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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (55370)	5/5/1999 12:46:00 PM
From: Si_Detective	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

K., I personally know quite a few people in SI who work and live in Silicon Valley, including me. >>I live and work in silicon valley, and I know more programmers and >>execs than you guys would believe even if i told yo

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (55370)	5/5/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Your post tells me we are close to a bottom--within a day or two. This is the hardest part for longs to keep their heads. The final panic selloff plays havoc with the fear emotion because the drop is so precipitous. It makes the brain think that the selloff is escalating, and it is, but the mind projects that escalation into the future and the brain says, this thing will be at zero in about 3 days at this rate. The shorts on the other hand scramble to lock in fast and easy profits, putting in the bottom.