Jim Goodman's "The Right Side of the PSYCLE sm"
Stocks/Industry Groups Timing Newsletter/Education service, issue # 18, dated: 9:00 am, PST, Thursday, August 6, 1998

(Save all my Cumulative missives, for future reference and educational help....these each tend to run about 10-11 pages in length, printed out....a wealth of valuable info., please read my Entire letters. ....i.e., if you choose not to "do" Puts, or Options, (not the best approach, mind you), or if you are not "already long" those stock/puts positions/ideas listed, you may feel like ignoring some of the sections below--- but it is much better if you take the time to check ALL ideas shared herein....you can always also refer back to "the Guide" booklet, for more info./details....The process will become second nature to you quickly: buying long, and buying puts, from section (3), and also, from in sections (6) and (7) when those set up properly, cutting losses when stocks break patterns, etc. Plus, after reading a few NL's, you will already be aware of most stocks from the recent past, and, therefore, have the choice of not/watching them again, if you are not/are looking to trade those stocks, right ? This whole process should be labor of enjoyable fulfillment and learning, and not a chore, dig ?


If you are already knowledgeable about "PSYCLE sm" tenets, and/or just want the most current "actionable" stocks, go right to section (3) first....then, to see longer lists, and potential ideas, go to sections (6) and (7)....of course, if you want to get the most, for the least, read everything....and, re-read the past NL's "commentary" items again (section (2) each time), to glean more about the "feel" for probable tops and bottoms in things....

1) "PSYCLE SENSE sm":
This, my new newsletter (NL), and Educational services, are a "Continuation" of previously recommended stocks/ideas, for the benefit of the people who are also coming over from it's Previous incarnation, to also provide Them with a "seamless" transition, "on the fly", so to speak, but more, to show YOU, as Newer subcribers, all the Recently/ Past suggested ideas, which I shared with my L.T. followers, so that YOU can then also view their recent/past 1-year/2-year charts of, to "see" what we are trying to accomplish here, to further help you learn. Remember, all my NL's are Cumulative, and can/should be saved and reviewed, especially the "commentaries" areas, to glean the most value from my output, over time, as "lessons" and "proof". IMPORTANT: I assume all my valued subscribers have read all my past NL's....and, all my "essays".

Important: Remember, I am pretty Comprehensive, herein....I follow-up every idea mentioned, for your benefit....most other NL's leave you hanging, yes ? Know, that there are 3 (three) kinds of stocks listed herein: a) Stocks that can be taken advantage of, here and now, if right near given prices, b) Stocks which , if they get back to where they were when originally suggested, remain/become tradeable again, and, c) Stocks which "seem to be setting up as potential trades, possibly soon", and might also illustrate Industry Groups potentially shaping up, as Educational ideas....Try to "view" the past 1-year-back charts of all ideas, for best learning of patterns....all ideas are followed up till "sold" or "removed", for your benefit.


FIRST: IMPORTANT--- until further notice, the online URL, to get all future NL's, will be, first, "the URL for my main web page", then add, each successive time, as a "suffix", a forward slash, then that date, then "letter.html" , ok ?, as in, " /80398letter.html ", then, " /80698letter.html ", " /81098letter.html " , etc., got that ? every Mon., and Thu., after 11 am, PST, (2 pm, EST), for now....they may on occasional be available at 10 am, pst, if I can finish earlier....Hope this helps. Obviously, only subscribers will get this 'code', and, down the road, I am examining changing this format, so non-subscribers cannot figure this out, etc. Gleaning the message, is much more important then the medium, yes ?

second: Please appreciate, how much time/effort I put in, to put ALL applicable staged stocks, long-side and put-side, which befit learnable, and actionable, "PSYCLE sm" patterns, into every single NL....Some times there will be fewer ideas, sometimes, more....whatever I find that best fits "PSYCLE sm" stages, which YOU can learn/take advantage of, for YOUR trading/educational benefit....again, the "Most Actionables, Now/Here", are in Section (3) each NL.

third, hope you notice, I have been putting more actual "learning items" into each NL....remember, even my EVB's are not "one-day bottoms"....EVB's can take days/weeks to form, and, as long as those issues do not form new Lows, those stocks remain aok....many EVB's may form "W" bottoms ahead, read section (6) below....also, note, due to recent cracks in many depresseds here, have either, cut Q, small losses in some (no harm, in a properly diversified portfolio, and , again, do NOT "worry/overemotionalize/extrapolate recent past perfomance forward forever PSY-chologically/make this a bigger occurance than it is", etc.), and took some stocks off pot. long buy list, as they broke potential patterns.... no biggie, yet is does make the potential buy lists smaller and more manageable here, yes ? Gosh,. I hope you cut long losses, and bought some PUTS, recently

fourth, Been telling you, this "Split" market, has now given us more nice Put gains, but we are still playing close to the vest, meaning, keeping close stops, and NOT getting emotional nor excited, cutting Q, small losses, nor with big Puts winners, and am continuing to hold/raise some cash....But do notice, the many depr. issues I have you, which have NOT fallen....For the umpteenth time, "the market" is neither "the indexes", nor an important "thing" to even be concerned with....Note how, recently, the daily changes in "Averages" are often meaningless --- they often tell us NOTHING about what is really going on WITHIN the markets, do they ? Only by following all the individual stocks WITHIN, visually, can one come closer to knowing what is really happenening, and what best to do, yes ?

