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HELP! My stocks have fallen and they can't ge

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Emcee: EL KABONG!!!	Type: Unmoderated

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Am I the only bonehead who has lost a small fortune (at least on paper) over the past few days? I have relatively "safe" stocks, defensive stocks, and some aggressive plays in my portfolio, but it doesn't seem to matter any which way I look.

I had one stock today, a defensive play on the non-volatile AMEX that lost 1/3rd of it's market cap today alone, about another 50% prior to today's losses. And this is a relatively good company, too.

I was looking at Cisco yesterday and wondering if it was a good buy after all of the recent declines. I thought so. But... I procrastinated this morning and didn't buy. Thank God for that procrastination habit... CSCO was down almost 13 points when last I looked.

I do have a lot of INTC, so I did take a blood bath there. But 100% of my mid cap and small cap stocks are down to less than what I paid for them more than 2 years ago. That's two years of paper profits wiped out in one day. ARRRGGHHH!!!!

Let's talk about our feelings... (my apologies to the originator's of that other popular thread)

KJC

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31	djane, Thank you for the link. Since I hadn't heard back from the reporter	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/4/1998
30	Wash. Post article. Online Traders' Net Impact on the Increase washingto	djane	-	9/4/1998
29	Same here, buddy ... I share your pain ... Portfolio vaporized ... Need to doub	Bald Man from Mars	-	9/2/1998
28	Dow Jones, I would be a buyer if I hadn't been burned so hard in the small	John Lacelle	-	9/2/1998
27	Skeeter Bug, Recovery is a foregone conclusion, historically speaking. The mar	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/2/1998
26	I am a reporter for Dow Jones News Wires. I need some help. I am trying to dete	Dow Jones Reporter	-	9/2/1998
25	Kerry, It goes like that sometimes. But you are not alone. Even the greatest	John Lacelle	-	9/2/1998
24	>>Now is the time when fortunes will be made or lost, not after the stock	Skeeter Bug	-	9/2/1998
23	Jan, I expect a rally off these levels for about 5-6 weeks, then a retest of	GROUND ZERO™	-	9/1/1998
22	I agree a sense of humor is very important !! I am waiting to see if Tues was a	Jan Garrity Allen	-	9/1/1998
21	My friend: You are not alone ... My portfolio pretty much vaporize in front of	Bald Man from Mars	-	9/1/1998
20	Henry, I agree there is always value to be found. Let's all remember, in	GROUND ZERO™	-	9/1/1998
19	Whipsaw, And good luck to you, too. KJC	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/1/1998
18	The market is short term rebounding. Remember is a bear market there is no suc	WhipsawMcGraw	-	9/1/1998
17	Whipsaw, Why? I procrastinated, which is my nature, and I haven't lost a r	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/1/1998
16	Shoot yourself	WhipsawMcGraw	-	9/1/1998
15	Kerry You have to admit RMIL was one of the few stocks whose price didnt fall	K A Anderson	-	9/1/1998
14	I've been thinking of DELL as well. Not as convinced yet on the other two.	Henry Volquardsen	-	9/1/1998
13	Kerry, I suspect this bottom will take a while to be set but already there are	Henry Volquardsen	-	9/1/1998
12	<i>Which came first, the IOM or the RMIL?</i> I believe it was	Joe Copia	-	9/1/1998
11	Joe, Hmmm... IOM??? What about all the nasty signals from RMIL? Which came fir	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/1/1998
10	IOM was the first to signal all this madness :) Clue or not to clue, that is	Joe Copia	-	9/1/1998
9	Kasha, Which big names have painted your portfolio red? KJC	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/1/1998
8	Kerry, My feelings about my stocks that have fallen: ^&%##@!@!@!!^&%	Mr.Manners	-	9/1/1998
7	Jon, My favorites right now would include CSCO, INTC, DELL, and most of the qu	EL KABONG!!!	-	9/1/1998

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