----- Original Message ----- From: <A title=mike-burk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx href="">Mike Burk ; <A title=mike-burk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx href="">Mike Burk To: <A title=mike-burk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx href="">Mike Burk Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 10:30 PM Subject: Gordon Harms report <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > 7/23/04 MARKET CLOSE <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > TIMING IS EVERYTHING <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>MARKET CLIMATE/OUTLOOK- <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Low Interest Rates<SPAN > -Bullish <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gross Domestic Product<SPAN > -Bullish Up 3.9%(Revised) was Up 4.1% <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P500 Expected Earnings<SPAN > -Bullish $68.67 up from $67.62 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>INFLATION: 3 month moving average; 3 up unfavorable <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>CPI, Jun is 2.87% (Inflation), up from 2.36% in May Low 1.20 7/02. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>PPI, Jun is 4.22% (Inflation), up from 3.21% in May Low -2.37 2/02. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>ECRI, Jul is 1.00% (Inflation), up from 0.98% in Jun. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>MARKET TREND: Favorable <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P500 is 46.32% UNDERVALUED below an estimated 2024 fair value, <FONT face="Courier New"> based on historical S&P 500 earnings, P/E and US30 bond yield. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P500 annual earnings growth is 71.7%/year. Low -51.41% on 4/19/02. <FONT face="Courier New"> Long term S&P earnings growth rate average is near 6%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P500 Inflation adjusted real dividend yield is -0.59%. <FONT face="Courier New"> Prior week was -0.58%. BUY at greater than approx.-1.50%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>MARKET TREND: Unfavorable <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>May through Oct is seasonally unfavorable on average. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>SP-CP is 1.91% BELOW 1107 the 200sma which is rising. Was -0.40%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>SP-CP is 2.70% BELOW 1116 the 50sma which is falling. Was -1.43%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>All six trading systems are holding money funds from 6/23/04. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Trailing S&P earnings<SPAN > -Bearish $52.00 down from $52.03. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>NYSE Volume Sum Index<SPAN > –Bearish, turned down 7/12/04. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>NASDAQ Volume Sum Index<SPAN > –Bearish, turned down 7/6/04. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Long Term Index Cycles<SPAN > -Bearish 8 of 8 are moving down. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Short Term Index Cycles<SPAN > -Bearish 8 of 8 are moving down. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Dollar index is down 3.84% from 5/13/04. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>MARKET VALUATION: Unfavorable <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Estimated S&P500 P/E for the coming year is 15.82. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The S&P500 P/E ratio is 20.89(4 to 20 is range: 1870 to 1997) <FONT face="Courier New"> based on trailing earnings. Trailing P/E was 45 in April 2002. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P 500 market value is 3.35 times book value. Was 3.40 last week. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>MONETARY LIQUIDITY: Favorable <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Three month ROC of M3 money is 2.28%, last week was 2.46%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Money Market yield is 0.48%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Money Market funds are 1.987 trillion, was 1.977 trillion. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>5 Yr Note yield is 3.64% down from 3.65%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>10 Yr Note yield is 4.47% down from 4.49% <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>20 Yr Note yield is 5.24% down from 5.24%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>PSYCHOLOGY: Mixed; 3 Neutral, 1 Bull <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>CBOE Equity Total Vol. Put/Call Ratio: .62, last week was .77. <FONT face="Courier New"> Market: Bullish > 0.60 and Bearish < 0.30 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Market Vane(Commodity/Futures): 61% Bullish, last week was 62% Bullish. <FONT face="Courier New"> Market: Bullish < 25% and Bearish > 65% <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>AAII 35.7% bull and 23.8% bear. 3 wk SMA Ratio = 0.55. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>3 wk SMA Ratio > 1.10 = Bullish, >> Bullish = > 1.50, < 0.35 = Bearish <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>USB Index of Consumer Optimism 95 Jun. was 71 May. Estimated neutral. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Estimated bullish < 41, bearish > 142. