semis down almost consistently from mid January. February was nothing more than some upside one day that was shorted the next. KLAC, QLGC, TXN, INTC, QLGC and even AMAT were downright bad to lackluster at the best. Only a tiny bear flag in an downtrend was discernible. Even YHOO is nothing more than a bear flag in a downtrend alhtough that's one of the "better" charts. Earnings plays outperformed any of those sectors. One big rally (2/6) and then shorts any rally)