Archive for July, 2006

Posted on Jul 21st, 2006

Learning how to use the stock market is always more than just a little tricky. But even then, being able to foresee what is going to happen in the stock market will always have a risk factor - you win some, and… Knowing just which ones to pick should not be left to mere guesswork, or "hunches." Here are a few good things to look at when trying to find that "just right" stock for you to invest in.

Pay Attention To The Market

Anyone that does any kind of investing knows that you have to keep your eye on it at all times. It certainly will not take care of itself. So unless you have a stockbroker, then plan on checking the overall results of the company that you choose to buy stocks from. Unless you have a good memory, it may be a good idea to make some kind of chart to plot its stock trends, too. This will give you an instant overall view of the way your company’s stock is performing.

Investigate Carefully

Unless you have a lot of money that you can just throw away, you need to be careful where you invest. Do a little homework. Being a success in the stock market takes a little more than blind luck. Here are three things that you should look at when considering what company to invest in.

* The History And Background Of The Company

It is always good to find out what is the reason that this company is doing so well. Ask yourself whether or not it is because of good leadership, overall quality in the products or services it supplies, or is it just a fad product, that will soon fade away? Ask yourself if there is apt to be a projected demand for whatever that company is offering; in other words, is there a reasonable expectation of growth in the near future?

Other things that you want to understand are the quality and integrity of the company. If you are not sure, or if that company is definitely involved with things that you do not agree on, stay away from it - there are many other ones to choose from.

* The Performance On The Stock Market In Recent Months

This is also a must. You need to study the way that their stock has performed in at least the last six months. See if you can spot a trend that goes in a generally upward direction. Be careful of companies whose stock explodes overnight - they can implode just as quickly, and there goes your money with it. Seek for a more even, but generally constant increase in stock value.

* News About The Company

This is a continuation of paying attention to what is happening. The stock market, and the companies behind it, changes everyday. Do weekly Internet searches for news about the company in order to detect forward motion, and whether or not it is staying a leader in its field. You can also be aware of negative events, such as a shakeup in CEO’s, scandals, the misuse of funds, improper reporting of its finances, etc., anything that might mean you should take your investment somewhere else. Other news might deal with why some stock market watchers think that your company is solid, and a good investment - which is always good to hear.

Don’t Put All Investments In One Company.

Finally, be wise and spread your investments over a rather broad base. Make different kinds of investments, too - don’t put them all in the stock market. When you start to see problems in one, don’t be afraid to make a decision and move your investment. Always be learning more about how to invest. You want to learn as much as you can from those who may know more than you.

Joe Kenny writes for the UK Loans Store, offering UK loans and offer more information on personal loans and other loan topics available on site.

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Posted on Jul 21st, 2006

For those who can make a success of it, the stock market is a very lucrative money-making enterprise. But who has the time or inclination for day-trading from the floor of the stock exchange, or talking on the phone with a broker? If you know how to buy stock online, you can handle your investments (and your financial future) on your own, and in your own time.

Many people don’t know how to buy stock online, though online trading is growing increasingly more popular as people begin to catch on to this growing trend. Once you know how to buy stock online, you can buy and sell in an easy click-and-point process that doesn’t involve brokers, phone calls, or going to the stock exchange. It can’t any more simple than this.

If you’re interesting in learning how to buy stock online, all you need to get started is a stock-trading web site. There are many such sites out there, some of which you’re probably already familiar with by virtue of television advertisements. Find a web site that allows you to buy, sell, and trade stock online, and you’re in business. You can control your own stock affairs from the comfort and privacy of your own home, without having to deal with any pressure from a stock broker.

When you know how to buy stock online, you can use any of these web sites that appeal to you. There’s no reason you have to use only one, in fact, though when you first get started this is probably your best option. You, and you alone, can control the outcome of your stock investments – the power is right there in your mouse-clicking finger. But, be warned! When you know how to buy stock online, you’ll get hooked, and never go back to using a brokerage firm again!

So if you want to know how to buy stock online, the only way to learn how to do it is to simply do it. Find a likely-looking web site and play around with it a little, learning how it works. Most of these web sites are extremely user-friendly, so feel free to spend some time getting a feel for the site. Find one that works best for you, and get to buying those stocks.

