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To: paul feldman who wrote (88417)	3/8/2001 1:21:35 PM
From: barrcuda	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

Anyone looking at the AUX this morning? SOB? looks nice.

To: paul feldman who wrote (88417)	3/8/2001 2:19:22 PM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 95453

>>Being a "full-time" bear is in my mind- un-American.<< Gee that guy likes to take the high ground, doesn't he? He also likes quotation marks.

To: paul feldman who wrote (88417)	3/8/2001 2:38:01 PM
From: isopatch	Respond to of 95453

OT/Hi Paul. Lots worth quoting there. "Being a bear right now is as dangerous as being a bull in last year’s bubble. It is as stupid as being bullish on "only Tech" right now." See that evidenced on numerous threads that I cruise. A poster on one of the mkt analysis threads commented on the possibility of a rally beginning this month by saying the funds would be big buyers of tech because, "...where else can they go". Paul, the mind set the NAZ mania of the last few yrs has created in the majority of investors - i.e. tech is the only place to make real money - is just amazing. Part of the problem is that most of them have only been investing for a few years and have NO other sector experience. Then there are those who become frozen in the headlights of risk, and can't let go of their cash even when they see good opportunities presenting themselves. From your article: "Avoiding all stocks demonstrates a clear lack of fundamental economic concepts." Some handicaps you have to overcome yourself. Overreacting emotionally to the market during an up or a down trend that's coming close to ending is certainly one of the classics. Have several friends like that who've not posted here in a while. Both are (otherwise) surprisingly knowlegabe, but seem to have little insight into the extent to which their excessive emotional involvement in the market drastically reduce their net gains every year! Fortunately, the regular contributors on this thread often talk about how important it is to be aware of your emotions in relation to the market. We are even known chide those on other threads who are not(g) Isopatch