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>RELATIVE VALUATION(Stocks to Bonds): Mixed <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Stock Value Index is 3.15, was 3.09. Buy greater than 1.03. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P 500 dividend yield is 1.35 times 13 week T-Bill yield. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Five year note yield is 2.03 times S&P 500 yield. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>BONDS: Favorable <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The 30 year U.S. Govt. bond real yield is 2.81%, last wk was 2.76%. <FONT face="Courier New"> The historical average, real yield is near 3.00%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The average 30 year U. S. Govt. historical bond yield expected <FONT face="Courier New"> is 5.36%, current yield is 5.17%. Was 5.12%. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>STBI Bonds are up 5.46% from 5/13/04. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bd-Junk bonds up 4.67% from 5/17/04. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Zero bonds are up 4.81% from 5/13/04. <SPAN ><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>DOMINANT MARKET INDICATOR(Beasley): Favorable but NYSE score is OUT. <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > OTC-C <SPAN > Neg Env, Score 3/15(IN > 4/15), OUT 7/12/04. <FONT face="Courier New"> NYC-I DOMINANT Pos Env, Score 10/13(IN > 3/13), IN 6/9/04. <FONT face="Courier New"> Total score is 13 of 28, last weeks score was 13. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New">CYCLES<SPAN > 5 WEEK<SPAN > 10 WEEK<SPAN > 20 WEEK<SPAN > 9 Month<SPAN > <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>WIL-5 <SPAN > OS-Dn,07/21/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,07/01/04<SPAN > N-Dn,07/16/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,02/24/04 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>DJ-30 <SPAN > OS-Dn,07/21/04 <SPAN > OS-Dn,07/01/04<SPAN > N-Dn,07/20/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,02/24/04 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>RUT-I <SPAN > OS-Dn,07/21/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,07/01/04<SPAN > N-Dn,07/13/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,07/09/04 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>NDX-X <SPAN > OS-Dn,07/23/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,07/02/04<SPAN > N-Dn,07/14/04<SPAN > OS-Dn,07/12/04 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>N = Stoch >20 <80, OS = Stoch <20 OUT/Buy, <st1:place w:st="on">OB = Stoch >80 Hold/Sell <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>SECTOR Averages ranked by percent gain from 4/5/04:(Last intermed. High) <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > Energy <SPAN > 5.4<SPAN > OTC-C<SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > -11.1 <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > DJ-20 <SPAN > <SPAN > 3.0 <SPAN > <SPAN > Emerge<SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > -11.9 <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > VMFXX 0.2 <SPAN > New-Asia <SPAN > <SPAN > -13.5 <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > Bd-Junk <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > 0.1<SPAN > Hi-Tech <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > -17.2 <FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN > Zero-Bd <SPAN > <SPAN > -0.1 <SPAN > Precious<SPAN > <SPAN > <SPAN > -18.2 <SPAN ><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>SYSTEM(NCALPHA)...TRADE....C/MDY..HOLD.....G/L.......ANN/MDD....ONE YEAR <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>SHARP(Microc2x)...7/09/04....14...VMFXX....0.00......47.8/12.1......28.2 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>LOSDF(Microc2x)...7/09/04....14...VMFXX....0.00......40.0/10.4......25.2 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>MDSDF(Microc2x)...7/09/04....14...VMFXX....0.00......42.6/10.4......21.9 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>NCALP(Microc2x)...7/09/04....14...VMFXX....0.00......54.2/12.1......22.4 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P500(Microc2x)..7/09/04....10...VMFXX....0.00......15.1/9.3.......12.3 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>OTC-C(Microc2x)...7/09/04....10...VMFXX....0.00......32.2/16.7......12.6 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S&P500 Buy/Hold...7/23/03...252...SP500..............10.0/49.2.......9.9 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>OTC-C Buy/Hold....7/23/03...252...OTC-C..............11.5/77.9.......7.6 <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>REF: Data from Barron’s weekly magazine. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>“We can never be sure of the past or predict the future precisely.” <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Stephen Hawking <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>In politics the distribution of opinions means some may be correct about the past; some will be correct about the future, but in either case we have no way of knowing which are correct right now. <FONT face="Courier New" size=2> <IMG src="gif00200.gif"> <IMG src="gif00201.gif"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <FONT face=Arial size=2>---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A href="">http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 7/22/2004 Yahoo! 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