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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (31346)	3/7/2003 12:13:11 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

>>If shorting was outlawed tomorrow, I believe that we would see the end of the PPT type action. Instead we would just go into freefall. << i think you are right. volume has been drying up for over a year. only real interest is short interest in the market.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (31346)	3/7/2003 12:24:46 PM
From: Sojourner Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

I agree with your short selling comment. I think it could be argued that if OBL is caught and Saddam goes without a war or a short war, then the economy may pick up. However, I am of the belief that we are in a prolonged bear market, that will trend down until at least 2005. Having said that: like I say to the gold bugs, "who knows? Anything can happen, bad news or good news." I hate betting on news. (I did today though.) I am working on market neutral approaches myself.