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Short-term

5/5/99
K

Kellogg is showing an OBV divergence indicating an upward move in the near term. Graph.

Short-term

4//15/99
POT, EMR

Both of these were positions were closed for a nice gain.; 6% on POT and 13% on EMR.

Short-term

4//10/99
GNCI

SFSK

Both of these are showiing a price divergence,.
GNCI , down, with respect to OBV and
SFSK, up, with respect to stochastics.

Short-term

4//7/99
No new recommendations

However.. our predictions on EMR and GM are doing well. POT is still not responding, but we continue to hold because there is no strong negative signal.

Short-term

4//1/99
EMR

We are seeing an early up signal for Emerson Electric, EMR, based on OBV divergence. It has also been been recommended in our Newsletter as a long term opportunity.

Short-term

3/25/99
GM

We are seeing an early up signal for GM, based on OBV divergence and a move in stochastics.
Let's watch for a short-term gain.

POT had an unexpected drop yesterday. We are still holding.

Short-term

3/23/99
HDI, SLB

These stocks are showing early signs of strength (HDI) and weakness (SLB) based on OBV divergence.
Let's watch these for some short-term gains.

Short-term

3/22/99
Watch CMPC and COMS

Long-term

3/20/98 The subscribers to the newsletter will see a new list of promising blue chips as well as a list of stocks with strong analyst support.

CMPC and COMS are showing some weakness and bear close watching in the next few days. POT still is still showing strength.

Short-term

3/18/99
Sold SEI.
Bought CMPC and COMS.

SEI was sold for a 3 point gain. (33%)
CMPC and COMS are showing strong short term signals.
POT is also hanging in there with narrow Bollinger bands.

Short-term

3/8/99
Potash (POT)

Potash is showing an OBV divergence to the upside. It also has strong analysts' ratings. Note that the prediction on SEI, below, was correct.

Short-term

3/1/99 Seitel

Seitel is showing a strong OBV divergence to the upside. It also has strong analysts' ratings. The earnings report is due 3/22/99.

However, currently it is not recommended for a long term buy in our Newsletter.

Long-term 2/22/99

BBC, REY

Both of these stocks are in the Income/Growth area and have recently received a strong recommendation. They are among the stocks with highest dividend percentage.

The short term price of each of these is near recent lows, with no imminent sign of moving in either direction in the short term.

General 2/14

High/Low Indicator - Bearish

ADL Line - Bearish

Haurlin Indices - Bearish

Momentum Indicators - Bearish

Index Trend - Down

Stock Trend - Down

Most Actives - Down

It was an extremely volatile week on Wall Street. At weeks' end the blue-chip S&P 500 was down 0.8%, while the over-the-counter NASDAQ Composite index had lost 2.2%.

We saw a degradation of market breadth typically associated with significant corrections. The NYSE advance-decline line had a net loss of 2718 issues for the week; new 52-week lows continued to increase from 73 on Monday to 81, 97, 104, and finally 161 on Friday.

The NYSE advance-decline line has now completely broken down and is racing downwards to test its October 1998 low.

Overall it is not a good time to be in stock funds or stocks in general, unless you are watching specific issue carefully. TIAA/CREF should be heavily weighted toward the money market funds.

The above comments are abstracted from our newsletter and from MutualFundStrat@investools.com.

Short-term

1/24/99Microsoft

Here is a typical example of our short term predictions.

Long-term

10/19/98. Tommy Hilfiger.

1/2/99. Intimate Brands (IBI), Tellabs ((TLAB), Comverse Technology (CMVT)

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There are lots of stocks in our lists that look attractive for investment, but it is relatively uncommon to find stocks that are rated above average by all of the services we follow, rank A+, offer good profit potential, sell at prices and PE's not considered too unreasonable, and have at least satisfactory price trends. The three stocks recommended on 1/2/99 satisfy these criteria.

Short-term

10/22/98 General Electric

10/14/98 General Nutrition

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