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To: AlanH who wrote (55110)	10/9/1998 2:39:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58727

I have gone underground for a few reasons..but had to pop my head back up like a groundhog to ask a question because I dont understand this bond thing and Fred isnt around to hold my hand CNBC saying Bond futures hit limit down before the close and this is the first time that has happened in...."X" amount of time...cant remember how long..but obviously it is significant... so can any bond freak tell me what is going on here and the potential ramifications... -------------- Astrology • Search Dollar Apocolypse - 10/09/98 Dollar got you spinning? Let's try astrology. Q: What happens when the Dollar declines as Mars switches from the section of space nicknamed Leo to the one named Virgo? A: A: Over the next three, Dollar-Yen is over 4% lower in 72% of 11 past occurrences. Dollar-Mark has a similar fate. Note: a the 12% slide in Dollar-Yen shows up in the occurrence list from 1985. Normally, we would ignore that as an outlier, but after what we saw yesterday and the day before... --------------- The Dow: A Bottom, but.... - 10/09/98 Q: What happens when the low in the Dow is over 2.5% lower than the low in the Dow the day before AND the Dow rallies to close down only a small amount? A: 2 days later, as you might expect, the Dow is nearly 2% higher in 72% of 11 past occurrences. However, be careful because the Dow falls over 3% on average during the three days after the rally in 72% of 11 occurrences. ------------ Marvin the Martian Gets Long - 10/09/98 Q: What happens when the Dow declines two days in a row as Mars switches sections of space. A: Over roughly the next week, the Dow is over 2% higher in 90% of 11 past occurrences. In this query, we examine instances where Mars switched from the seciton of space nicknamed Leo to the one nicknamed Libra