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To: TREND1 who wrote (7207)	4/28/2003 1:23:33 PM
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The strategy "sell in May and go away" when subjected to data analysis yields some persuasive evidence for the possibility of "timing the market". According to Ned Davis Research $10,000 invested in the DOW 30 (DJIA) in 1950 for the November 1st to April 30th period each year would have yielded $415,890 by 2001, in contrast to $1,743 in the May to October period. The profitable period is extended to include May & October during bull markets, whereas in bear markets November & April can suffer seriously. The effect may be stronger for technology stocks -- an estimated 99% of the total technology return was earned in the mid-October to mid-March period in the 17 years preceeding 2002. benbest.com RtS