Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Zeev's Turnips - No Politics -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kayaker who wrote (52538)	4/18/2002 1:55:50 AM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 99280

Merrill, Spitzer Near Settlement in Conflict-of-Interest Investigation Settlement talks between Merrill Lynch & Co . (MER) and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over conflict of interest involving corporate research will likely lead to an industrywide framework designed to reform how Wall Street research departments rate stock for investors, Thursday's Wall Street Journal reported. The two sides held serious settlement talks Wednesday about the nature of a deal in which Merrill would enact major changes in the way it provides research on corporate clients that also provide the firm with big fees from investment banking assignments. Officials close to the negotiation say a deal could be reached by the end of the week. A sign that industry officials see the talks as setting a pattern for Wall Street is the presence of top Washington regulators. Meeting with the attorney general's office were officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission -- David Becker, the agency's general counsel, and Annette Nazareth, head of the market regulation division. People close to the talks say progress was made on crafting a deal, particularly on enacting structural changes for Merrill to enact. Mr. Spitzer has threatened that Merrill, if it refused to agree to major changes in its research process, could face criminal charges that the firm misled investors with overly optimistic research. At first Merrill balked, but Mr. Spitzer then released e-mails -- some of them derogatory -- showing analysts harbored doubts about stocks that received higher public ratings. The publicity, much of it centering on the calls of former Merrill Internet stock star Henry Blodget, caused shares of Merrill to decline 12% last week. As a result, Merrill asked Mr. Spitzer to begin settlement talks with the eye on resolving the matter sometime this week, possibly as early as today. Neither Mr. Becker nor Ms. Nazareth returned calls for comment; the SEC had no comment. Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter Charles Gasparino contributed to this report.

To: Kayaker who wrote (52538)	4/22/2002 9:25:47 PM
From: Kayaker	Respond to of 99280

A Few Posts from the Patch • Updated. Apr 22/02 • Will deploy more again around 1700 - #reply-17366362 Apr 22/02 • Market did not follow the model - #reply-17366288 Apr 22/02 • For the rally to stay in play - #reply-17366081 Apr 22/02 • "Chinese Torture" until late in May - #reply-17365396 Apr 22/02 • Definitely heading for those hills - #reply-17365331 Apr 22/02 • If we breach 1757, run for the hills - #reply-17364066 Apr 22/02 • If 1757 is breached - #reply-17363757 Apr 22/02 • Critical point on Naz is 1757 - #reply-17363716 Apr 18/02 • At least 1880 - #reply-17350730 Apr 17/02 • The horns are still on - #reply-17345365 Apr 17/02 • Pattern for this week - #reply-17345175 Apr 17/02 • Long term stocks - #reply-17343136 Apr 16/02 • This week is expiration - #reply-17338571 Apr 16/02 • Expect a relapse - #reply-17337334 Apr 15/02 • Could easily breach $30 on QQQ - #reply-17335018 Apr 15/02 • 3 to 5 weeks of momentum - #reply-17334910 Apr 15/02 • June massacre & the SOX - #reply-17334875 Apr 15/02 • A good test - #reply-17334849 Apr 15/02 • End of the current downleg - #reply-17332985 Apr 14/02 • Death of the market not yet imminent - #reply-17329733 Apr 12/02 • Maybe even higher than 1930 - #reply-17326090 Apr 12/02 • Killing the puts/calls - #reply-17324788 Apr 12/02 • Bumping up against 1770 - #reply-17324655 Apr 12/02 • Mid May top, end of June low - #reply-17323327 Apr 11/02 • If we do not recover and breach 1690 - #reply-17320687 Apr 11/02 • Fear and greed instincts - #reply-17320515 Apr 11/02 • February lows to be challenged - #reply-17318963 Apr 11/02 • Likely stall around 1880 - #reply-17317357 Apr 10/02 • A three step rally - #reply-17315219 Apr 09/02 • Excessive bearishness not warranted yet - #reply-17308675 Apr 09/02 • Lack of bids - #reply-17307629 Apr 09/02 • Solid bump