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mlsoft

05/13/03 5:44 PM

#107250 RE: mike_m #107239

" I did point out that some folks (like Don Rowe and even Harry Dent) have argued that we just went through a nasty cyclical bear market and that we remain in a secular bull. They believe that new technology and rotation will drive our markets ever higher."
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mike m....

Just curious -- Exactly what would it take for them to declare that the markets were in a secular bear?? It seems to me that three years (longer than that for the DJ) and 80% declines would qualify in anybody's book. To claim that somehow we "remain in a secular bull" market instantly loses all credibility as far as I am concerned.

Just my personal opinion, but I think the chances that we are starting (or "remain in") a secular bull market are zero, which ranks just slightly below the chances we are starting a sustainable cyclical bull market. The fundamentals just do not support that idea for me, and they are steadily getting worse, not better. I think it much more likely that we are in an artificially extended bear market rally, and expect new lows before the year (probably the summer) is over.

Just my opinion, though.

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basserdan

05/13/03 7:57 PM

#107272 RE: mike_m #107239

Thanks, for your comments jrintl. I don't think I've read Roach.

Hi Mike,
I've enjoyed your well crafted posts and while I don't agree with some of your points, I don't dismiss them as being invalid.

I believe Stephen Roach to be one of the brighter lights on the Street and I sincerely recommend that you invest a few minutes to see if you like what he offers. No hype, no stock recs, and no doubt where he is coming from. I post all of his 'stuff' on the board and while I happen to be, in the main, a gold bull of unwavering conviction, I try not to limit my sources of illumination.

Feel free to visit my profile page should you ever be in need of a refill. -ggg-

Stephen Roach 5-12-03 (Worldthink, Disequilibrium, and the Dollar)
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=994976

Stephen Roach 5-9-03 (Europe's Wake-Up Call)
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=989845

Stephen Roach 5-07-03 (Deflationary Perils of a Dysfunctional World)
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=984284

Stephen Roach 5-2-03 (Dollar Whispers)
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=971158

My best to you,
Dan