Important: Remember, again, as I told you, early in June, that any "new highs" in the DJIA and OTC, or other "indexes", were going to be quite UN-confirmed by the internals (A/D, and H/L figures), and hence, lead to our recent drops....And, see the recent corrections, as expected, in many extended stocks, I gave you herein, yes ? (many stopping saround their 200 DMA's, yes ?) Of course, I am also upset with even the small cut losses I gave out, among some depresseds.... BUT--- and this is crucial: please do NOT "label" any corrections as possibly a "bear" market....who cares....just try to do what the "PSYCLE sm" says, and ignore "market talk"....and Re-read my booklets, as to why all "labelling" is Harmful to your psyche, and your performance....

Also, please do Not let any "Q, S, cut losses" among Longs recently, prevent you from taking advantage of present/future ideas....just a couple of bigger winners (some of which I have already given here, and will continue to give over time) will more than overcome a few very small cut losses among Puts/Longs, in the meantime....the Key, is not to quit prematurely, stay with the concept, learn the basic patterns, be patient, we have just started, and DO "something", diversified, w/close stops, which best fits your various situational accounts needs....Use this initial NL period, to LEARN as much as you can about my "PSYCLE sm", also read All my essays/ booklets, and view/learn their patterns. IMPORTANT: Key: remember, all suggested ideas REMAIN buys near lows, or puts near highs, (only) as long as their patterns do remain intact, even if weeks or months pass !!! But when/if their patterns crack/break, they are removed very quickly, as you know....

Remember, we do NO "market average/index predictions," ever....but, I expect you to notice, for instance, when I add a lot more Puttables, or more Longs, as a template, for gleaning the tambor of the "overall market". When some depresseds began to crack, and added more Puts, that should have told you what was coming, yes ? Logical, relaxed, simple....

So, "pick your potion(s)," first, from section (3) ---then sections (6) and (7), long and/or short side, for cash, or on margin, or only L.T., in-the-money options where suitable, for your different accounts/needs. If you have never done Puts, this has been the time to Learn how to do so, using my "booklet/essay" on How to Properly Exploit Puts, benefitting you for the rest of your trading/ investing life, for when/the next intermediate S.T. top, which may next exist in the early Fall, after the rallies after this decline ?

2) "What's Been Said, and What I've Read":

a) Other recent Industry Group Comments: note Banks, Insur., Brokers, down, as predicted for you here....have you bought a few "PSYCLE sm" Puttables ? Gee, I thought the whole idea was to learn how to do that at times like March, and June, etc. Goodness knows I have given out enough of them, the vast majority of which have worked, for quick large % Gains, yes ? Sure, we have had some depresseds with small cut losses, but a properly structured portfolio should have had at least "some" puts all along, yes ? Also, note drops in extended Drugs....theirs were ""hook" top patterns, as I teach, not "rolling tops"....but they still work fine most of the time....LEARN THIS: as I teach in my booklet on mastering Industry Group Rotation, they represented the last extended group which had not yet fallen, dig ? So I added them recently, for you, as probable "catch up" decliners, as I illustrate in that booklet. Re-read it. Last, note the continued weakness in most "Energy/Oil" stocks....If I had $ for every person who has called me the last several months since I called their top, who have rideen these declines all the way down, well, only when those people give up, will they form EVB"s and/or exploitable bases, yes ? Obviously we are closer to that, but not yet.

Important Note: among "long Puts sold for large % Gains" recently: Housing, Utilities, Financials, Drugs, Consumer, Commun., are/were Ind. Groups where their "eps" are rising, yet their "stocks" Fell big....see it ? and, as I specifically mentioned here recently, in addition to the last list of these I gave you here, also note, how, INTU, MAST, GPSI., CBSL, BOCB, CPL, TOL, UN, BJ, UL, HH, also all specifically given you as Puttables right near their recent highs herein, also all stopped falling, S.T., right around their still-rising 200 DMA's as S.T. support.. see it ? view all their charts to LEARN this/the patterns....If you do not view the patterns, how are you going to learn ? also, if you did get Puts in the Internets, like, SEEK, LCOS, XCIT, which I gave you here, but missed myself, you may as well sell them down here, near at least S.T. support....

b) respected technician Ralph Acampora, Tue. 10 a.m., pst, on CNBC, a perennial bull (mostly correct with blue-chips, wrong with secondaries at times), is "now" calling for "a 15-20 % decline from the highs" (to, he says, "DJIA 7400 to 7900 by the Fall, as an 'interruption' in the L.T. bull market")....of course, he said this, now, Tuesday, AFTER the DJIA has/had already fallen, from 9350 to 8600....down 8 % already (and with many stocks down much more already, dig ?). Note, how, now, after a bunch of issues are already down, now, more people are "just beginning" to notice the negative divergences from 3-6 months ago....late, as usual, dig ? This was/is Stage 5 or Stage 6, S.T., behavior, yes ? Also, another analyst, suggested one "reason" for the recent drops, was "Asian" problems ....excuse me ? That "supposed reason" (read my booklet on "scenarios/reasons") existed, also from last winter, yes ? Yet, many stocks ROSE, "into" that supposed "reason", from back then, yes ? So how can it be, that, that same, supposed reason be responsible for Both, a rise, and a fall, in the same items ? Can't be. See the folly of most all "scenarios/reasons/linkages" ? Please re-read my two booklets, on "How (not) to use Media", and, "Scenarios/Linkages"). Again, the vast majority of suggested "links" are USELESS (how many times have I proven that one ?) also, massive verbal ramblings about "indexes" is also USELESS, and even damaging, to your psyche....

