To: Cabo Eddy who wrote (37218 ) 3/14/2001 2:26:54 PM From: IQBAL LATIF Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167 Cabo.. I am little surprised by the respect accorded to me,I know my size and I am no Cohen rather, an ordinary bloke abused atleast 100 times amidst that bull run. So was I perfect in bull run or imperfect in this bear run that is not material becasue neither, I called off 'Idea' in pursuit of some hotter things, nor I did make any effort to increase my so called guru status or looked for any gains for my advice or anything else, rather I make efforts to put any 'ego' in dust so that my 'ego' may not eat the better half of me. I ma the same man in last four years and hopefuly would remain same.. That is something, I never thought that i was a great caller of the market ever, we did alright on this thread, our basic emphasis has always been a fundamental outlook and ta was just a fun kind, the reason I quoted those levels was not to be arrogant and I apologise if I represented one to be, I have nothing but egg all over my face and I am a man enough to admit my faults and my failings, however to be honest you have to give it to me that my bull calls or whatever you may cal them stem from my basic understanding of broader trends, unfortunately these kind of things don't get settled in protracted long term declines, honestly I have seen it before and I am not at all worried, SOX at 100 was just few years agao and NDX 1000 was not in a distant past, I know one thing all sins are forgiven accept one that is 'are you in hte play', the market opens every day if you have the capacity to see these days through that is what these sell programmes ensure. I tell you that I most humbly carpeted, I am humiliated and I have nothing to boast here, but 1180 or 1162 levels are levels that only depict that I exactly know what is happening inter day nothing to take that huge ball of disgrace away. Hopefully, I will see my levels and I will see them sooner than later... that is what a big picture guy like me is made off I was neither a bull guy nor a bear guy I am a big picture guy htat is little more optimistic than the otehr guy expecting hte world to end..I just don't see that in numbers.., if the whole 'valuation' model and normal risk areas under which we operate are redfined and re-written, I agree, I will be a lot poorer. Fortunately, the markets I play is my passion and I will still play them with humility that markets forces us to accord it.. I think that this 'chirpiness' may not be to much timely considering the huge toll it has taken on us but again, markets need to be treated with little 'tinge of fun' if anytime you feel that i am being carried please feel free to straighten things up..thanks and assure you of my humility..