Stock Positions We Are Monitoring.     
        Tiger Software:                                1/2/2009         (C) 2008 William Schmidt, Ph.D.                   william_schmidt@hotmail.com

    New Recommendations
       

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.   

    XTXI      3.89 -.01  By far highest volume in a year.  Down from 30 without much of a rally.

    FLIR    31.76 +1.08   Very high volume move past 50-day ma.  Now at price downtrendline.
    
   OPTR  10.96 -1.15  IP21=.40

   NNI  13.74 -.59    Nelnet    AI/200=167  Red Sell.

   UBSH   24.7` -.08    Union Bankshares   IP21=.40

   ABFS Arkansas Best 30.62 +.51         above 50-day ma - Hold despite red Sell.
                       Goal is 31.5 - Sell at that point.  CP is at NH.
      
    ANSS ANysys 28.74 +.85   Broke 50-dma

    ATLO Ames National 26.99 +.45      42 was September peak.

     OTTR Otter Tail Corp 24.26 +.93 

                           Commodity Investments
                                                 
        Platinum 1620   941.40 +5.20        AI<0 and  above declining 50-day ma.
                                            

        GBG (name change)   - Great Basin   1.24 -.04      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     57.10 +1.12         False breakout above 57 resistance.
            Seems best to buy it near 50 in this market.

   CVX 76.52 +2.55        new red Buy    Hold 21 months after purchase.
                                    IP21<0 .   Closing Power has been violated and it is below its ma..

   XOM  81.64 +1.81     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.