c) Note, once again, as I teach to look for, and as I have mentioned in previous NL's, often, after a decent S.T. drop, we get a V.S.T. bottom, or at least a diminution of the angle of the declines, "after the first hour", on Tues. or Wed., which we have done by Wed. 5th 8 am, pst....read (h) below....

d) More, incorrect, misleading "reported words/items": Thu. 6th, CNBC, 7:20 am, pst, trying to "create" a negative story on consumer stocks, said "Sara Lee stock is really getting pounded here, down 2 1/2, to under $ 50." huh ? pounded ? only down 5 %....Then he reports Tupperware stock as weak, as a supposed illustration of his supposed "point", yet, it was only down 1/8 when he reported that today....it never changes.

e) Tue. 4th, CNBC: 11:30 a.m., pst, reported bigger drops in "nutritional supplement stocks"....late, as usual....As I specifically gave you GNCI., and RXSD, in previous NL's herein, right near their highs, weeks ago, in their beautiful "PSYCLE sm" rolling tops/double-tops....please view their patterns, and memorize/ learn them, for the next time any other stock/group sets up that way....neat.

f) continuing teaching you which "supposed linkages that are NOT true", note, recently, the U.S. Dollar has been rising, the Yen down, yet "blue chip stocks" have been falling, dig ? "the 95 %" have always "linked" those items, but, as I show at length in my "Scenarios/Linkages" booklet, that is just Not true, to enough of an extent, to warrant even considering, ever, dig ? The U.S. dollar Fell, 40 %, from 1984, to 1990, while the S & P Rose, 150 %....'nuff said.

g) last quick follow-up on "Coffee" futures: finally, as I teach you to look for, Tues. a.m., CNBC had a woman analyst commenting of reported recent rise in its price....she, intelligently, suggested the vast majority of the "good news" was already reflected in the recent S.T. price rise, and, saw little likelihood of a continuation of from very recent highs, as I say normally occurs in the stage 2 breakout from the stage 1 base, see it ? LEARN, that, most often, Once the recent rise is "noticed/reported", the S.T. rise is OVER, and NOT "just beginning"...one must buy long, BEFORE the rise, BEFORE the "better stuff" is noticed/reported.... how many times have I said THAT before ?

h) from (a) and (c) above: just a note, you know I do NOT "do" indexes: but please just view the still-rising, 200 DMA's, of the DJIA around 8500, DJUA around 275, NASDAQ comp. around 1750, where the current declines approached and stopped Wed. see it ? Late Tuesday, with most markets down 12 or 13 straight days now, one must look to sell some long puts, as when issues approach their 200 DMA, as I have been teaching you for weeks now (see below), and, possibly begin to look for "dead cat bounces" in many oversold EVB stocks. These are V.S.T. things, only, and, after the first hour on Wed. 5th, we likely saw that V.S.T. low, dig ? also, remember, I recently told you here, that many indicators were approaching "as oversold as they had been, in several recent past S.T. bottoms"....

i) August issue, TICKER magazine, wasted space reporting about an 88 year old broker, but within the article, in a subject I cover in my booklets, they lionized him, because he bought, and has held all along, Dupont stock, since the year 1923, and is now "up 200 times in value, including dividends" since....fine....BUT--- think about it....that means, a) he never sold it, not near the 1929 nor 1966 nor 1987 tops and huge declines, after which he never bought more, either, even when it based, b) he might have diversified more at some point, into any of hundreds of other stocks that vastly outperformed Dupont, c) the DJIA, at 9,000, recently, was Also up, 200 times in value, without dividends, anyway, and, d) while not chump-change, a 200 times rise, over 65 years, is still "just" % a year, compunded ....certainly great, but just "average", for that period....right ?

Also from that issue/mag: an article actually heartily recommending BMCS, otc, at $ 55. (up from $ 6., just three years ago), said, "some 18 or the 20 major analysts who follow BMCS rate it a "buy" here"....wow....a pretty good "PSYCLE sm" contrary top signal aid, yes ? While BMCS still has Not formed a perfect top formation, is certainly is NOT a good buy, there, compared to hundreds of others.

3) Most recent Hypothetical "PSYCLE sm" transactions, to be mimicked, and referred back to:
(always remember to view 1-year-at-least past charts of everything you can view) (Q = quick; i.e, less than 2 months holding period....VQ = very quick; i.e., less than 3 weeks holding period....re-read "the Guide" for how I derive the estimated % percentage Gains I show herein, on assumed Hypothetically closed-out trades, (always assumed to have been in Options, where applicable/suitable, and on margin where avaliable/ suitable, and on a cash basis where not, as per "PSYCLE sm" rules), and also try to view their 1-year-past price charts, to see the patterns, and where/when they were Hypothetically, originally "bought", longs near lows, puts near highs)

