5 beta and Rydex doesn't. I know that leverage cuts both ways, but the 1.5X gives me additional options, basically it allows me to look at systems that might only be marginal if not leveraged. One of the options I've been playing with is hedging the position. So then the bet becomes "the hot sectors will outperform the general market (s&p 500)" as opposed to "the hot sectors will continue to go up". Todd