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To: AllansAlias who wrote (81903)	3/17/2001 9:51:56 AM
From: UnBelievable	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

It Appears You Are Correct The following are from Futures World: S&P 500 Stock Index - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Reportable Positions As Of 03/13/01 \| ---------------------------------------------------------\| Nonreportable Non-Commercial \| Commercial \| Total \| Positions -------------------------\|---------------\|---------------\|--------------- Long \| Short \|Spreading\| Long \| Short \| Long \| Short \| Long \| Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31,779 15,182 3,063 356,428 451,270 391,270 469,515 172,408 94,163 Nasdaq-100 Stock Index - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Reportable Positions As Of 03/13/01 \| ---------------------------------------------------------\| Nonreportable Non-Commercial \| Commercial \| Total \| Positions -------------------------\|---------------\|---------------\|--------------- Long \| Short \|Spreading\| Long \| Short \| Long \| Short \| Long \| Short ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11,721 4,660 1,328 36,341 51,862 49,390 57,850 23,561 15,101 The numbers On The S&P also agrees with the data at: commitmentsoftraders.com They also have a graph at: commitmentsoftraders.com Unfortunatley, it is no where near as clear or useful as yours are and I for one would be interested in your doing charts on these numbers. BTW - I closed all of my Index puts yesterday except for one OEX contract, I sold most of my equity puts except for a few banks and GE. I also bought a few SPX and NDX calls.

To: AllansAlias who wrote (81903)	3/17/2001 9:59:19 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 436258

Just ran across buyandhold.com, an online brokerage that offers trades for $2.99, but it turns out that they execute trades twice a day, once between 10:30 and 11:30 ET and once between 2:30 and 3:30 ET. Why do they tell everyone when they're going to trade, seems like if you wanted to sell one of their top ten stocks, e.g., CSCO, that would be the time to do it. buyandhold.com buyandhold.com

To: AllansAlias who wrote (81903)	3/17/2001 2:29:23 PM
From: Terry Maloney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I'm almost certain that that is correct, based on some of hb's prior posts. Shack would seem to agree with you as well ... Message 15477739 Speaking of interest in your graphs, how many hits do you get on average? (I'm curious as to the minimal number of lurkers on this thread).

To: AllansAlias who wrote (81903)	3/17/2001 5:26:24 PM
From: John Madarasz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Interesting increase in the commercials on the NDX... I also noticed that the commercial %COT snp that I mentioned to you has risen again this week to a new record of 973871... up from 971999. This indicator has yet to roll over. . Once the net commercial %COT turns down from a high point, the history of the indicator suggests we can then look for a low in the stock market. The %COT seems to rise and peak into a stock market bottom. It's rise is a coincident indicator of the bottom. sharelynx.net This from another site I like to read...I Just reviewed all weekly indices. There is no bottom in sight. There is NO safe sector. This is a TRUE bear market. GOLD/XAU are goners short term, maybe even longer term. MISERABLE sticks this week...the last thing you wanted to see outta the latest bull? run. XOI/OSX/CRB, same. Paper, same. RETAIL is about to take a THUMPING. SOX on the verge of a massive H&S breakdown that would ultimately take it back down to '98 lows. Trouble in paradise for sure... Monday we rally<gg> Nice cot brafoo btw... very nice. Best, JM