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 December 11th, 2000



Previous Session's Best Performing Alert

One of Friday's Before the Bell Alerts Emulex Corp. (EMLX) gained 
17 points after our alert. RealTimeTraders.com offers free 
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Morning Watch List

This section contains 6 stocks that are expected move in 1 to 5 days. 
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Beyond The Numbers

Are the markets ready for a rally?

Whether the markets are ready for a bounce or a sustainable rally is a topic 
that can probably be argued for a long time to come. Some may argue the 
fundamentals may or may not be in place for a reversal. While others may 
argue the markets are due for a bounce because of the oversold condition. 
Then there are those few, including RealTimeTraders.com who believe it's a 
good idea not to fight the markets and simply go with the flow.

Important factors may be coming together for a move up

Notice, our heading states &a move up8 rather than a rally. Along with a few 
market analysts we are not so sure this move up will be a definite reversal 
or a temporary bounce that many traders are looking for in next few sessions. 
Last week we pointed out that Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan finally gave 
the markets what they had been anticipating. His favorable comments were 
interpreted to be a sign of possible lowering of interest rates to help the 
economy from slowing down to undesirable growth levels.

Last Friday Labor Department announced the November employment numbers were 
below the consensus estimates. Over the weekend we learned that Iraq will be 
back in the crude oil market. If Iraq's crude comes online, that may further 
pressure the crude oil prices, (which is in the best interest of US 
consumers). The fact this election drama is also getting close to an end is 
also a positive for the markets. All the above facts coupled with the usual 
year end rally (better known as Santa Claus rally) may set the stage for a 
meaningful move up in the last few weeks of the year 2000. 

Economic slowdown may impact future earnings

Last week some of the biggest and well-known names warned their upcoming 
quarterly earnings will fall short of Wall Street,s expectations. Despite the 
earnings warnings, markets have started to rally on the FED Chairman,s 
comments about possibly lowering interest rates to stimulate or stop the 
economy from slowing down. While lower rates are expected to help the markets 
move higher, it is important to note that corporate earnings will not 
immediately start to move higher. Given that, we believe markets are likely 
to move in a range for some time before starting to pick up pace. Moreover, 
unlike the past when dot com businesses rocketed higher and higher despite 
losing more money, stock prices in the future will depend a lot on the 
companies future earnings. 
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We encourage our readers to take a closer look at companies' earnings power 
and their position within the sector. What we mean by that is, it is a good 
idea to stay with the leaders in each sector rather than any stock that is 
moving higher, a good example of that is Applied Materials (AMAT) within the 
semiconductor sector. Applied Materials is the strongest stock in the 
Semiconductor equipment world, and as such it has always produced steady and 
predictable earnings.



Sector Analysis

Healthcare and Insurance related Stocks continue to attract  money

Once again we like to stay with stocks that are outperforming the broad 
market. Past few months we have been pointing out health and food related 
stocks that are among the defensive stocks that has caught the interest of 
investors. We at RealTimeTraders.com believe the healthcare and insurance 
related stocks will continue to move higher regardless of the possibility of 
technology stocks coming back into the spotlight. Some of the stocks that are 
worth mentioning are United Healthcare (UNH) has been hovering around its 
52-week high for the past few weeks. Friday the stock closed at a new 52-week 
on average volume. Allstate Corp. (ALL) closed at a new 52-week high on 
Friday for the fourth consecutive day. Oxford Healthcare (OXHP) has set 
series of new highs since we started to alert our readers to this stock back 
in May 2000. We continue to see positive money flow into this stock. 




Economic Reports & Bond Markets

This week markets will start out with a light schedule of economic reports. 
However, as the week heads towards the end markets will face some important 
economic reports that will help economist determine the direction and the 
strength of the economy. Monday wholesale inventory for the month of October 
is scheduled to be released at 10:00 AM. Analysts expect the inventory to 
climb higher by 0.3-0.5%




Market Breadth 

Friday's NYSE advance/decline reading was 2076/816 Vs. 
Thursday's reading of1438/1384
Friday's Nasdaq advance/decline reading was 2818/1146 Vs. 
Thursday's reading of 1554/2361

New Highs and New Lows

Friday's NYSE new high/lows was 245/60 Vs. Thursday's
reading of 140/105
Friday's Nasdaq new high/lows was 81/171 Vs. Thursday's
reading of 40/309


Important Market Moving News

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for the most important news that may effect your portfolio. This
page also provide information on stocks that are going to gap open 
higher/lower and the reasons if any. We also alert traders to the
actively traded stocks before the bell.


Upgrades / Downgrades / Coverage Initiations

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rades
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rades
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erage



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Today's Key Earnings Releases



Company Name????????? 	Expected earnings 	Symbol
		
Analogic??????????????????????? 	0.30???? 	ALOG
Roper Industries??????????? 	0.49???? 	ROP
Wallace Computer???????? 	0.40???? 	WCS


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