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

    New Recommendations
       Buy  XTXI  3.90  by far highest volume in a year.  Down from 30 without much of a rally.
       Buy  FLIR  30.68  Very high volume move past 50-day ma.
       Buy OPTR  12.11 +.51
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.   

      CSS  17.74 -1.50  IP21 still below AI, so hold.  
       
     cover   KAI    13.48 +1.24 

      
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.   

   NNI  13.57 +.52    Nelnet    AI/200=167 

   UBSH   24.00 +.57    Union Bankshares

   ABFS Arkansas Best 29.03 +1.36       above 50-day ma - Hold despite red Sell.
                       Goal is 31.5 - Sell at that point.
      
    ANSS ANysys 28.38  +.73    Broke 50-dma

    ATLO Ames National 25.90 +.89     42 was September peak.

     OTTR Otter Tail Corp 23.35 +.98

                           Commodity Investments
                                                 
        Platinum 1620   936.20 +26.30      AI<0 and  above declining 50-day ma.
                                            

        GBG (name change)   - Great Basin   1.28 +.05     IP21<0  AI/200=118    
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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     56.06 +1.01        False breakout above 57 resistance.
            Seems best to buy it near 50 in this market.

   CVX 73.97 +.59      new red Buy    Hold 21 months after purchase.
                                    IP21<0 .   Closing Power has been violated and it is below its ma..

   XOM  79.83 +1.24    AI/200=116   IP21=.13    Hold 21 months after purchase.
                             Closing Power has been violated and it is below its ma..                                    
                             Tahiti Stock at end of 3rd and 4th quarters of 2007.