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Send in the Bulls
December 18, 2002
Six Traders, Six Winners,
90% Average Gain Since October
December 04, 2002
Book-um Dano! Bag an Average
137% on three plays in two months!
November 27, 2002
NT Up 63% - Hold
November 13, 2002
Open positions
November 06, 2002
NASDAQ 2,243 in 2003 –
NASDAQ 5,078 in 2016
October 30, 2002
The Future’s So Bright
October 23, 2002
TLK
up 8%
October 16, 2002
Still
Profiting
October 9, 2002
Midway
on Hold
October 2, 2002
MWY
Gain
September 25, 2002
HPON
on Hold
September 18, 2002
HPON
Hold
September 11, 2002
Bullish
on Gold
September 4, 2002
DG
Reports 8/29
August 28, 2002
Buy
Opportunity
August 21, 2002
Retail
Survivors
August 7, 2002
Average
20.6% Gain
July 31, 2002
Hold
NDN
July 24, 2002
Still
Loving the Fall
July 17, 2002
ITRU
up 68% - Hits 52-week high at US$3.23
July 10, 2002
NASDAQ
Down 31% YTD
July 3, 2002
Take
Profits on IBN
June 19, 2002
92%
Gains on IBN—Hold
June 12, 2002
Nuclear
Cool-Down = 79% Profits
June 5, 2002
Hold
Everything
May 29, 2002
Wink
up 39% -- Hold
May 22, 2002
Wink
up 39%
May 8, 2002
IC Update
May 1, 2002
Book
'em, Dano! Part III: Take 20% on EK and 6% on
XOM
April 24, 2002
Hold
JPM
April 17, 2002
EK
Doing OK
April 10, 2002
Beer
Deal of the Century
April 3, 2002
Book
'em, Dano: Take 22% on ABY and 3% on IP
March 27, 2002
31%
Gains
March 21, 2002
Sasol
Reports
March 13, 2002
Hold
Everything
March 6, 2002
SPP
Surge
February 27, 2002
Profiting
in a Market Slump
February 20, 2002
83%
on USOO
February 13, 2002
SPP
on the Rise
February 6, 2002
TMCS
Earnings
January 30, 2002
Hold
all Positions
January 23, 2002
USOO
Continues its Streak
January 9, 2002
Chip
Sales Rise
January 2, 2002
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Send
in the Bulls
By Ian L. Cooper
Thirteen days and 15 hours from now we will bid adieu
to a year that has left deep scars in confidence and
the markets thanks to the continued war on terror,
fears of war with Iraq, the political career suicide
of Lott, unrest in Korea, a weakening of the dollar,
a Venezuelan crisis still burning like a wild fire
in California, and the horror of a reality show featuring
Liza Minelli and David Gest – oh, the horror. The
horror. But what will really nail down 2002’s coffin
are the financial scandals that rocked the executive
suites of Martha Stewart, Worldcom, Enron, the Jack
Grubmans and the Sam Waksals. But as we all know,
it’s always the little guy that gets it in the end,
namely the investors whose money is sucked down the
tubes.
It’s no mystery that 2001 was a bad, bad year to be
an investor. 2002 was only slightly better, and as
for 2003, we’ll just have to wait and see. The shape
of 2003 will depend on a war with Iraq and our continuing
struggle with terrorism, which has already hurt the
economy. While the cost of war with Iraq has already
been priced into the market, the level of uncertainty
is what will continue to rake investor confidence over
the coals for months to come. At this point, a war
with Iraq may be a good thing. It would end the speculation. Then
again, if the war were to drag on longer than the never-ending
Survivor series and if the terrorist cowards strike
in protest, you can forget all about confidence.
If it’s stimulus you’re looking for, turn on the television
in January for Bush’s State of the Union address. The
president is expected t make the tax cuts at permanent
fixture. Depending on the size, this could have a
beneficial affect for the market. As for our pals
in the Fed, they cut rates 11 mind-boggling times in
2001 to light a fire under the seats of investors. But
that managed to burn out. In 2002, when the recovery
from 2001’s mess fizzled, the Fed cuts rates again
last month to their lowest level in 40 years. But
to keep from burying the market and sending inflationary
fears to the ears of investors, the Fed may have to
put its foot down for 2003. As for now, we’ll just
have to wait and see.
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