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To: gongoman who wrote (41023)	7/21/2001 1:08:19 PM
From: FLACK	Respond to of 100058

gongo >>I sense we are at a temporary bottom for the next few weeks (imho).If it was going to be ugly short term , I would have thought between IBM and MSFT they would have brought us down. Furthermore is it not 6 months prior to the start up of a new bull market that one should be invested and have we not spent enough time now with the bear historically ?<< You may be right, and it may simply be my short term attitude that initiated my response to your approach. From a historical perspective this has been a long bear run, but even bears get long in the tooth and eventually weary. I guess if I were looking out as far as you, I'd be thinking along similar lines. But, I might be waiting until I actually saw the market turn up and that may not be for a couple of months. On the other hand, if you're correct, you'll be in at very low levels.

To: gongoman who wrote (41023)	7/21/2001 2:34:03 PM
From: TimeToMakeTheInvs	Respond to of 100058

Hi Gongo, The only time I have been burned lately was when I went on vacation <g> (seriously, all my positions were short and I was unable to watch them as closely as I should have). Maybe you are right and the market will turn up. I do not know, but would guess there is still downside given DrBob's and other SI folk's (who have good track records) reads. All I know is that the volatility has really shortened my timeframe in trading. Also, although I like BEAS, BRCD I do not view them as riskless (currently short QLGC disclaimer, among others). Feel similarly about SPY. Have a great time on vacation, tim