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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (15191)	12/1/1997 11:31:00 PM
From: Area51	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Ike, Good to see you back, in good spirits and hopefully well rested. I have the highest confidence in the recuperability of the thread. Without you around even your detractors have no need to post (no fruit to knock off the trees I suppose). I took a small position in ATML today. Still looks horrible technically and a large percentage of sales are to Asia (mostly for assembly and subsequent export to Europe/ North America). It wouldn't break my heart if I had to add to my position under 20. Best Regards, Garry

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (15191)	12/2/1997 5:29:00 AM
From: Anne Stehley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Iqbal: So good to see you "home." Yesterday was a very good market day.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (15191)	12/2/1997 7:06:00 AM
From: Nemer	Respond to of 50167

Greetings Cousin Ike: Good to have you back. You have been missed by one and all. Hope you have had a pleasant journey and find everything in perfect order in Pakistan. OEX ...458...464...465... // > (468.14) < // 469...471...473 Regards--Nemer

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (15191)	12/2/1997 9:14:00 AM
From: Chuck Molinary	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Ike, RE: <Less than 100 posts in a week> You must consider the week. America gained a collective 800,000,000 pounds since last Wednesday. As for the decline in posts, the following may help explain: Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, amino acids are building blocks of protein. It is present in large concentrations in meat and fish protein. The estimated tryptophan requirement for adults is 3.5 mg/kilogram of body weight. Therefore, a 150-pound person's estimated requirement is 239mg (150 lb ö 2.2 lb/kg x 3.5 mg/kg = 239 mg). 3 1/2 ounces of Roasted Turkey contains 340mg of tryptophan. Compare that to, for example, a medium banana which contains 14mg. When tryptophan enters the brain, it is converted to serotonin, a neurotransmitter that enables nerve cells to communicate to help regulate sleep, pain, appetite and mood. A high protein meal won't increase serotonin production because the other amino acids compete with tryptophan to get into the brain. But a high carbohydrate meal causes the release of insulin, which lowers blood levels of all amino acids except tryptophan. *The relatively higher level of tryptophan can lead to more serotonin production and may promote sleepiness.* So, I surmise that a collective sleep has befallen the thread due to the high intake of turkey over the last several days thus decreasing the amount of posts. <ggg> ctm

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (15191)	12/2/1997 10:06:00 AM
From: Brian Fukuba	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Economic Calendar: Mitsubishi Idx 0.2%, Leading Indicators 0.2% From: briefing.com Week of December 01 - December 05 Actual/ Date Time Release Period Forecast Market Previous 12/01 10:00 NAPM PMI Nov 54.4% 55.5% 56.0% 12/01 10:00 Construction Spnd Oct 0.1% 1.0% 0.4% R 12/02 Car Sales Nov 6.7M 6.6M 6.6M 12/02 Truck Sales Nov 6.4M 6.2M 6.1M 12/02 09:00 Mitsubishi Index 11/29 0.5% N/A UNCH 12/02 10:00 Leading Indicators Oct 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 12/02 14:55 LJR Redbook 11/29 -1.5% N/A -1.7% 12/03 10:00 New Home Sales Oct 808K 810K 800K 12/03 14:00 Fed Beige Book --- --- --- 12/04 Chain-Store Sales Nov 4.5% 4.0% 4.8% 12/04 08:30 Initial Claims 11/29 305K 310K 303K 12/04 10:00 Productivity (Rev) Q3 4.3% 4.3% 4.5% 12/04 16:30 M2 11/24 N/A N/A $8.0B 12/05 08:30 Nonfarm Payrolls Nov 215K 200K 284K 12/05 08:30 Unemployment Rate Nov 4.7% 4.8% 4.7% 12/05 08:30 Hourly Earnings Nov 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 12/05 08:30 Avg Workweek Nov 34.6 34.5 34.5 12/05 10:00 Factory Orders Oct -0.1% UNCH 0.4% 12/05 15:00 Consumer Credit Oct $4.5B $3.5B $2.0B Current Analysis- Car/Truck Sales: briefing.com Mitsubishi Idx: briefing.com Leading Indicators: briefing.com LJR Redbook: briefing.com New Home Sales: briefing.com Initial Claims: briefing.com Productivity(Rev) briefing.com M2: briefing.com Non Farm Payroll/Unemployment Rte/Hr Earnings/Avg Work Wk: briefing.com Factory Orders: briefing.com Consumer Credit: briefing.com Previous Analysis- NAPM PMI: briefing.com Construction: briefing.com *note: time reporting is Eastern time. This was captured from briefing.com Actual #'s R Revised #'s Will try to post significant #'s as soon as they are released. bri Ike-good to see your posts. Was starting to get a little lonely around here. Started toying with TA. Broker put SEG on the radar screen last wk. Stochastics suggested that Tues(11/25) close was a buy, so picked up 1K Wednesday.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (15191)	12/2/1997 11:53:00 AM
From: Gaston Teran	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

A couple reasons I post less on this thread are that there are less interesting and thought-provoking posts now-a-days. It isn't that people changed, it's that there are less posts. Non-activity feeds on itself. Another thing, Ike, is that I find your posts less helpful lately. Before it seems I got an objective view of the markets. But the past few weeks I see "blind bullness", a kind of "buy everything" stance, and paragraphs bashing bears for little aparent reason. This is not to say that I don't still appreciate your help and ideas. Gaston