* previously assumed long positions most recently SOLD (price changes from where/when originally recommended shown):
SOLD: a bunch more Puts, for 17 more Q large % Gains for you: puts CPL (44- to 39+) for Q 111% Gain....LHSG (72 to 57) for VQ 111% Gain... LHSPF (61+ to 47-) for VQ 111% G...SKYT (25- to 16+) for 111% G....UN (80 to 68+) for VQ 90% Gain....ELNK (44 to 33) for Q 125% G.....WLA (81+ to 69-) for VQ 90% G ....EESI. (35 to 27+) for VVQ 100% G....BJ (41- to 34+) for Q 100% G....bal. LEN (33- to 25+) for Q 111% G....MAST (29+ to 22+) for Q 111% G....bal. CKFR (30+ to 22+) for VQ 111% G....FRED (26- to 20+) for VQ 100% G....BOCB (16++ to 13+) for Q % G....TOL (30 to 25) for 100% G....UL (45 to 39+) for VQ 66% G....SDS (39+ to 33+) for VQ 80% G....GM (74- to 67+) for VVVQ 50% G....and, longs, MADGF, CUBE, BCU, NSC, RYO, BMC, TAC, SGI., for Q, small losses....and ELCO (5 to 3 3/8) for 35% loss....this makes at least 40, quick, large % Puts Gains specifically given you very recently....all Puts with ONLY, L.T. in-the-money options, diversified.

Note: had to cut some more quick, Small losses, in some more depr."Techs/ Asians", as their patterns seemed to have broken, balanced by recent large % Gains, in some similar issues, and gave you many More large Puts % gains, assuming you have properly diversified....When they break/broke below recent lows, as I teach in my booklets, we are OUT, the vast majority of the time....I just do NOT want any "bigger losses", right ? One can always get back in later....It is better to preserve capital, and one's PSY-chological health....as I say herein, some of these might form lower bases, and/or double-bottom "W" formations ahead, which, when/if they occur, I will let you know, as usual...."PSYCLE sm" tip: remember, you are going to feel most negative, and scared, right near S.T. exhaustion bottoms, yes ? Like, early Wednesday, 5th, dig ?

and, while I still continue to give you many large % Puts Gains, even into a previously non-bearish market, any Puts "losses" have been each VERY small, each, as usual, by actually Viewing all past-year chart patterns on "Hypothetical completed" trades, you will hopefully "see" what we are looking for, to exploit, for probable declines....Remember, we "PSYCLE sm" traders have NO emotions, especially where cutting Q, Small losses are concerned....These very quick, very small losses we have taken are of no consequence, in the big picture....neither financially nor psychologically....You can always also go back and view previously "completed" trades from previous NL's, to "see/learn" more, and this also illustrates why one must Diversify, buying at least a Few suggested ideas, at all times, right ? we are in this for the long haul....this approach keeps you in the game, for when those big gainers occur for us...."just get close", as I teach.

* Newly/Additionally BOUGHT/Buyables, right near these prices only:
(either for cash, especially in pensions, and/or on margin where suitable, and/or Only L.T., in-the-money Options, where suitable/ available, always diversifying, always with close stops below/above recent lows/highs): (note: If you are New to this NL, here are the most recent "Buyables/Puttables", long/short) (note: a " - " after a price, means "just under" that price.... and, a " + " means "just over" that price....i.e., 16+ means, 16 to 16 3/8, and, 56-, means, 55 5/8 to 56, dig ?)....again, the idea is to just get "real close" to my listed prices here, when buying long/selling/putting issues given....try NOT to worry about every 1/8 or 1/16....


New Longs: (note, more/new names here): EXBT @ 6 3/8, EWS @ 4 3/16, ALSC @ 2 5/8, AMD @ 16-, GRO @ 15 1/8, BDE @ 2 5/16, TTX @ 2 3/16, CCH @ 5/16, QSII. @ 5 11/16, WTT @ 2 5/16, GDC @ 3 9/16, SK @ 3 9/16, ACE @ 4 9/16, TOX @ 5/16, NEO @ 2 15/16, TPS @ 0.93, IP @ 42 3/4, IOM @ 5-, KLAC @ 26+, JBL @ 30+, CYMI. @ 15+, CCC @ 9 3/4....note, the vast majority of long buys here are real cheapies...."buy low", right ? LEARN THIS: when I had been seeing fewer "quality" higher-priced stocks as buy patterns, and that should have told you something about "the market", in June, yes ?
....some of these are "repeats"....some are New....and/but, Important: took, PMTC, ANDW, ADPT, CRUS, VLSI., TDF, MDM, CYP, AHG, RYO, TMO, EVV, LSI., Off pot. Long buys list, before "bt....Note, I try to give "something for every type of desire/ account/ objective", including real cheapies, and $ 5-10. stocks, and "big names" blue chips, for straight cash stocks, and marginables, Optionables, etc., so all my valued subscribers have choices, and for proper Diversification ---all still having similar, exploitable patterns, in each NL. Please re-read "the Guide" (green colored) to the NL, anytime.

Important: unless issues are listed specifically above, here in Section (3) in a NL, they may NOT be buys right here....remember, a valuable part of the "process", is that we have "actionable right near here now" stocks (Section (3)), and also, "watching for hopefully becoming ready to buy near lows in their depressed patterns soon" stocks (section (6))....Section (3) is for Now, Section (6) and (7) is for soon/later and learning....be sure to read the "BDG/EVB essay" (and all 6 booklets) offered....very inexpensive, yet extremely valuable for learning timing/patterns....I try to make this easy for you. Sec. (3) first.

