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Trades Summary 07/18/2003
-------------------------------

Number of trades                          129
Avg days held                            20.4

Avg profit per trade (% gross)            3.6
Avg winning trade (% gross)              14.8
Avg losing trade (% gross)               -8.4

Profitable trades (% gross)              51.9
Profitable trades (% net)*               51.2

Avg drawdown (%)                          2.6
Max drawdown (%)                         17.4
Avg profit/avg drawdown                   1.4

* Assumes 1% charge for commission/slippage per transaction


Short Trades
------------

     day     ticker  next~n      trade    tret    rmin    rmax  days~d
09/29/98        SLE   27.53      Short       .       .       .       .
10/05/98        SLE   29.50      Cover   -7.16   -7.85    1.93       4
10/16/98        HON   38.00      Short       .       .       .       .
10/21/98        AES   18.72      Short       .       .       .       .
10/26/98        AES   21.09      Cover  -12.66  -12.66   -3.21       3
11/02/98        AXP   30.66      Short       .       .       .       .
11/02/98        BDK   52.31      Short       .       .       .       .
11/02/98          G   46.88      Short       .       .       .       .
11/03/98         GM   54.09      Short       .       .       .       .
11/03/98        HON   41.56      Cover   -9.37   -9.37    3.79      12
11/03/98         KO   73.38      Short       .       .       .       .
11/03/98        LTD   13.31      Short       .       .       .       .
11/04/98        JPM   38.65      Short       .       .       .       .
11/05/98        MMM   81.75      Short       .       .       .       .
11/05/98        PEP   36.50      Short       .       .       .       .
11/09/98        MWD   32.44      Short       .       .       .       .
11/13/98         GM   59.25      Cover   -9.54   -9.54   -0.85       8
11/13/98        PEP   38.75      Cover   -6.16   -8.22    1.89       6
11/16/98        BAC   59.81      Short       .       .       .       .
11/17/98        AXP   33.09      Cover   -7.93   -7.93    1.76      11
11/17/98        LEH   20.84      Short       .       .       .       .
11/18/98          S   45.41      Short       .       .       .       .
11/19/98       NXTL   12.06      Short       .       .       .       .
11/19/98        ONE   53.13      Short       .       .       .       .
11/19/98        TOY   20.69      Short       .       .       .       .
11/20/98        LEH   22.94      Cover  -10.08  -10.08    1.63       3
11/20/98        MWD   35.69      Cover  -10.02  -10.02    8.29       9
11/23/98        BAC   64.38      Cover   -7.64   -9.00   -1.57       5
11/23/98        BDK   56.94      Cover   -8.85   -8.85   -1.32      15
11/23/98        HCA   23.75      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/98        JPM   43.35      Cover  -12.16  -12.16    4.86      13
11/23/98        LTD   14.25      Cover   -7.06   -7.06   -0.68      14
11/24/98        ROK   18.07      Short       .       .       .       .
12/02/98        HCA   25.88      Cover   -8.97   -8.97   -3.41       6
12/02/98       NXTL   10.53      Cover   12.69    2.82   14.18       8
12/07/98        ROK   19.42      Cover   -7.47   -7.47   -1.33       8
12/08/98          S   39.11      Cover   13.87   -3.50   14.01      13
12/11/98         KO   62.63      Cover   14.65   -2.81   14.31      27
12/14/98        TOY   16.94      Cover   18.12   -0.29   16.00      16
12/16/98        MMM   71.50      Cover   12.54   -4.05   12.69      28
12/21/98          C   23.82      Short       .       .       .       .
01/06/99        MER   37.44      Short       .       .       .       .
01/07/99          C   27.53      Cover  -15.58  -15.58    2.69      11
01/08/99        ONE   57.13      Cover   -7.53   -7.53    4.48      33
01/11/99          G   52.00      Cover  -10.92  -11.73   12.27      47
03/04/99        MER   43.94      Cover  -17.36  -17.36   10.52      39