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Posted on Jul 20th, 2006

Most all of us have hear stories of someone who has made some money by investing in stock. So we all know that it can be done. You may have even heard someone say that it is easy, and anyone can do it. Now, you want to try your hand at it and are ready to put some money on the market - but don’t know how to get started. This article will give you some ideas about where to begin.

Learn About The Market

The stock market involves many things and you will not learn all you need to know with one little article. Start doing some rather extensive reading of articles and books from the bookstore about investing. The stock market is not something you learn in an hour or two. Otherwise, you may find that you foolishly, and hastily, threw away a lot of money unnecessarily. You should not rush into, just because someone else you know is making their investment.

Research The Market

Being able to stay on top of the market and come out ahead means that you will have to do your homework in the first place. Look carefully into the company that you want to invest in so that you can make educated decisions. Understand some of the company’s history, why they would be good to invest in, and find out where they are going, too. Learn a little about the financial status of the company, and how well their stocks have recently performed.

Learn what information you can find out about the stocks on the Internet, so you know how you can track your investments quickly, and understand any trends that are developing.

One of the best things you can do is to plan a strategy for you stock investments. If you treat your investments like your own investment company you should be able to make a profit. But also, like in any business, you may expect to lose some, too. By sticking with solid companies that are making great profits, you will find that you can have a part in their profit, as well.

Plan For The Long Haul

Investing in the stock market and making a profit is generally not something that happens overnight. It is a long haul investment and you will see a lot of fluctuation in the stock that you choose. Keep your money there through some of the think and thin of the company, but also know when it is time to trade in your stock, too. Don’t let it go down to nothing and lose it all simply because you were afraid to move it.

Stay Informed About Your Stocks

The stock market information is readily available to anyone who wants to know what is going on. You should pay attention to your investments as you do your credit cards and your checking account. One of the worst things you can do is to ignore it thinking that it will take care of itself - it won’t, and that is why you need to watch it regularly.

Joe Kenny writes for the UK Loan Store which offers UK loans and offer more information on secured loans and other loan topics available on site.
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Posted on Jul 20th, 2006

The Stockmarket reminds us of the story of ‘The Six Blind Men And The Elephant’ about how our perceptions can lead to totally different realities.

Once upon a time, there were six blind men who wanted to learn what an elephant looked like, since none had ever seen one before. So they took a trip to the forest to discover what an elephant really was like.

The first blind man approached the elephant from its firm flat broadside and bumped his head. He declared to his friends that, “The elephant is just like a wall,”

The second blind man reached out and touched one of the elephant’s tusks and said, “No, this is round and smooth and sharp - the elephant is like a spear.”

Intrigued, the third blind man stepped up to the elephant and touched its trunk. “Well, I can’t agree with either of you; I feel a squirming writhing thing - surely the elephant is just like a snake.”

The fourth blind man was of course by now quite puzzled. So he reached out, and hugged the elephant’s leg. “You are all talking complete nonsense,” he said, “because clearly the elephant is just like a tree.”

Utterly confused, the fifth blind man stepped forward and caught one of the elephant’s ears. “You must all be mad - an elephant is exactly like a fan.”

The sixth man approached, and, holding the elephant’s tail, disagreed. “It’s nothing like any of you say - the elephant is just like a rope.”

Thus the six blind men all perceived one aspect of the elephant and were each right in their own way, but none of them knew what the whole elephant really looked like.

The moral: Depending on one’s perspective reality may be experienced and viewed differently.

The Stockmarket often poses itself like the elephant to many investors. Like the six blind men and the elephant there are differing predictions of what the market will do, and how to invest in it, whether you do or not at all.

But the market seems willing to accommodate the wide variety of even opposing beliefs. Despite the wide array of opinions on the market, we still find investors with contrasting opinions making money on the market at the same time while others make losses.

There’s one thing all investors have in common, and the only reason why anyone might invest in the market. That is to make money.

So the most important thing for you is to ensure that your perspective of the market is serving you.

If it is not, then look for the perspective that will bring you the positive outcomes you want. The best and fastest way to do this is to find someone who has got it right and model what they have done. Find out what their perspective is, what their method and strategies are and follow this until you achieve success.