New Puts: NSPR @ 35+, BPOP @36+, SPLS @ 34-, PACC @ 27, VISX @ 65-, GM @ 74-, LGTO @ 44+, RHI. @ 56-, SHR @ 94-, PNU @ 48-, PWJ @ 47+, CAH @ 97+, MNMD @ 51+, UTX @ 97+, DELL @ 108, PE @ 30- (also re-view recent past lists, in this section)

some are new, some are repeats....and/but, took, none, off pot. Puts list, before "put", as they aborted their patterns immediately (also see recent past issues taken off here). IMPORTANT: sometimes, in the few hours after I send this NL to the web site, a suggested stock will break its S.T. umbrella top, or depressed base/double-bottom/EVB pattern....I am assuming, if you View it's recent chart/action, before you consider buying any/those issues' Puts, you will see/know this, and therefore NOT buy that company's puts....this takes just 10 seconds each to check/do, and will keep you from buying Puts/Calls on issues which abort patterns....just trying to help....

....and/but, we just Missed, CMCSK, XEICY, AEOS, AVTC, TWMC, WCOM, BGEN, EAII., INTU, COX, JNJ, BMY, MDT, UNH, as Puts near highs, and, HA, as Longs near recent "EVB" lows, among stocks recently given you herein (also view charts of last list given here) ....I will always tell you here, also when we "miss" actually catching suggested ideas , so you can "see" and LEARN the/their patterns, for your benefit/education.

Also, viewing all the charts of the puts/longs here which we just "missed", also tells us, the market is providing more tops/bottoms, at that time, right ? So this also helps us know the nature of the market at any given time....that's why it is important to consider ALL my output, each NL....the idea is to learn the patterns of previously done ideas, for the future....

As I said, it may still continue semi-rough for a while yet, in some long-siders....Again, while the Media "worries" about "earnings" impacts of various crises, the STOCKS of the companies involved will likely Bottom, and rise, even as "lower financials" are announced, into fear, right ? So, we'll also be watching for this ahead....and, a few, small, cut losses will not hurt us much, regardless. And, by buying "some "PSYCLE sm" long-side stocks" down here, we should make some money regardless, soon, again, yes ?


Remember, all previously mentioned ideas are Followed-up, for your Educational and trading benefit....

4) Already given out in previous NL's, assumed Hypothetical "Long-side" positions:(issues moving since last time, following-up, still long, unless otherwise noted):

* too late to buy here, up already, acting O.K., so stick around:
(Remember, we follow-up every single idea, previously Hypothetically "in", where applicable: TTX 2 3/8 up 3/16, EXBT 6 7/8 up 1/2, CYMI. 16 3/8 up 1 3/8, THDO 3 3/8, RYC 32, up/further, since last time here....given recent action, that my concept has still given out several ideas which are UP into this, recently, is satisfying....I certainly hope you have properly cut quick small losers recently....obviously, I care, a lot, about oyour welfare, as you know, but I cannot be responsible if anyone does not do so properly.

and/but, then, KLAC, BDE, TLK, CDT, VTO, JBL, CUM, LQ, pb (pulling back) ....again, please do not be afraid of buying the "Real Depressed stocks", even in qualified plans/pensions accounts, with stops, diversified....and again, you must buy at least FEW, always diversi- fying, to increase your chances of being in the bigger movers....Lesson: there is NO such thing as "but, Jim, which 1 or 2 are your favorites ?" That is Impossible, and illogical, to expect anyone to be able to choose just 1 or 2, out of 2,000 issues....maybe 5 or 10, long-side, sometimes, but never just 1 or 2....One must also eliminate one's "PSY-chological need for excitement", and/or of instant/S.T. gratification....

note: ("sos") means "Sell On Strength" (on a bounce up towards where it broke down from)....("S") means Sell it here (if right at/near listed price level)

* and/but, these already assumed Longs, must strengthen,
and/or are sales on strength ("ms/sos"):

KLAC 29 5/8 up 3 3/8, RFP, LIPO, HMY, FTPS, NEO, OAKT, CADA, WKGP, MATH, NETM, DIMD, AXC, ROC, CCC, PNF, ECO, WRE, CDT, BDT...

5) Already given out in previous NL's, assumed Hypothetically long "Puts" positions:

(issues moving since last time, following-up, still in these Puts, unless otherwise noted):


* too late to buy puts on now, but acting properly, stick around:
: Puttables specifically given you herein, which Are Falling: LVLT -10, UTX -7 3/8, NOK/A -6 1/4, SHR -6 3/4, SEIC -5 3/4, EESI. -5 (S), DELL -4 1/2, WLA -4 1/2 (S), GM -5 3/4 (S), MTC -5 1/2, SPLS -4 1/4, CAH -4, BPOP -3 1/2, PWJ -4 3/8, VISX -3, LGTO -3 1/2, PACC -3, BNI. -3 1/2, ANF -2 3/4, F. -2 1/2, SDS -2 3/8 (S), NSPR -2, SKYT -2 (S), WHIT -2, FRED -2 (S), MNMD -2 1/4, CTAS -2, USS -2 3/8, LHSPF -1 1/2 (S), MAST -2 (S), AHP -1 1/2, PNU -1 1/2, CKR -2 3/4 (sow), LAF -1 1/4 (sow), HGR -1 1/4, RHI. -1 1/4, TOL -1 (S), PAYX -1, ABS -1, CCU -1, LEN -1 (S), BJ -1 (S), DTE -1, VCI. -1, BOCB (S), ELNK (S), COFI., HHS, BCE, REP, UCM, all down/further (since last time)....(Important Note: ("sow") means, "Sell long puts On next Weakness, towards support"....("S") means sell the long Puts right near here)....I follow-up every idea mentioned, for your benefit....remember, these are NOT "overnite" puts as trades, they take a little time to fulfill, so have some patience, and no emotion, nor antsiness.... let them do their thing....you MUST view the 200 DMA's of our Puttables declining, for potential support targets/areas/prices....e.g., note, as I said above, some Utilities, Retails, Financials, Communications, Housing, stocks, are already near their 200 DMA's....