from 1690-1700 - #reply-17306705 Apr 08/02 • No catalyst for a major run - #reply-17300522 Apr 08/02 • Down to just under 1700 - #reply-17299495 Apr 03/02 • Very weak spring rally to 1920/30 - #reply-17282590 Apr 03/02 • Bounce should probably be sold - #reply-17282470 Apr 03/02 • Thought liquidity will be stronger - #reply-17281117 Apr 01/02 • Overhead resistance 1870/80 - #reply-17271879 Mar 31/02 • Important up moves - #reply-17267581 Mar 31/02 • Turnips can change their opinion - #reply-17267559 Mar 31/02 • June bottom around 1638 - #reply-17266672 Mar 31/02 • Good expansion of the new highs - #reply-17266660 Mar 28/02 • More stocks are making new highs - #reply-17259325 Mar 28/02 • No negative divergence - #reply-17259215 Mar 28/02 • At least 1930 in the coming rally - #reply-17258833 Mar 28/02 • Not as enthusiastic - #reply-17256502 Mar 26/02 • Smack between the two - #reply-17249175 Mar 26/02 • Each segment played by its own rules - #reply-17249158 Mar 26/02 • Let the Spring rally commence - #reply-17249036 Mar 26/02 • Putting your money where your mouth is - #reply-17248991 Mar 26/02 • Stealth rally from here - #reply-17247864 Mar 25/02 • Positioning the street - #reply-17244605 Mar 25/02 • Possible turn tomorrow - #reply-17242919 Mar 25/02 • Rough Waters here - #reply-17241329 #reply-17241708 Mar 24/02 • Current trend is definitely up - #reply-17239474 Mar 22/02 • Spring rally is still in the cards - #reply-17235210 Mar 22/02 • 1910 on a closing basis, next few days - #reply-17233783 Mar 22/02 • 1880/90 area to contend with - #reply-17233365 Mar 21/02 • Could be a stealth rally - #reply-17230585 Mar 21/02 • Real volume expansion and new highs - #reply-17230528 Mar 21/02 • Starting early in April - #reply-17229795 Mar 21/02 • High of 2250 will have to be delayed - #reply-17229327 Mar 21/02 • Mo players coming back from hibernation - #reply-17228947 Mar 21/02 • Had our pre rally retreat here? - #reply-17228775 Mar 21/02 • Holding for 1793 - #reply-17228519 #reply-17228619 Mar 21/02 • May not breach 1800 on the Naz - #reply-17228044 Mar 20/02 • Three to six weeks of a spring rally - #reply-17224733 Mar 20/02 • Catalyst for this rally - #reply-17224612 Mar 20/02 • Looking for bargains - #reply-17224385 Mar 20/02 • Probably down more - #reply-17224317 Mar 19/02 • The April rally - #reply-17219242 Mar 19/02 • 1800 Naz before end of next week - #reply-17219152 Mar 18/02 • Bottom probably under 1800 - #reply-17213216 Mar 17/02 • At best, a "gap and crap" tomorrow - #reply-17210214 Mar 17/02 • VIX - #reply-17208822 Mar 16/02 • 1793 instead of 1830 as more likely - #reply-17207094 Mar 15/02 • A little more bearish very short term - #reply-17204494 Mar 15/02 • Sentiment indicators still "stink" - #reply-17202339 Mar 14/02 • We will get many "upside" surprises - #reply-17200525 Mar 14/02 • It should reverse relatively rapidly - #reply-17200391 Mar 14/02 • Not particularly bullish yet - #reply-17198971 Mar 13/02 • Sure, the Naz valuation is high - #reply-17196006 Mar 13/02 • Dow may lead the Spring charge - #reply-17195713 Mar 13/02 • Bottom probably by Friday - #reply-17195609 Mar 13/02 • Fasten your seat belt - #reply-17193643 Mar 13/02 • Price follows volume - #reply-17191244 Mar 12/02 • Should see 1830 or so on the Naz - #reply-17189344 Mar 11/02 • Years of meandering - #reply-17180578 Mar 10/02 • One of three possibilities - #reply-17179003 Mar 10/02 • Don't like the speed - #reply-17178795 Mar 09/02 • "Overbought" relief decline - #reply-17175570 Mar 08/02 • Sharp decline going into expiry next week - #reply-17174816 Mar 08/02 • EMLX - Late out of the gate - #reply-17174030 Mar 08/02 • Still have my bull horns tightly on... - #reply-17170440 Mar 07/02 • Many indicators are contradicting - #reply-17167923 Mar 07/02 • 1880 is replaced with 1910 - #reply-17166990 Mar 06/02 • Indicators are getting over extended - #reply-17161229 Mar 06/02 • Spring rally will take out the 1934/40 area - #reply-17161077 Mar 06/02 • The expected "spring rally" - #reply-17159510 Mar 06/02 • Scenario of a strong spring rally - #reply-17158975 Mar 05/02 • On our way to the spring rally - #reply-17151441 Mar 04/02 • Pretty well on the "original schedule" - #reply-17149368 Mar 04/02 • GNSS - #reply-17148895 Mar 04/02 • Good expansion of new highs - #reply-17148674 Mar 04/02 • Will not chase stuff - #reply-17148250 Mar 04/02 • Bear case is not renewed unless... - #reply-17147760 Mar 03/02 • Valuations are too high - #reply-17143006 Mar 02/02 • Waiting a little longer - #reply-17140369 Mar 02/02 • May 22, 2001 - #reply-17140343 Mar 02/02 • The real recession - #reply-17140325 Mar 02/02 • Buy signal on the Q - #reply-17140025 Mar 02/02 • The bottom or not - #reply-17139774 Mar 01/02 • Relieved most of the oversold condition - #reply-17138150 Mar 01/02 • Another way to build a bottom - #reply-17137187 Mar 01/02 • Still within the down channel - #reply-17135840 Mar 01/02 • There will be time to jump in - #reply-17135705 Mar 01/02 • My multi years lows are... - #reply-17133761 Feb 28/02 • Black Mondays - #reply-17132245 Feb 27/02 • Worst case, 1600 around June 28 - #reply-17124963 Feb 27/02 • Bottom before end of March (not Feb) - #reply-17124847 Feb 27/02 • If we go down...possibly mid 1600s - #reply-17121668 Feb 27/02 • Sign of a false rally - #reply-17120026 Feb 25/02 • Tic and trin on the Naz - #reply-17112802 Feb 25/02 • The storm is still to come - #reply-17112758 Feb 25/02 • Did not see the "white of their eyes" - #reply-17110514 Feb 25/02 • Unless we close above 1805 - #reply-17110172 Feb 23/02 • A worse one in June - #reply-17104726 Feb 23/02 • Even if we are in mid April - #reply-17104705 Feb 23/02 • Target lows for the Q - #reply-17104141 Feb 23/02 • Open the door - #reply-17102873 Feb 23/02 • 9/21 was the current bottom - #reply-17102826 Feb 22/02 • The market is a discounting mechanism - #reply-17102039 Feb 22/02 • What is required for a major bottom - #reply-17102011 Feb 22/02 • Just stay out of the way - #reply-17101728 Feb 22/02 • Not developing any signs of fear - #reply-17101601 Feb 22/02 • Lacking the tell tale signs of a bottom - #reply-17098237 Feb 22/02 • No real bottom number in mind - #reply-17097185 Feb 21/02 • Wish list - #reply-17096703 Feb 21/02 • Need to see the actual fear and sweat - #reply-17096654 Feb 21/02 • Turnips sent a flash message - #reply-17096578 Feb 21/02 • Rapidly approaching bottom - #reply-17095271 Feb 21/02 • At the earliest next Wednesday - #reply-17094614 Feb 21/02 • Run for the hills - #reply-17093696 #reply-17093588 Feb 20/02 • Another spill down next week - #reply-17089048 Feb 20/02 • 1800 ± 10, then back down - #reply-17087972 #reply-17088123 Feb 20/02 • All the way to 1650 - #reply-17086178 Feb 20/02 • 1720 may "give" - #reply-17086123 Feb 20/02 • Decline is far from over - #reply-17086094 Feb 19/02 • A morning of "gap and crap" - #reply-17084494 Feb 19/02 • No reason to "see" 1300 on the Naz - #reply-17083380 Feb 18/02 • Could be heading either way - #reply-17077983 Feb 17/02 • Three worthwhile entries this year - #reply-17074968 Feb 17/02 • A 400 naz points bounce - #reply-17073713 Feb 17/02 • Have to go under 1772, and "hard" - #reply-17073523 Feb 16/02 • Will the the September 21st lows hold? - #reply-17071787 Feb 16/02 • Scenario outline revisited - #reply-17071635 Feb 15/02 • Two steps backward one forward - #reply-17066877 Feb 10/02 • Revised scenario - #reply-17043494 Feb 09/02 • No "mother of all bulls markets" - #reply-17039993 Feb 08/02 • 1650 area for June 28th - #reply-17038497 Feb 08/02 • Normal February scenario is intact - #reply-17038465 Feb 08/02 • A rally to relieve the oversold position - #reply-17038424 Feb 08/02 • Peaking by Wednesday of next week - #reply-17037619 Feb 08/02 • 1720/1750 by mid March - #reply-17037029 Feb 08/02 • Readjusted targets - #reply-17033367 Feb 07/02 • No strong rally yet - #reply-17030350 Feb 07/02 • Decline is more severe - #reply-17030076 Feb 07/02 • A test of 1880 - #reply-17028815 Feb 05/02 • 1757 as max damage - #reply-17017701 Feb 04/02 • Straight down to the mid 1700s - #reply-17010153 Feb 04/02 • Potentially another 110 points lower - #reply-17007254 Feb 02/02 • Bunching of the bids - #reply-17000729 Feb 01/02 • JNPR out, GNSS in - #reply-16996984 #reply-16997018 Feb 01/02 • February, just a decline to 1793 - #reply-16995894 Dec 29/01 • Market scenario for 2002 (long post) - #reply-16842549 Earlier posts from 2000-2002 - #reply-17213681