03/18/99        USB   28.56      Short       .       .       .       .
04/01/99        HCA   19.05      Short       .       .       .       .
04/09/99        HCA   20.00      Cover   -4.99   -9.24    0.00       5
06/07/99         MO   39.94      Short       .       .       .       .
06/09/99        USB   24.11      Cover   15.58   -4.48   12.82      57
06/15/99         MO   42.63      Cover   -6.74   -7.04    2.20       6
08/25/99          G   47.31      Short       .       .       .       .
09/15/99          G   41.38      Cover   12.53    0.13   11.48      14
11/12/99        BNI   30.50      Short       .       .       .       .
11/15/99         KO   58.31      Short       .       .       .       .
11/22/99         KO   66.00      Cover  -13.19  -13.19   -1.61       5
12/02/99        AVP   35.94      Short       .       .       .       .
12/13/99        AVP   30.56      Cover   14.97   -0.86   14.97       7
12/20/99        BNI   24.88      Cover   18.43   -1.64   18.66      25
12/23/99        BDK   49.38      Short       .       .       .       .
01/03/00        UTX   61.13      Short       .       .       .       .
01/07/00         CI   84.94      Short       .       .       .       .
01/20/00        BDK   43.25      Cover   12.41   -5.81   12.54      18
01/24/00         CI   72.75      Cover   14.35    0.36   15.30      10
01/28/00        UTX   52.63      Cover   13.90   -6.74   14.53      18
02/08/00        UIS   33.50      Short       .       .       .       .
02/15/00        BHI   25.25      Short       .       .       .       .
03/01/00        BHI   27.19      Cover   -7.68   -8.16    4.95      10
03/03/00        UIS   28.00      Cover   16.42   -3.91   16.42      17
03/30/00         WY   59.13      Short       .       .       .       .
03/31/00         GD   50.00      Short       .       .       .       .
04/07/00        USB   17.69      Short       .       .       .       .
04/12/00        BDK   39.31      Short       .       .       .       .
04/20/00         GD   53.31      Cover   -6.62   -7.12   -0.50      14
04/20/00        HNZ   37.38      Short       .       .       .       .
04/24/00        BDK   41.88      Cover   -6.54   -7.48   10.48       7
04/25/00         MO   22.00      Short       .       .       .       .
04/26/00        NSC   17.88      Short       .       .       .       .
05/01/00        JNJ   41.06      Short       .       .       .       .
05/01/00         MO   23.56      Cover   -7.09   -7.09    0.55       4
05/02/00        BCC   33.88      Short       .       .       .       .
05/04/00        HET   21.19      Short       .       .       .       .
05/08/00        XRX   28.25      Short       .       .       .       .
05/12/00        ALL   26.00      Short       .       .       .       .
05/12/00        NSC   19.30      Cover   -7.94   -7.94    8.84      12
05/12/00        USB   18.97      Cover   -7.24   -8.37    9.27      24
05/15/00        BCC   36.00      Cover   -6.26   -9.21    2.95       9
05/16/00        RTN   24.75      Short       .       .       .       .
05/18/00        JNJ   44.40      Cover   -8.13   -8.13   -1.14      13
05/23/00        ALL   28.69      Cover  -10.35  -10.35    0.00       7
05/23/00         WY   49.50      Cover   16.29   -4.75   17.55      37
05/24/00        HNZ   40.19      Cover   -7.52   -8.19    9.20      23
05/31/00        UIS   26.88      Short       .       .       .       .
06/07/00         KO   52.13      Short       .       .       .       .
06/08/00        RTN   21.56      Cover   12.89   -0.77   14.63      16
06/14/00        HET   22.75      Cover   -7.36   -8.54    6.80      28
06/15/00         KO   56.13      Cover   -7.67   -7.67   -0.35       6
06/16/00        XRX   20.69      Cover   26.76    0.88   26.97      28
06/29/00        UIS   14.94      Cover   44.42   -3.46   44.64      21
07/06/00       MSFT   40.63      Short       .       .       .       .
07/07/00        SLE   19.00      Short       .       .       .       .
07/25/00       MSFT   34.53      Cover   15.01   -0.91   15.09      13
