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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (1636)	6/3/2002 9:12:53 PM
From: Libbyt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17639

the average buy and hold has been "patient" waiting for "their" stocks to recover It seems like many have already gotten to the point of "throwing in the towel" IMO. (in many cases to simply get back to "even").... I don't think some investors will ever get back to "even"...and most likely have sold as their stocks traded at new lows. i think there may still be a lot of bag holders in the institutional sector too. I'm sure you're right...but that should IMO might encourage a rally, even if it is a rally for distribution of shares held? I guess I'm just not as bearish, and negative as most posters. I'd rather buy some companies I know and like....and not worry about whether or not I had the perfect entry into buying those shares.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (1636)	6/4/2002 2:14:37 AM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17639

In the past nine months the money flow out is overwhelmingly small orders while the net flow in is overwhelmingly blocks. That's public selling with institutional accumulation, on balance. There are some selected issues where both the public and the institutions are selling. But the idea that the public is holding or buying is just plain not supported by my data, the little guys are selling on down days and selling on up days. They will sell out of any bottom, the way they sold all the way out of 9/22. That's how you get a rally to persist, the get me out even crowd sells all the way up. BTW the institutional buying is not all voluntary, the members are being forced against their will to get long against the relentless public selling.