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To: John Madarasz who wrote (76675)	6/26/2003 1:11:57 PM
From: marginmike	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209892

short positions increasing too

To: John Madarasz who wrote (76675)	6/26/2003 1:17:16 PM
From: ajtj99	Respond to of 209892

The market's not open unless we hear John mention "Bears are Doomed". It's almost like at the Indy 500, "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

To: John Madarasz who wrote (76675)	6/26/2003 1:22:46 PM
From: Joseph Silent	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209892

John, is that margin debt attributable solely to long stock and not to short? Is there any way to estimate this from given data? If yes, then one may arrive at a meaningful conclusion.

To: John Madarasz who wrote (76675)	6/26/2003 1:33:45 PM
From: bcrafty	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 209892

John, some more on margin debt " The (May) spike left margin debt at its highest level since May 2002, when it stood at $150.86 billion. Still margin debt remains well below its March 2000 peak of $278.53." (source Dow Jones Newswires, reprinted in WSJ two days ago) I've always wondered, though, when people mention these types of things, how do you use this information in your trading and how does it help you make decisions on trading, for example a trade you wish to enter today?