I gave you plenty of Puts winners, so far, lately, yes ? plenty more to come. ...remember, stocks often fall in 2 or 3 stages, even S.T., towards their 200 DMA. ...some people say it is Valuable, that my "PSYCLE sm" finds many winning puts at all, in this market, which I appreciate....

Important: Also, note, that, SGE -13, UNH -11, PRI. -7, BLDPF, SPLN, ALK, SNPS, BBBY, BOOL, CKFR, CNET, RXSD, GNCI., ELNK, WCII., ICIX, PFT, UHS, KMT, SDW, WLP, CMT, AJG, TMC, PFE, THI., IHS, ITW, HB, HH, all fell even further, from where I specifically gave them all to you in previous NL's, near their highs....(some as the "second shoe, stage 6 drops", as I teach, in my booklet "How to Properly exploit Drops, in Puts"), and, even DSL, SKO, ICI., which I gave you here, fell finally....please view their charts to "see" previously-formed top patterns if you wish....if you do not view previously successful patterns/charts, how are you going to learn for the future ? Remember, as I have been saying in previous NL's, ""as in March/April, when we see more/better tops, WE will likely do much better than others, in Puts, at that time. We will will also have the money, and the emotional strength, to do so. Also, keep in the back of your mind, the continuing negative divergences between "the indexes" and "the 2,000 stocks within the markets", which, to me, begins to smack of a bigger top ahead (bigger drops than we have seen in recent years), maybe not as bad in degree as 1987, but at least similar in timing (and scope) ?""

(Important Note: ("sow") means, "Sell long puts On next Weakness, towards support"....("S") means sell the long Puts right near here)

* but, then, these, are acting too Strong, and/or are Bouncing, and/or must weaken anew, and/or are sales on pullbacks/weakness (sow):
LVLT +7, BBY +3 1/2, F. +3 1/2, NSPR, TCAT, MHK, PNU, GDYS, SYY, CCU....of course, if you did not buy any Puts in these, in this section, near their recent highs, when I gave them out, you can choose not to view these/their charts, unless you want to see/learn their patterns, to make money on Drops the rest of your life....

....remember, we either buy our Puts right up near each stock's high, or not at all....and, some of the issues listed herein, are from previously suggested newsletters, as I said....but you can still view their charts, to "see" previously formed/aborted "PSYCLE sm" patterns, to hopefully Learn from.

6) other, still-Depressed, Long Buys, near their recent Lows Only, for potential rises towards resistance, always Diversified, w/close stops, when/if their basing patterns break down:
Please be patient here, and, again, do not "force" trades, just because, PSY-chologically, you "want" to have "something" to buy long, here....do NOT be "antsy", relax....let the patterns come to YOU....but do buy "some things" here, with close stops....also, it may seem to be "a lot" of stocks to review here, especially in the next sections here....check those charts you choose to view, but the Key message, is to see how many ARE forming EVB's here, as a measure of "timing"....also, remember, we do NOT "chase up"....
bases, "techs": KLAC, JBL,
bases, "health": VVUS, TOX,
"in other industry groups": no great bases here, just EVB's: among depr. Farming /Fertilizer-relateds (GRO, RYC), Prec. Metals (CCH), and, at some point, "Basic Inds." (CCC), (but, Not if any of them make new lows here)....a potentially important occurance, economically, given internal market history....but, as I have been intimating, it is still just Not a "super great" long-side list, here, but, there are still plenty more EVB-type bounces still likely, to buy, regardless.

And, while some depresseds Are good for a shot here, w/close stops as usual, diversified, etc., do NOT expect as large rises this time, as when I gave them out late '97/early '98 (nor, from late '95 to early '96), because they do NOT have bases here, just some with good EVB's, as with the others....and, am I, again, the first to "see" budding EVB's in some depr. "Techs/Asians", "Basic Industries", "Health", "Farm/Fert.", and, some "Depressed Foreign Closed-End Mutual Funds" up ahead ?

and/but, Important: also, took these Off the pot. long Buy list, Before they might have been Hypothetically "bt.": PMTC, ANDW, ADPT, CRUS, VLSI., TDF, MDM, CYP, EVV, AHG, TMO, RYO, LSI. --- were taken Off....also see 2nd section of "EVB's", below). These/they just need more work, technically, first, and/or are still making new lows....as I have been saying, continuing to be a difficult time for the "long" side, so we hold more cash, and/or have more Puts....but we do NOT "Guess" at bottoms....we want only the EVB's, which set up properly....we MUST also see the cathartic/high volume in "PSYCLE sm" stage 7".

