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To: jlallen who wrote (50293)	8/18/2006 7:57:41 PM
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Elvis Predicted the Dot-Com Crash MarketWatch By John C. Dvorak Commentary: Stock tips found hidden in The King's song titles This week marks the 29th anniversary of the death of the King. The King of rock and roll, that is, Elvis Presley. Investors should take note because throughout the years Elvis incorporated hidden investment messages in his song titles. I know this may seem a little far-fetched, but compare my analysis with any of the, uh, let's call them non-traditional market analysis you'll find on message boards, newsletters and TV shows. And who is to say that Elvis, who lives on in the form of postage stamps and tribute acts, is not, in fact, the Nostradamus of our time? In general the Elvis song titles seem aimed directly at predicting the dot-com collapse well in advance of the collapse itself. And in fact it's almost in the chronological order of the collapse. Go to MarketWatch to see stock tips from Elvis. stock tips from Elvis I don't want to bore you with the details but if you do enough math on the discography you get the following list of songs in the following order: "Heartbreak Hotel," "Love Me Tender," "All Shook Up," "Don't," "Stuck on You," "Surrender," "It's Now or Never," "I Got Stung," "Flaming Star" and "Return to Sender." These songs clearly define and warn us, years in advance, about the dot-com bubble. (As a disclaimer I must warn you that I did not run this experiment on anything other than Elvis hit singles. I'm sure that even more secret information could be revealed by analyzing the album songs.) And within the discography are clear messages not to get suckered into investing in "Hound Dogs." Although Hound Dog is not on the list, it instead plays a more specific role. I believe that the song was a warning not to invest in Pets.com. columnist Dvorak Also note that both "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender" is clear reference to Webvan. Ah, those were the good old days! Martha Stewart Now if you dig deep enough into the analysis it gets even more predictive. The songs: "Love me Tender," "Don't Be Cruel," "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck," "Hard-Headed Woman," "You're the Devil in Disguise," "I got Stung" (reprise), and "Jail House Rock" foretell the Martha Stewart fiasco with chilling accuracy. Martha, I believe, was indeed an Elvis fan and should have seen her plight coming years in advance. She should have been paying more attention to the hidden messages in her record collection. Now she knows. But it just isn't the general predictive accuracy that is amazing with what I call the ESI - Elvis Stock Index. I'm hoping some math geniuses will develop an exact formula so the ESI can stand alongside the RSI, the ROC and the MFI. After all we've all made millions using those fine charting tools, no? Stock tips Then again maybe we can skip the charts because many songs contain, in fact, exact stock picks. These to me are the most interesting. I will probably have to finance a research firm to ferret out all the tips, but I have a few here for you to consider. They indeed appear as buy and sell recommendations within song titles in the form of anagrams. Hound Dog, for example gives us two tips with two anagrams. The first is "Odd Hog, NU." This is a clear reference to Northeastern Utilities (NU) . Will it pig out over energy prices? Maybe. The second Hound Dog Tip is: "Dud? Go HON!" And indeed Honeywell (HON) has skyrocketed since the death of Elvis. Amazing! Many tips seem to indicate that agricultural investment is a good idea. For example the song "I Got Stung" reveals the hidden message: "Gist, go NUT!" This is a clear buy signal for Macadamia Orchards (NUT) . There are hundreds of these tips. In some instances Elvis was painting with a broad brush. This is the case with the message within the title, "Stuck on You." It says: "Scout Yukon." OK, I will. As you can see, none of this is to be taken lightly. The King lives! Click here to see stock tips from Elvis. biz.yahoo.com