To: stockalot who wrote (23723 ) 8/15/2006 11:07:48 PM From: Honey_Bee Respond to 1) October 2000: Bob Brinker sent the "Act Immediately" Bulletin to subscribers recommending the purchase of QQQ in the mid-$80 range.November 2000, Marketimer: Bob Brinker said: "In sum, subscribers can use a portion of their 65% stock market cash reserve position in order to purchase QQQ shares OR Rydex OTC Fund....."December 2000, Marketimer: Bob Brinker said that a "countertrend rally"...."has the potential to carry the Nasdaq indexes as much as 40% to 50% above their late-November closing levels over the next three to six months." (Target price $90)January 2001 Marketimer: Bob Brinker said, "We continue to emphasize the guidelines we have recommended with regard to the exposure in the Nasdaq 100 Index for the countertrend rally phase we expect.......we are expecting potential gains for the Nasdaq 100 Index of up to 50% or more as measured from the January 2 closing low....."February 2001, Marketimer: Bob Brinker stated that the "bear market rally" had commenced and he expected the time line to be "three to six months as measured from the starting point Jan 3." Brinker added: "In terms of Nasdaq 100 shares, our expectation of a target range in the 80 to 90 range remains intact. We believe this remains an achievable objective into the second quarter."March 7, 2001, Marketimer: begins with Bob Brinker admitting that "we were wrong in our earlier expectations that a countertrend rally would develop late last year...." He then admits that even his call for a new bear market rally beginning on January 3 "was unable to sustain upward progress in February."April 6, 2001 Marketimer, Page 2; Paragraph 5: Bob Brinker said, "Recent weakness in the Nasdaq 100 Index (QQQ) shares has far exceeded our expectations. However, we believe subscribers holding a position in these shares will eventually be rewarded, although this holding will require both time and patience. With or without a buy signal from our long-term model, we expect the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 Index to stage a significant recovery over the next several months."May 7, 2001 Marketimer: Bob Brinker said, "As we stated last month, 'with or without a buy signal from our long-term model, we expect the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 Index to stage a significant recovery over the next several months.'"June 2001, Marketimer: About the Nasdaq 100 Index (QQQ) shares, Bob Brinker said: "....we recommend holding these shares for future recovery within our earlier percentage guidelines."July 2001, Marketimer: Bob Brinker said, "We also recommend subscribers with a position in Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) shares hold for price recovery within our earlier percentage guidelines."August 2001, Marketimer: Bob Brinker now recommended that subscribers with a "position in Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) shares hold for recovery, although patience will continue to be required in the difficult market environment we are experiencing" (QQQs were about $43.)September 2001, Marketimer: Bob Brinker said the following on Page Two: "Subscribers who own Nasdaq 100 Index (QQQ) shares purchased at higher prices in the taxable accounts since the fourth quarter of last year can realize short-term losses for current and future use by switching to......XLK.......the differences are sufficient to avoid the wash-sale rule as long as you wait at least 31-days before switching back into the QQQ shares."....."Making this transaction in taxable accounts for tax purposes is consistent with our recommedation to hold QQQ shares for price recovery over time."October 2001, Marketimer: Bob Brinker said, "....we recommend holding existing cash reserves. We also recommend subscribers with a position in Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) shares hold for recovery within our earlier percentage guidelines." (QQQ beta at this time was 1.58.)