08/07/00         AA   32.22      Short       .       .       .       .
08/08/00        BCC   29.75      Short       .       .       .       .
08/08/00         IP   35.69      Short       .       .       .       .
08/15/00         WY   49.38      Short       .       .       .       .
08/16/00         PG   62.50      Short       .       .       .       .
08/16/00        ROK   14.75      Short       .       .       .       .
09/06/00        CSC   77.88      Short       .       .       .       .
09/13/00        SLE   20.31      Cover   -6.89   -7.26    2.95      47
09/14/00         WY   41.00      Cover   16.97   -0.36   15.33      21
09/15/00         IP   30.19      Cover   15.41    1.77   15.58      27
09/18/00         AA   26.64      Cover   17.32   -6.55   16.91      29
09/18/00        ROK   11.43      Cover   22.51   -5.63   21.56      22
09/20/00        BCC   26.63      Cover   10.49   -4.40   11.13      30
09/28/00         PG   67.00      Cover   -7.20   -7.20    1.95      30
09/28/00         VZ   47.38      Short       .       .       .       .
10/05/00         VZ   52.13      Cover  -10.03  -10.03    0.00       5
10/11/00        CSC   68.19      Cover   12.44   -2.57   12.52      25
11/06/00          F   25.38      Short       .       .       .       .
11/07/00        UIS   13.75      Short       .       .       .       .
11/20/00          F   23.88      Cover    5.91   -3.43    7.41      10
11/21/00        UIS   12.00      Cover   12.73    0.87   14.55      10
11/24/00        DAL   49.75      Short       .       .       .       .
11/29/00         WY   44.63      Short       .       .       .       .
12/01/00         AA   29.31      Short       .       .       .       .
12/04/00         WY   47.81      Cover   -7.13   -7.42    1.97       3
12/05/00         AA   31.37      Cover   -7.03   -7.03   -5.32       2
01/31/01         EK   42.49      Short       .       .       .       .
01/31/01        NSM   28.60      Short       .       .       .       .
02/05/01        NSM   23.80      Cover   16.78    4.51   18.64       3
02/06/01        HPQ   36.29      Short       .       .       .       .
02/14/01        DAL   42.20      Cover   15.18   -6.03   15.58      55
02/20/01        HPQ   30.15      Cover   16.92   -0.17   15.95       9
04/03/01         EK   37.60      Cover   11.51   -5.74   12.03      43
04/10/01        ATI   18.30      Short       .       .       .       .
05/11/01        DIS   31.16      Short       .       .       .       .
05/14/01         GE   49.73      Short       .       .       .       .
05/15/01        HIG   64.00      Short       .       .       .       .
05/16/01       AMGN   64.78      Short       .       .       .       .
05/16/01        ATI   19.60      Cover   -7.10   -7.10    4.37      25
05/16/01         GS   99.25      Short       .       .       .       .
05/16/01        MWD   68.85      Short       .       .       .       .
05/17/01        AXP   44.37      Short       .       .       .       .
05/17/01        SLB   68.48      Short       .       .       .       .
05/17/01        TXN   39.80      Short       .       .       .       .
05/21/01        DIS   33.92      Cover   -8.86  -10.01    0.67       6
05/21/01         GE   53.15      Cover   -6.88   -7.38   -0.84       5
05/21/01       NXTL   19.39      Short       .       .       .       .
05/22/01        MWD   72.59      Cover   -5.43   -7.86   -0.28       4
05/29/01        HIG   68.85      Cover   -7.58   -7.97   -2.66       9
05/29/01       NXTL   15.20      Cover   21.61    1.65   17.90       5
05/30/01        TXN   33.11      Cover   16.81   -5.18   16.86       8
06/04/01       AMGN   69.66      Cover   -7.53   -7.89    1.03      12
06/07/01       CSCO   21.29      Short       .       .       .       .
06/14/01       CSCO   17.25      Cover   18.98    3.76   16.67       5
06/14/01        SLB   57.65      Cover   15.81   -0.07   16.91      19
07/02/01         GS   84.60      Cover   14.76   -4.07   14.76      32
07/10/01        AXP   36.95      Cover   16.72   -3.79   16.61      36
