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To: Jurgen Trautmann who wrote (4659)	11/16/1998 8:21:00 PM
From: Berney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11051

JT, Christmas Rallies and Other Fairy Tales Looking at the total gain of the S&P since the beginning of 1987, December ranks third in best overall contribution as follows: January 36.4% May 31.0% December 28.9% However, I believe Christmas Rallies are a fiction. The worst trading month has been August, followed by October. So, after going through those brutal months, the quiet of December probably seems like a rally. In fact, December has been a good month, having a loss in only one year and returning a very pleasant 0-5% in 8 of the 11 years. I rank order the months in how they did during the year with 1 being the best and 12 the worst. For the last three years, I computed that December tied with August as the worst performing month (not as a percentage but just the worst. It has just been a nice quiet month. Something tells me this year might be different. Congrats on your super trades! You earned every dollar! If you get a chance, I'd like to hear what the percentage gain on your CPQ calls turned out to be. Berney