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To: D.B. Cooper who wrote (7789)6/7/2002 3:33:08 PM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 13815
 
So what's it going to take for the stock market to pull off a sustained rally?

marketwatch.com

<<...Experts said the market needs a dramatic boost in confidence to begin any sort of move higher again, and pointed to several factors, such as a return of stock offerings, a recovery in corporate earnings and improved investor trust in corporate governance, as the catalysts...>>

<<...After watching portfolios shrink for more than two years, investors also are faced with rebuilding their confidence in the market - a task that will take time to accomplish, perhaps as long as 10 years, said John Bollinger, president of Bollinger Capital Management and creator of the Bollinger bands...>>

<<...Investing tip:
How can investors make money in a sideways market? Consider ditching the buy-and-hold strategy and engage in short-term trading, Bollinger said.

One tactic is to follow sector rotations: Jump into a sector and ride it up, sell, and move to the next sector on the upswing.

In the sideways market of 1978 to 1982, swing traders, not buy-and-hold investors, were the ones that made money. "That's going to be the story for the rest of the decade," he said...>>