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To: SliderOnTheBlack who wrote (7761)	1/21/2008 6:48:34 AM
From: Fun-da-Mental#1	Respond to of 50350

Slider - good point, when I said sentiment indicators are at the extreme, that was not quite true because the VIX is not there yet. However bullish percent and put/call are as extreme as they got during the last bear market (2000-03). I wonder if this bear could actually get worse? I guess it will be worse for the Dow, if not for the Nasdaq. Fun-da-Mental

To: SliderOnTheBlack who wrote (7761)	1/21/2008 9:43:12 AM
From: maxncompany	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50350

"""The market got rallied right up to the end of the year - so Wall Street bonuses got hit, and to support the holiday retail season.""" Yes, dish out gazillions in bonuses to themselves in December (before horrible 4 Q reports come out). Then immediately turn around and sell part of their company for gazillions, because those gazillions shelled out in bonus $$$ was actually needed for cap reserves. But we can't have Wall Street boyz go hungry, now can we? Just like Latrell Sprewell, they "have to put food on the table," those poor guys.