07/12/01         CI   99.50      Short       .       .       .       .
07/19/01        RSH   32.70      Short       .       .       .       .
07/25/01        RSH   27.65      Cover   15.44    1.19   15.44       4
07/27/01        MDT   48.90      Short       .       .       .       .
08/01/01         CI   86.65      Cover   12.91   -2.23   12.91      14
08/14/01        MDT   43.20      Cover   11.66    1.06   11.86      12
08/23/01        CSC   38.45      Short       .       .       .       .
08/24/01        HON   38.70      Short       .       .       .       .
09/17/01        CSC   32.30      Cover   15.99   -0.75   15.99      12
09/17/01        HON   28.10      Cover   27.39   -0.65   23.77      11
11/02/01        HET   29.89      Short       .       .       .       .
11/08/01         DD   42.69      Short       .       .       .       .
11/12/01        ONE   36.20      Short       .       .       .       .
11/13/01        HET   33.80      Cover  -13.08  -13.08   -1.27       7
11/14/01         GE   40.88      Short       .       .       .       .
11/20/01        JPM   39.40      Short       .       .       .       .
11/20/01        MER   52.20      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        ATI   16.50      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        AXP   34.44      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        HIG   59.30      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        HON   32.63      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        LTD   13.35      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        RSH   30.10      Short       .       .       .       .
11/23/01        UTX   58.65      Short       .       .       .       .
11/30/01        BDK   37.02      Short       .       .       .       .
11/30/01        HPQ   21.90      Short       .       .       .       .
12/05/01        AES   16.98      Short       .       .       .       .
12/06/01        ONE   39.20      Cover   -8.29   -8.29    0.69      17
12/07/01        HPQ   22.90      Cover   -4.57   -7.40    1.87       5
12/07/01        LTD   14.32      Cover   -7.27   -7.64   -3.15      10
12/11/01        AES   13.99      Cover   17.61    1.18   17.96       4
12/17/01        UTX   62.95      Cover   -7.33   -7.33   -0.44      16
01/04/02        AXP   38.04      Cover  -10.45  -10.45    6.68      28
01/04/02        MER   56.30      Cover   -7.85   -8.51    6.30      30
01/16/02         DD   40.30      Cover    5.60   -6.93    6.00      46
01/16/02        HON   29.80      Cover    8.67   -6.31   10.97      36
01/25/02        HIG   65.00      Cover   -9.61   -9.61    1.47      42
01/28/02        JPM   34.06      Cover   13.55   -2.49   12.92      45
01/29/02        BDK   40.00      Cover   -8.05   -8.05    4.11      39
02/04/02         GE   35.10      Cover   14.14   -1.64   14.38      54
02/15/02        HAL   16.00      Short       .       .       .       .
02/19/02        RSH   27.10      Cover    9.97   -4.72   11.66      58
03/04/02        HAL   16.83      Cover   -5.19   -8.00    1.88      10
03/20/02        ATI   16.42      Cover    0.48   -2.73   11.52      79
03/20/02        DOW   33.92      Short       .       .       .       .
03/22/02          F   16.62      Short       .       .       .       .
05/22/02          F   18.15      Cover   -9.21   -9.45   10.35      42
07/09/02        DOW   33.07      Cover    2.51   -1.80   11.56      76
08/20/02         CL   54.40      Short       .       .       .       .
08/21/02       AMGN   47.64      Short       .       .       .       .
08/22/02        MRK   53.52      Short       .       .       .       .
08/23/02        TYC   16.74      Short       .       .       .       .
08/27/02         GS   78.30      Short       .       .       .       .
09/10/02        BMY   26.45      Short       .       .       .       .
09/10/02        CCU   36.30      Short       .       .       .       .
09/10/02      VIA-B   44.45      Short       .       .       .       .
