Stock Positions We Are Monitoring.     
        Tiger Software:                                1/9/2009         (C) 2008 William Schmidt, Ph.D.                   william_schmidt@hotmail.com

    New Recommendations for Traders 
         Buy RIMM 47.46 and FSLR 162.54  - These show both Opening and CLoser Power Rising.
         Sell Short MIDD  26.65 -1.74  . ISRG  101.80    VSRN  18.70 -.98
         Of previouys longs, hold long only NNI and ATLO.

Short Positions: 
        new 
                      TISI = 21-day ma of Accum. Index.  IP21=current value of Accum. Index.   
           In general, we will cover short sales, especially if their CLosing Power downtrends are violated.   

      
Long Positions: (These are arranged so that the most recent are shown first.)
             Important in this weak market   Sell falls back below 50-day ma,
                       false breakouts and breakdowns by Closing Power below uptrends.   

    Hold long only 

      NNI  13.88 -.55     Nelnet    AI/200=167  Red Sell.


    ATLO Ames National 26.51 -.30       42 was September peak.

   

                           Commodity Investments
                                                 
        Platinum 1620   1005.50          AI<0 and  above declining 50-day ma.
                                            

        GBG (name change)   - Great Basin   1.20      IP21<0 
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                 Tahiti Stocks = 21 months' 

  WMT is the highest AI/200 stock now.  It is ar resistance of its flat 30wk ma. 
            AI/200=146     51.58 +.20        False breakout above 57 resistance.
            Seems best to buy it near 50 in this market.

   CVX 72.82 -1.42             On 5-day Sell     Hold 21 months after purchase.
                                    IP21<0 .   Closing Power has been violated and it is below its ma..

   XOM  77.57 -1.52     AI/200=111   IP21<0     Hold 21 months after purchase.
                             This has reached its declining 200-day ma  Likely resistance.
                             Closing Power has been violated and it is below its ma..                                    
                             Tahiti Stock at end of 3rd and 4th quarters of 2007.