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To: peter michaelson who wrote (5680)1/10/1999 3:00:00 PM
From: jeffbas  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 78730
 
The one historical bubble that comes to mind, and I have previously posted about, is the oil exploration stock craze which ended in 1980,
when one fine day around Thanksgiving all 10 of the most active NASDAQ stocks were penny oil exploration stocks you never heard of -- and were all out of business before long.

I am sorry to hear about your AMZN shorting experience. Here is my response to that Amazon/Walmart post:

Message 7201030



To: peter michaelson who wrote (5680)1/10/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: Paul Senior  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 78730
 
"From your guys' readings, what historical episode most closely approximates the internet mania?"

Specifically, and apropos to AMZN: I've received great insight from this chart:

quote.yahoo.com

Paul Senior