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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (10654)	11/20/2008 12:49:30 PM
From: The Ox	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 33421

Do we need a 1000pt down day to get the fear juices flowing? Well if these selloffs haven't had your fear juices flowing...?!? Recent Nasdaq days on the downside (all in the last 8 weeks): 09/29/08 -9.14 No bailout, WB bought by C. Dow down 7.0%. S&P down 8.74% 10/15/08 -8.47% Retail numbers were bad, beige book bad. 11/19/08 -6.53% fed says unemployment could be 7.6%, recession all 2009. 10/07/08 -5.80% MS fears the Japanese bank will pull financing and BAC has horrid earnings. 11/5/08 -5.53% election results and profit taking after 205 runup. 10/09/08 - 5.49% GM and MS downgrades, shorts allowed back 11/12/08 - 5.17% Treasury not buying toxic mortgage assets. 11/14/08 - 5.00% Worst retail month in Oct ever. Above borrowed from: Message 25190284