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Non-Tech : Whole Foods Market (WFM) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GRANOLA who wrote (188)	8/5/1998 8:41:00 PM
From: KM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 438

Anecdotal info: I've been shopping at our Whole Foods for over ten years. Ate lunch there today! There are a few negatives, though. First, many of the products which they have carried exclusively for years (Hain, Arrowhead Mills, Fantastic Foods, Amy's frozen dinners (yummy!), etc. are being sold at the regular supermarket chains at lower prices. Economy of scale, I guess. The supers are even starting to carry organic produce and things like the organic milk, tofu and "humane" eggs, though not in the amounts and of the quality of Whole Foods. WF will have to cut their prices on these items to compete. On the other hand, they are rapidly introducing their own line of products (called "365" - presumably to be used each day of the year). These are food products and household cleaning products and appear to be of really high quality. The stores no longer have that 60's "peace, love, granola" feel to them - they're more yuppified, which is probably good. The employees, though, at least in my store (which is the oldest one of the chain - lower Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas) all look like extras from Easy Rider . I just wonder if the market share of this company will be abducted by the mainstream supers as they realize that the "health food crowd" is a real and growing market. Stream of consciousness, man <ggg>

To: GRANOLA who wrote (188)	8/8/1998 7:27:00 PM
From: marcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 438

Granola, Toby lent a nice clarification of Stochastics. Hope you don't mind if I comment more on TA. But, please keep in mind I am novice here, too, learning as I go. iqc.com The top graph is the candlesticks interpretation of daily action. Below this are graphs for Stochastics, RSI, and Momentum. A simple type of TA is the use of Stochastics (supported by RSI and Momentum) when deciding to buy, sell, or hold. When both lines are above 80 and the blue line is above the green line, watch for the blue line to cross the green line downward--this is a warning to sell. If RSI and Momentum also go south, strongly consider selling. Similarly, when both lines are below 20 and the green line is above the blue line, watch for the blue line to cross the green line upward--this is a warning to buy. If RSI and Momentum also go north, strongly consider buying. A simple but reasonable use of TA. You may also want to become aware of the double top formation--strong sell signal. I lost thousands because I didn't know this. In regard to wfmi, stochastics is still bullish. Using the above scheme, if RSI and Momentum turn north, the bull has more support. Of course, the general market may have too much bear in it for this to happen. hope this helps --marc