* And, also, these are still, current, or, Potential, "EVB's", as "BDG's" (read that booklet):
IMPORTANT: remembering ONLY to buy near their recent Lows (do not "pay up" much off lows), as "EVB's", diversified, w/close stops below, added, WDC, CDT, EWS, GFI., IOM, GDC, IP, to, ICST, GML, CREAF, ALSC, QSII., NEO, TPS, KLAC, CYMI., GRO, VVUS, TTX, JBL, AMD, RYC, BDE, SK, and, the stocks listed above....(note, some are double- bottoms, some have V.S.T. bases, but most are EVB's). also, Important note: some EVB stocks may form S.T. "W" double-bottom patterns down here....but, most EVB's are "V" patterns, on huge volume, but they also can be a "W"....watch for that....some just take a bit longer to form, as per my "BDG/EVB Booklet" examples....which is fine, since we are NOT doing "overnite" trades, right ? also note, some EVB's have been improved, from "watching" list, to the actual "EVB" list, yes ? last, remember, we do NOT "chase up"....

and also Watching-- and this list is also growing ? --- add, DANKY, SMSC, to, MOT, BIR, MMG, HA, TMO, BRTL, EXBT, WTT, DEN, PNF, TTT, NTN, CAU, DMN, IRF, USI., NN, as "EVB's", but Not just yet, as they all need more work, technically ....and, not when/if they make new lows....also, some depr. Oil. Svc. stocks (ESV, PKD, PDE, BDI., UTI.) seem close to ending their previously-predicted huge decline, but it may still be a bit early, for them, though....We shall see, and/but Only "if and when" these "set up" properly, technically, as buys, at some point (with the required high-volume catharsis, etc.)....but I am watching these all....but some are Not ready quite yet....especially those still hitting New Lows, as I said above....but, as I said above, some of these may/will form EVB "W" patterns ahead, which I will alert you to, if so....

and, again, took, PMTC, ANDW, ADPT, CRUS, VLSI., TDF, MDM, GCR, CYP, AHG, RYO, TMO, EVV, LSI., and the others not listed herein, Off pot. Long Buy list, before hypothetically "bt."

7) other, still extended/potentially Toppy, "Puttables", near recent highs Only, using, Only, L.T., in-the-money Puts Only, Always Diversified, w/stops if patterns abort to the upside, for potential drops towards their 200 DMA's, or lower (NOTE: if they are already down appreciably from their highs, do NOT chase them down, right ?):
"Recent Puts Buys from Section (3)" above, plus:
added, to, CMCSK, AEOS, AMGN, BGEN, CSCO, DELL, EESI., EAII., COLTY, NSPR, PACC, MCIC, LVLT, LGTO, OVID, WCOM, ASO, BNI., CAH, NOK/A, COX, CCU, HMA, CMA, PNU, LEA, SHR, SVM, SDG, GM, BBY, DL, TWMC, MEG/A, MNMD, DRTE, AHP, UCM, WLA, BDX, TWX, MLT, CSG, USS, RHI., POS, IAD, PSUN, PAYX, GMSTF, FORR, INTU, FORE, VISX, DTE, KEA, GPS, MDT, MTX, VCI., EE, NU, UTX, BCE, SYY, YHOO, COFI., CPL, MTC, EWG, REP, CMS, BSE, ED, and, again, the recently bought-puts-on stocks in section (3) above, the last few NL's, as Puttables, near their Highs, Only.... some are "EVT's" ("Exhaustion V (hook) Tops", the opposite of EVB's, get it ?), some are double-tops....a little clearer, yes ?

Puttables list growing, even as "Long-side" list growing, again, illustrating the "Split" market. Note, more extended Retails, Financials, Utils., Media, plus, Health/Drugs, some Brokers, Autos, and, of course, Comp./Techs, now included. Again, I am trying to put these into general "industry groups", where helpful. Oh, and another valuable note: LEARN, that, normally, NO amount of "reported good news" (other than a bonifide takeover offer), can prevent a stock in stage 7, or stage 6, from falling/further....A recent proof of this, was, as I said, among the Oils/Services stocks, which suckered a ton more unenlightened people in, after their stage 6, S.T. bottom, only to fall anew, as I told people they would....

and/But, just Not yet, in: none (also see names of other "removed" stocks, in recent past NL's), all taken Off potential puts list, before "put".... remember, we do NOT buy puts, when/if issue is still making new highs.... yes, we will miss "some" right near their tops, but by waiting for double-tops and/or umbrella tops to form better, we will have fewer small cut losses, and we will still catch plenty of Puts over time, with less stress....again, when/if an issue breaks out immediately after I add it, I remove it, period. You must please check the recent charts of all potential Puts ideas, takes less than 10 seconds each, to make sure they have not broken out.

again, The best Puttable Industry Groups Sectors, continue to be among extended Financials, Big-name, high-PE, Techs, Retails, Housing, Communications, Media, Consumer, Utility, Health, most, ONLY into a rally, right ? Interesting, the groups broadened before recent declines, dig ? Again, issues are quickly removed, when/if they break above their potential rolling top formations (as above)....If one properly diversifies, and only does L.T., in-the-money puts, this is not a problem....as you can see, I do "pull" stocks off lists quickly, when they break their patterns, and you should, too.... we will catch plenty more VG puts in the months ahead for you (we already have, yes ?) Read my "essay" on "How to exploit the Downside in Puts" for deeper coverage, and info. on the Patterns, etc. (as with calls, and all options, min. L.T., in-the-money, diversified, ONLY).

