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         Hi Ben, 
          
        Are you updating your earlier comment to cover the next week or 
        two? 
          
        I have paste another gentleman's research below: 
          
        
        On the NDX looks to be the best, buying on the close of 
        5  days before 
        President's Day (going long on the 2/14 close) and exiting on 
        the  close of 2/23. 
        This could also be used with a double-leveraged fund 
        like  Rydex Velocity 100. 
        ---------------------------------------- 
        Total 
        Closed  Trades:         
        22 (1.00/yr) 
        Winning  Trades:            77.27% 
        Largest  Gain:              +7.36% 
        Largest  Loss:              -2.03% 
        Ave. Gain Per 
Trade:      +1.26% 
        Max.  Drawdown (peaks):    -2.82% on 
        02/13/03 
        Max. Drawdown  (entry):    -2.03% on 
        02/13/03 
        Max. Drawdown (real)  :    -2.03% on 
        02/13/03 
        Winning  Years:             
        78.26% 
          
        ---Dave Steckler 
          
        Thanks, 
          
        John 
          
           
          
        -------Original 
        Message------- 
          
        
        
        Date: 01/31/05 
        23:51:32 
        
        
        Subject: [RT] mkt 
        outlook  
          
        hello 
          
        tomorrow should be a  down day for 
        Both nasdaq and sp500 
        (if we continue higher it will be a small 
        up) 
        this is just a temporary set 
        back 
          
        the high for this move  should 
        come  2/2-2/4 
          
          
        the  major turn on 
        2/17-2/20 
          
        attach is a chart showing the 
        turns 
        Ben 
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