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I confess that all of this bear market is wearing me down!  Earlier today, I sold one of my remaining twelve holdings in my trading account: Barnes Group (B) that hit an 8% loss.  In fact, I sold my 360 shares that were acquired 2/16/06 at a cost basis of $19.58/share at a price of $17.97.  This represented a loss of $(1.61)/share or (8.2)5 since purchase.  Again, since I sold this stock at a loss instead of on a gain, this is a negative internal signal of my portfolio telling me once again to hang on to the proceeds and sit on my hands.

I am now down to 11 positions from my maximum of 25, and still above my minimum of 6.  Hopefully the crisis in the middle-east will soon be resolved and the markets will move higher once again.  I hope I am not too much of a Polyanna about these international events.

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 Bob