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Posted on Jul 19th, 2006

What is Technical Analysis?
Technical analysis is the study of price data and statistical indicators that are formed by market activity. Market activity illustrates the flow of supply and demand. This supply and demand is a reflection of beliefs and opinions translated into human behaviour and specifically, herd mentality. Therefore, technical analysts would argue, price patterns and indicator signals can be categorised based on historical data with a reasonably high expectation that they will occur again at some point in the future. This argument is based on the theory that human behaviour is innate and, although it adapts and evolves over a long enough period of time, it remains basically the same. Technical analysts focus on the herd mentality and how it affects the individual. It is after all very difficult to hold an opinion contrary to popular consensus especially in an arena where you have to make your opinions know, as you do in the financial markets (in the form of trades).

A Little Bit of History Repeating
Mark Twain (the American humorist, writer and lecturer) once said that “History doesn’t repeat itself-at best it sometimes rhymes”. This is true for the subject of this article, technical analysis. Although TA is based on using patterns that have previously occurred to predict the moves of the future no two patterns are ever exactly the same. How can they be when you list the variables that determine price action: trading methodologies, the number of participants, the participants themselves, order sizes, market liquidity, the list goes on. We all know that no two pairs of eyes are ever the same but they are similar enough for you to recognise which are blue or brown etc. The same can be said for price patterns and indicator readings; no two are ever exactly the same but they are similar enough that they can be classified and you can draw a prediction as to where prices are likely to move on completion.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
One of the major debates surrounding technical analysis is that it is self-fulfilling. Therefore if enough people use TA and trade the set-ups then they will influence the move they endeavoured to predict in the first place, thus harming its effectiveness. It doesn’t really matter which side of the fence you sit on here, the fact is that a degree of self-fulfilment is inevitable but it doesn’t necessarily guarantee the success or failure of the method. If a price pattern emerges it is not as though every technical trader defines exactly the same entry point and pulls the trigger at exactly the same time or the market would not function. Price would jump instantaneously causing massive slippage and partial fills and then collapse as traders took their profits. The opposite of this would of course be true if technical analysis was deemed as a poor method of analysis. In reality we find ourselves at a happy medium. With enough technical knowledge, a robust trading formula and practical pattern recognition you have a strong basis for a profitable edge. The fact that traders use different entry techniques, price patterns, technical indicators or no technical analysis whatsoever means that there is just enough self fulfilling prophecy present to give technical analysis profit potential.

Market Psychology and Herd Mentality
Moving away from the idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy is the analysis of market psychology and herd mentality. Your ability to read this is an integral part of trading. Technical analysis is designed to give us a means to define this psychology and the resultant market action in the form of price or indicator patterns. We can use these patterns to make a prediction as to the next likely direction price will adopt. Therefore TA is saying that herd mentality is predictable to a degree and does repeat itself with enough accuracy in order to highlight trade opportunities.

A Place for Fundamentals
There is always a place for fundamental analysis in trading, even if this analysis is as basic as knowing when data will be released. In just the same way that technical traders react differently to the same price chart, fundamentalists will react differently to the same piece of news. Market reaction to fundamental news can be unpredictable and violent and the resultant price action will add another variable to the potential success of technical analysis.

Technical Analysis and Timeframes
Technical analysis can be used on all time frames. The general consensus is that the most significant price patterns and indicator set-ups are the ones that occur on the longer time frames, such as daily or weekly charts. Whether you decide to use short, medium or long-term time frames will depend on your characteristics as a trader. However it is always prudent for traders to analyse all timeframes so they can be aware of the full technical picture. It is the short-term price action that that paints the long-term picture and the long-term picture that has a determining effect on short-term moves.

