To: J.T. who wrote (17308 ) 6/11/2003 11:30:14 AM From: dvdw© Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 19219 Dangerous cross-currents abound- Investors Intelligence numbers out today: Bulls 58.7% Bears 16.3% Does conventional wisdom teach the broader community to fade these numbers? If so why? From my perspective this data corroborates the transfer of shares to channel partners is ongoing, that is not a fade. That is more like a fact worth supporting. Different Sentiment for different conditions; there seems to be an unwillingness to change methodologies based on changing conditions. Take UTSI for example, its breaking out this morning and why shouldnt it? They are kicking ass all over asia, in fact, Morgan Stanley issued a warning yesterday on several of their competitors because they just cant compete. Market share gains deserve higher valuations, especially when the trend appears to be expanding and business momentum is something that should not be triffled with. What I am doing is playing the suppliers for UTSI's network, those are SSPI for Soft switches and Gateway mods that interconnect the disparate parts of the networks, and PTIX who makes Server blades for Switches. The lions share of the investment community has not put two and two together to make 4, when the realization hits as to why UTSI is so successful it will embarrass a lot of gurus in the communications business. UTSI has a huge Supply Imbalance while these key suppliers are just plain way undervalued by all metrics of forward performance. There are only tactics being worked here, those tactics are what need to be faded, not some generalized summary of what is actually happening inside the trade. With all due respect, I find that the focus of the market should shift to measures of Investor Intent. See Accumulation in the face of market uncertainty as the only available truth serum by which a forecast can be made.