So far things are looking good and unless we close at the LOD and wipe out all of the gains I will be very happy. My charts continue to look well as some of my largest positions (9 of them) are up HUGE today making today a great day after two days in the country/jungle. what a great way to start the week. The only thing I will be watching closely is the close and volume.

Before March 2000, in the bull market, whisper numbers were all the rage. In fact, these estimates became so popular for the outlandish pre-”tech bubble” gainers that Wall Street often notched real estimates lower than actual expectations just to be able to “beat the consensus.” Today, earnings whispers are still used, but not as confidently as before.

Now we have my column from 2/1/2008 (please re-read this column, if you have time):

Yahoo lost 7.6%, or $1.59, to $19.22 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The online search engine's fourth-quarter profit dropped by 23% from the same period a year ago, while revenue rose 8%. The company will cut 1,000 jobs next month.

Citigroup, Oppenheimer and Pacific Crest Securities all removed their "buy" ratings from Yahoo, downgrading the shares to "neutral" calls.

Intel Corp. posted a 51% surge in fourth-quarter profit but sounded a cautious note about business conditions in the first quarter and the rest of the year.

The forecast by the giant chip maker, whose results are seen as a gauge for global technology demand, sent its shares down more than 14% in after-hours trading.

INVESTORS faced a turbulent start to the year after the oil price surged to $100 a barrel, stoking fears that America will head into recession and sparking a rush to shelter cash in gold.