Implications for Technical Analysis and Trading Systems
When using technical analysis to design a trading system it should be remembered that a price pattern is not an ATM machine. Technical analysts focus on predicting the future using observations of the past. However it is more effective to see TA as simply a means to determine entry and exit points. At first glance you may think that attempting to predict the future and determining entry and exit points are the same thing, but altering the phrase you use to describe your objective brings about a profound psychological change on your part. Predicting the future via the use of past examples ultimately leads to your prediction being right or wrong. Not only do we humans hate to be wrong but we hate it even more when we stake money on it. Without going into too much detail about trading psychology (we’ll leave this for another article) almost any emotion whatsoever can have a negative bearing on your trading. Losing a trade (and money) will make you go back to your technical analysis book and library of price charts to find out what on earth went wrong. You will undoubtedly see that the pattern you used for your entry was slightly different (it always is, we have already touched on why) and therefore you could have entered differently or not at all. This is the first stage of doubting your edge which can lead to all sorts of problems. Now suppose your pattern was just an entry point: If you have set your risk and target based on solid money management then you have given yourself the opportunity to profit from the potential you have identified, nothing more, nothing less. Now you must wait for an exit signal or for your target/ risk threshold to be reached. In effect you are reacting to signals the market gives you or flowing with the market. You are participating and not anticipating. Therefore you cannot be right or wrong. Ego, fear and greed will not play a part in your decisions.

David Thorpe is a senior contributor for http://www.passion-trading.com a free educational resource centre for traders and investors. The goal of the site is to stimulate the minds of its users, enabling them to achieve a greater understanding the art of trading, thus helping them to become more profitable.

Posted on Jul 19th, 2006

It is very well for any investor when the market is rising, when there are profits gained after a period of time. However, the stock markets can never be predicted, and suddenly the values may dip. This causes anxiety in an investor, and he may resort to panic selling in order to avoid further loss on his shares.

If the shares are required to be sold at any cost and when the investor needs some money, it is allright to sell a portion of his stock holdings. One need not sell if the basic management of the company and its standing in the economy is good even if the values fall in a bear phase. A wise investor would treat it as a buyer’s market and would invest in some good stocks when the values are lower than usual.

There are many reasons which effect a stock market, the political changes in the area, the demand for certain products, the performance by the company as shown by its statements of account, and so on. Thus a bear phase is very good for a new entrant to the market, or for someone who wants to buy some shares. There is no need to panic if it is a down phase due to some political reasons in the region or some other temporary cause.

Thus a bear market is a good period to invest and not sell in panic. It might take some time before the stocks rise in value and the investor might make a decent profit.

CHANDRABHAGA MADHAVA RAO

Posted on Jul 18th, 2006

Real Time Data

In order to successfully day trade you must have access to real-time market data. Relying on stale information will result in poor trades.

Day trading is the practice of buying or selling throughout the day, but completely out of the market by the close of the trading day.

Skills and Training

As a career, day trading attracts individuals from many walks of life. Because it is stressful, day traders must be self-disciplined, confident, and patient; they must also have the ability to accept losses, learn from their mistakes and quickly move forward.

Seminars, books, college courses, and Internet-based tutorials all offer the opportunity to learn what you need to know to become a successful day trader—for a price. And the learning never stops. You have to keep up to date on market trends, emerging technologies, and learn new methodologies continually to stay ahead of the game.

Getting Started

As a beginner online trader, as a minimum, you will need a computer, a reliable and fast Internet connection, access to real-time data, an account with a brokerage service, and funds to open a broker account. Never trade with funds you cannot afford to lose. Before jumping into the day trading milieu it is advisable to practice by paper trading. Paper trading simply means virtual or simulated trading. You can find paper trading websites on the Internet that will let you hone your trading skills and get a feel for the tools and methods used by day traders before you invest your cash.

Paper trading is useless if you are not simulating real-life day trading as much as possible. For this reason you should try to approach paper trading as if you were committing real money. This involves setting up a plan dealing with such items as:

- entry & exit points
- stop loss limits
- profit targets
- your desired risk/reward profile
- amount of capital to be committed to trades

How long should you paper trade before commencing to "real-life" day trade. There is no set rule in this regard. You should continue paper trading until you become completely comfortable with the trading system and confident in your ability to use such techniques as "buy/sell orders" and "stops”.

It is important to note that success in paper trading does not ensure success when trading in the real market. Many have observed that it is generally easier to profit in a paper trading environment than in the real markets - in large part because emotions tend to cloud trading judgments when real money is at risk. Nevertheless, the proper use of paper trading can be a very useful tool to increase your likelihood of success (or limit your losses) when you begin trading for real.