8) "PSYCLE sm" Lesson for today:
Besides all the lessons you hopefully have gleaned from all my past NL commentaries above, and from my (six) "essays/booklets", the next Lessons to learn, are to memorize the specific characteristics of each, of the at-least 7 (seven) sequential stages in my "PSYCLE sm....so, starting 3 NL's ago, and each NL forward for a while, I will cover each sequential "PSYCLE sm" stage, one by one....this is very, valuable information--- here goes: to continue:

"PSYCLE sm" stage 4: "The Top" area: once a stocks or Ind. Group has formed the at-least-semi-paraboilic stage 3 rise, with "all the lights green", the Media, and the Financial Ind. reports, are, by nature, bullish, positive, and "the 95 %" either ecstatic and bragging, or are more upset they missed the rises, or did not participate recently, as they watch the gains in those stocks...You, and the Media, and the Finl. Svcs. Ind. people, are SUPPOSED to be either, upset, or euphoric, in stage 4....what my "PSYCLE sm" shows, is that, often, we can tell an idea is at least nearing a toppy area, by three things, as with all other stages: one, the chart (extended, parabolic, but beginning to "rollover", as a parabola, with a S.T. upside-down umbrella formation, or a rolling top, or an overdone extended hook top" formation (read my "Puts" booklet), and two, "what is being said about it (i.e., with ridiculous valuations, high PE's, and/but continuing bullish predictions, "it will/can never go down," and people questioning the sanity of anyone not jumping on board, etc., dig ?)....also, third, with many unsophisticated traders "just getting in", and/or making money (lucky), with no idea when to sell....

The "top" is a process, NOT "one easily definable day"....it can take days, weeks, even months, depending on your perspective, to form, but ALL stocks and groups DO top....at least intermediate term.....again, I usually get my signals, first, from the charts, of course, second, by "what certain media and industry and other people are saying", third, from viewing the L.T. charts of the items potentially topping, something few others ever do, and fourth, "how I feel" PSY-chologically, another thing few people know how to do well. Also, when/if an idea has had previous big swings in past years, I want to "see" where those stocks stopped and topped those previous times, right ? Also Remember, tops are formed WITH "high relative strength"--- a necessary requirement !!! Also, often, a "high-volume blow-off" occurs, but is not always needed....and, of course, a plethora of Media and Financial Ind. articles, praising and touting that item, right ? last, often, "the 95 %" is NOT supposed to even notice, as a top forms. ....remember, stocks must often go "neutral", first, before dropping....They do Not often turn on a dime, unless the parabolic rise was amazingly rare. Most stage 4 tops are "stealth", that is, we look back, and "the 95 %" never saw it, but they notice, the stock is already down somewhat (which is why I teach to only buy puts, where suitable, right near the potential highs, to catch the most of the drop, when correct, with close stops when/if the pattern aborts, and, Only, L.T., in-the-money options).

So now you know about stages 1, 2, 3, and 4, in my "PSYCLE sm", illustrated here for you....next time here, "PSYCLE sm" stage 5.

As I keep reiterating, It is also still better to buy "some" stage 1 "PSYCLE sm" stocks, in depressed or EVB chart patterns, when their "news seems so bad" but their patterns show EVB's (and have occasional, small, cut losses), than to never do that at all....Because, historically, any small, cut losses, will be more than overcome by larger % Gains, over time, off those EVB lows, when one properly Diversifies....Similarly, it is better to TRY some "Puts/options" the opposite way, near their Highs only, when suitable, than to never do any....remember, "PSYCLE sm" stocks tend to move much more INDEPENDENTLY of any/all "external" stuff, than "the 95 %" incorrectly believe....one does Not "need" "events" to happen, in order to exploit normal, probable price moves....this is a Good thing. ...Also, try to learn about "baby-with-bathwater" selling action, like we had earlier 1998, with the Techs/Asians. The Key is to have the strength to Buy, when there is a "scary story", provided the stock pattern is intact....Connectedly, realize, by nature, there is SUPPOSED to be no "sexiness" in stocks/groups, near their lows, in bases, nor EVB's....they only become "sexy", After they rise a bunch, right ? and, by then (buy then ? a pun, get it ?), it is/will be too late....One must buy into NON-sexiness, NON-positiveness, into "fear", when the patterns are intact, right ? Also, buying Puts can be viewed as just plain intelligent/logical, as "insurance" or "protection, as well as for direct profit at times, yes ? March and June have proven that yet again.

*** So, again, if you are "new" to my NL, and need ideas to buy long, or put, stocks "Now", as long as their current prices are right near those given in Section (3), that is where you find "do-able Now" ideas....Section (3)....and, Sections (6) and (7) are also longer useable/learnable lists, when/if those issues might set up properly as longs/puts....you can also always refer back to your "Guide" to my NL, which will have been sent to you soon after you subscribed.... obviously, this NL is a "work in process", a true lifetime learning tool for you, and not an "overnite junk NL", and I want to do my best for you....we are just beginning, and you will be receiving a ton of useable, learnable, specific information from here, and in my "essays/booklets", and in future special reports....thanks again, and spread the word.

*** (Note: I share "so many" ideas herein, for two reasons: 1) to give you a more "Complete" picture of what is happening, worth knowing, and what might be done, and, 2) because some stocks/options given may be more "illiquid" than others, I share so many more, similarly positioned issues, so that more of my valued subscribers will be able to properly diversify, in various portfolios, for various objectives, etc. i.e., If I just gave out only a few stocks, some people would not be able to create Options Portfolios as easily, nor diversify properly, right ? Plus, by viewing many issues' patterns, you will learn that much more quickly, yes ? I share ALL applicable stocks ideas which befit different "PSYCLE sm" stages. But Only, maybe 5-10-15-20, maximum, stocks are "worth acting on" at any given time, as per section (3) above, and, in sections (6) and (7) if those issues are also properly set up, near their lows, right ?)