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Why I'm Selling CSCO Short

By Joshua Hayes

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The debate between the bottom-callers and the reality players of technical analysis continues, as the bottom callers now do everything they can to justify making the calls, while the stock market continues to clearly act like a market that is making a significant top. Tuesday's 3%-plus declines on heavier volume on all the major indices should clearly signal that the bottom-callers might be a bit too early. I might not think this if we did not have a five-year bull market. But the facts are the facts, and I am now making money consistently on the short side, where I was once only making money looking for longs -- longs that I can no longer find in my scans. This is not a market you want to buy, when these conditions prevail. Years of experience tells me this. Keeping with the theme of beloved stocks that...

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