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So Where Are We Going?

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My wild-eyed bearishness from yesterday (Sunday) was on target. I have been tilting bearish as quickly as possible. It's days like these I could use two or three assistants just to punch in orders.

So how far are we going to go? My conservative target is 800 or just a little above on the S&P. I think we might get as low as the mid-700s. I'm really not counting on anything past that, although I will say I've gone from about a 40% bullish/60% bearish portfolio to 10% bullish/90% bearish, so I am far more vulnerable to pushes higher than I was before (by the same token, on big down days, I won't wind up making 73 cents in profits as opposed to the zillions I should be making).

Short Ideas (3 of 3)

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MCHP 23.58
MICC 45.28
MIDD 40.85
MMM 55.04
MOS 49.79
MTB 61.88
NILE 42.88
NNN 18.98
OII 43.68
OSK 10.85
OXY 62.01
PAG 12.44
PAYX 27.67
PBY 7.87
PCZ 32.39
PEG 31.22
PENN 29.05
PII 31.24
PNC 42.99
PPG 46.31
PRSC 9.82
PTV 17.84
RPT 11.61
RS 39.19
RT 7.53
SAN 39.01
SCHN 47.71
STT 39.39
SWK 33.39
TJX 28.53
TLM 12.85
TNH 145.91
TNS 17
TROW 36.20
TSN 11.35
TXT 14.38
UNP 49.77
VFC 66.78
WDC 22.61
WDR 21.99
WFC 21
WOOF 24.64
WRC 30.12 

Short Ideas (2 of 3)

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BCO 31.23
BHE 14.15
BK 32.87
BKS 23.88
BMS 22.67
BOBE 25.98
BPT 69.20
BRY 16.26
CAKE 14.96
CALM 26.28
CCL 28.01
CERN 48.61
CETV 17.97
CHDN 36.85
CLI 27.40
CNI 42.26
COG 29.49
CSC 40.52
CSTR 35.41
CVA 16.49
DBRN 15.61
DD 28.61
DIOD 13.76
DPZ 7.53
DTE 29.46
DTV 26.01
EAC 28.97
EEFT 15.76
EMR 33.28
F 4.42
FTO 15.69
GE 12.74
GES 24.88
GR 43.50
HPQ 36.88
JBHT 28.46
JPM 34.16
JWN 22.48
LKQX 16.75
LOW 20.88