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yankee

07/09/02 2:35 PM

#1073 RE: michalel97123 #1063

Saying that short sellers are to blame for the market decline is like saying that the weatherman is to blame for the weather.
Saying that rain is probable doesn't make it happen.

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cannabis

07/09/02 2:36 PM

#1075 RE: michalel97123 #1063

Hedge funds were responsible for that 2 day sc ramp job last week.Without them covering,this market would be at 8500/1200 right now.You need them as well as real buyers,imo.

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jdaasoc

07/09/02 2:37 PM

#1076 RE: michalel97123 #1063

Regulate hedge funds and hold short sellers to some higher standard. I am just thinking out loud here

When in the boom years, for every $8 invested by LTBHers resulted in only $1 of market appreciation no one complained. Now that people are pulling the plug on some of their investments. you say no you can't do that because it will make the market go down further.

I tell you I am 46 years old and I have been playing the short side extensively until I need the money for my retirement. I say that because in the early 70's I was that young kid who had a hard time finding a part time job during the high unemployment recession years. There were so many millions and millions of baby boomers ahead of me competing for the limited number of low paying part time jobs that where available. I live though several years of my teenage with this crappy situation and I am think I figured out how the baby boomer population who is growing older and getting ready for retirement is going to effect me in the future RE equity investments.

I see no great upside for the market unless some great new captive audience of investors somewhere in the world who are willing to let their entire nest egg accumulate in US equities again. Ity may take 3 years, 5 years, 10 years hell 20 years. All I know is net outflows of funds are here to stay for a while.

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Paul A

07/09/02 2:40 PM

#1082 RE: michalel97123 #1063

ON that same note however you can thank them for the monster one day rallies like we had last Friday..

No bigger and faster profits to be made then being on the 'right' side of a short squeeze : )

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mish

07/09/02 6:12 PM

#1219 RE: michalel97123 #1063

Zeev,
Last week i read that hedge funds were having a negative effect on markets and should be regulated much in the same way as mutuals. This morning i heard a local business guy talk about short selling pummelling the markets every afternoon.
Do you believe this should be looked into in some way. Regulate hedge funds and hold short sellers to some higher standard. I am just thinking out loud here. mike


Why don't we regulate moronic analysts putting out buy recoomedations on the Naz and S&P at these levels.

How about legislation that mandates that stocks must only go up.

Stocks are getting hammered cause they deserve to be hammered. Monstrously overvalued here.

M