09/16/02         HD   34.50      Short       .       .       .       .
09/19/02         GS   67.35      Cover   13.98    1.17   14.24      16
09/19/02        MRK   45.18      Cover   15.58    1.59   15.56      19
09/23/02       AMGN   39.33      Cover   17.44   -1.89   16.02      22
09/23/02        TYC   13.60      Cover   18.76   -6.33   16.37      20
09/24/02         HD   28.75      Cover   16.67    3.83   17.65       6
10/04/02        BMY   22.20      Cover   16.07    1.06   17.73      18
10/09/02        CCU   30.67      Cover   15.51   -2.37   16.20      21
10/09/02      VIA-B   37.60      Cover   15.41    1.57   15.97      21
10/31/02        PEP   43.75      Short       .       .       .       .
11/20/02        BHI   31.13      Short       .       .       .       .
11/21/02         CL   51.80      Cover    4.78   -6.45    5.51      66
11/21/02         WY   50.00      Short       .       .       .       .
11/22/02        DIS   19.55      Short       .       .       .       .
11/22/02        HIG   48.00      Short       .       .       .       .
11/25/02        AEP   30.19      Short       .       .       .       .
12/02/02        BHI   33.90      Cover   -8.90   -8.90    0.22       7
12/05/02        BAX   31.50      Short       .       .       .       .
12/12/02        AEP   25.81      Cover   14.51    5.63   14.54      12
12/13/02        DIS   16.65      Cover   14.83   -1.74   15.50      14
12/18/02        PEP   40.70      Cover    6.97   -2.65    6.63      33
01/02/03         BA   34.10      Short       .       .       .       .
01/02/03         GM   38.35      Short       .       .       .       .
01/06/03        BCC   26.70      Short       .       .       .       .
01/13/03         WY   53.45      Cover   -6.90   -7.16    6.90      34
01/17/03        HCA   43.84      Short       .       .       .       .
01/24/03        HIG   42.70      Cover   11.04   -4.37   10.15      41
02/10/03        BAX   26.97      Cover   14.38   -1.78   14.73      44
02/12/03         GM   33.90      Cover   11.60   -5.61   11.29      28
02/20/03         BA   29.00      Cover   14.96   -0.59   14.46      33
03/06/03        BCC   22.30      Cover   16.48   -5.21   15.81      41
03/13/03         HD   23.21      Short       .       .       .       .
03/20/03         HD   25.50      Cover   -9.87   -9.87    0.95       5
04/03/03        LTD   13.45      Short       .       .       .       .
04/04/03        HCA   38.45      Cover   12.29    1.32   14.01      53
04/15/03         CI   48.60      Short       .       .       .       .
04/29/03        LTD   14.35      Cover   -6.69   -9.22    0.07      17
04/29/03          S   27.95      Short       .       .       .       .
04/30/03         CI   52.31      Cover   -7.63   -7.63    3.54      10
05/20/03         MO   34.97      Short       .       .       .       .
05/21/03         MO   38.92      Cover  -11.30  -11.30   -9.52       1
05/28/03          S   30.18      Cover   -7.98   -7.98    4.94      20
06/04/03        BAX   25.21      Short       .       .       .       .
07/03/03        SLE   19.32      Short       .       .       .       .


Current Short Holdings 07/18/2003
---------------------------------

   ticker  shortdat  shortp       p     rtd    rmin    rmax  days~d
      BAX  06/04/03   25.21   26.00   -3.13   -4.92    4.84      31
      SLE  07/03/03   19.32   19.34   -0.10   -3.00    1.66      10

	  
Glossary
--------

p        = stock's closing price on respective day
nextopen = stock's opening price day after signal
shortp   = price when sold short--opening price day after signal
tret     = total gross return (%) = (shortp-nextopen on cover)/shortp*100%
rtd      = total gross return (%) to date for open positions
trade    = type of transaction
rmin     = minimum % ret on closing basis since entering position (-drawdown)
rmax     = maximum % ret on closing basis since entering position 
shortdat = day of short signal--trade executed next open
daysheld = number of trading days since entering position



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