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To: AlienTech who wrote (58004)	11/23/1998 11:21:00 PM
From: donald sew	Respond to of 58727

INDEX UPDATE ======================== My short-term technicals are giving a CLASS 1 SELL signal across the board, with the buy-in time set at tomorrows highs, and for the dip to start the following day(WED). During the strong runup in the spring, whenever I got this type of SELL signal they all worked but the dip was as small as 75 DOW points on a intraday basis only, and the average was around 100-200 range. Not that strong of a pullback. I am also suspecting that this SELL signal could be delayed a day, regardless we should start to see some sort of a dip within 3 trading days. Today, the NEW HIGHs got above 100, and unless there is a complete reversal tomorrow, such will reduce the probability of a significant pullback of 5% or more. Previously, I had mentioned that if the NEW HIGHs were to stay under 100 and NEW LOWS in the 10-50 ramge then the following month should see a 5%+ pullback. There will still be a pullback and it should start as early as tomorrow or WED, but this pullback could be very small and only intraday. I would not suggest it for a position trade, but would be more suitable for daytraders. Technically, there is only confirmation of a very short-term TOP, but no technical confirmation yet of a mid-term TOP. For me to call a mid-term top (30 days), I need to see either a DOUBLE TOP FORMATION or a LOWER HIGH in the major indexes. If the forthcoming pullback is greater than 200-250 points, then there is a good chance for a mid-term TOP, but if we get a slight pullback of only 75-150 points the probability is that the market is heading higher. I have no idea the size of this forthcoming dip. Today closed with a large WHITE MAROZUBO (no shadows on the candlestick); therefore the probability is that tomorrow will not be a huge up day like today. The intraday upside could be limited to less than 100 points, closer to the 50-75 range. On the other hand and on a subjective basis, the market did set a new high today, so we could see some manic buying tomorrow. During the forthcoming dip, I will be watching the market internals carefully to see if there is any hint of future move. For example if the the NEW HIGHS and the ADVANCE/DECLINE remains strong during the dip, the market will probably head higher and the dip should be minimal. The BKX today was strong and did set a higher high which is a sign of further strength. The RUT, XAL, TRAN, FPP lagged the DOW today and still have only rebounded 50% of their losses or less, so they could still be in a bearish mode unless they start to catch up with the DOW/SPX/NAZ. The question concerning these indexes are whether they are leading indicators of future weakness, or are they lagging/unimportant indicators. Only time will tell. For the DOW theorists the TRAN needs to catch up or it is a negative indicator. Although this rally has been fast, I am not convinced that we are heading alot higher (9600-10000 by the end of the year) as more and more are expecting. The forthcoming dip should give a clue. Seeya