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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kip518 who wrote (31632)	10/15/1998 8:44:00 AM
From: HairBall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Kip: The Big Boys realize the Retirement letters are on the way! If the Boys are NOT ready for John Q. Public to panic out of the Market, a substantial rally at this time would stall the move! If they are ready, look out below! Monday would make an interesting historical day for a plunge. If so today and Friday could be used to set it up! As I said in an earlier post, this week may well be a decision point for the Market! BWDIK Regards, LG

To: Kip518 who wrote (31632)	10/15/1998 9:49:00 AM
From: Capt	Respond to of 94695

Mutual fund investors become more bearish after a market decline has already run its course. In this view, investor pessimism peaks as the market is nearing it's bottom. Given the belief that the consensus opinion is incorrect at market points, a technical trader will use an indicator of market sentiment to form a contrary trading strategy. The percentage of cash held in mutual fund portfolios is one common measure of sentiment. This percentage is viewed as moving in the opposite direction of the stock market, since funds will tend to hold high cash positions when they are concerned about a falling market and the threat that investors will redeem shares.