Most successful day traders are those that have a system or method and stick to it over and over and over. There is no "magic formula" that will result in fantastic results. Most day traders that I know, plan their trades around a theory or method they have faith in and continue this process over and over.As a beginner day online trader, you will want to use a really simple strategy or method to trade. Matching a method of trading with your personality is the only way you will ever feel comfortable in the markets.

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Posted on Jul 18th, 2006

Back in mid June I was having coffee with a dear friend who regards me as his financial coach. He was relishing the fact that he convinced his grandmother to sell all her stocks and equity mutual funds and move entirely into cash and bond funds.

I asked him why did he do that? " Oh come on man, get with it..oil is flying past $70 per barrel, gold is soaring past $600 an ounce and real estate is crashing all around us. The Democrats are gonna win everything, the House, the Senate…they are going to raise taxes, bail out of Iraq. There is no way the stock market can survive all this. To top it all off, Ben Bernacke, our new Fed Chairman is sticking it to us with higher interest rates. We are going to hell in a hand bag…I couldn’t let my grandma suffer all this, so I got her into cash. Now, Georges as my financial investment coach, why aren’t you giving me this same advice?"

Would you believe I told him things are not as bad as they appear, and that we have seen this movie before? Well, I did, but I don’t think he was listening, and I have to admit, after our meeting I began to question if I was missing something.

Wow, June 2006, not a fun time folks. Oil going to $100, a gallon of gasoline $3, gold going to $1000 per ounce and interest rates clearly going up to at least 10%. OurPresident is not very popular either at home or abroad. Everybody out…let’s bail and go into cash!! CNBC has all the naysayers and the "I told you so" experts on every hour.

So what happened? Just like every other scary period, the stock market takes its licking and keeps on ticking. The calendar 2nd quarter corporate earnings report came out and they were pretty good. No major corporate blow ups. Okay, not bad, then what? Third quarter guidance for corporate earnings seemed in good shape, no one crying wolf…this stock market seems a bit cheap..maybe put a toe or two back in tha water.

Wait a minute…oil down to $60 a barrel, a gallon of gas now about $2 at the pump, versus $3 just 3 months ago…inflation seems tamed, GDP growth doing just fine…Fed has met twice since June and no raising of rates, in fact talk now of lowering those interest rates. President Bush approval rating back up to the mid 40’s%, maybe the November election is not a slam dunk for either party. Consumer confidence and spending seems to be ticking up. Retailers more optimistic about 3rd and 4th quarter expectations. What is going on here? We were crashing and burning 3 months ago ?

What happened is the same thing that has happened these past 100 years. The US economy is built to grow. It will take hits from interest rates or international events…pick itself back up and keep on marching forward. The stock market is strong with the Dow Jones in new record territory, and professional money managers now spewing optimistically about the 4th quarter and 2007. The stock market for the year is up near double digits and corporate earnings seem healthy.

I hope my friend remembered to call his grandma and get her back in the market.

Georges Yared has been in the investment industry for 28 years. The first 13 years advising individual investors with frim Dean Witter Reynolds (now, Morgan Stanley). The last 15 years Georges has been a senior partner at two investment banking, research boutique firms, in charge of international sales. He advised European portfolio managers on their US stock investments. In his career, Georges has advised over 5,000 individual investors, 100 professional portfolio managers, and has worked and advised over 200 publicly traded growth companies. He has also worked closely with over 150 world class research analysts. Georges has recently published his book " Stop Losing Money Today…The Art and Science of Investing" and his second book will be out in late November " Baby Boomer Investing…Where do we go from here?" You can find out more anout Georges’ stock ideas by going to www.stoplosingmoneytoday.com

Posted on Jul 17th, 2006

Technical analysis describes different ways of predicting the future of the market you are trading.

Technical analysis helps identifying the type of market that exists, whether it is trending or range bound.

A variety of technical tools are used to help gauge good entry points. No TA tool by itself will give you reliable buy or sell signals. Learning how to read indicators is more of an art than a science.

There is no black box that will give you the perfect, accurate signal. However, the combining of the right group of TA indicators with discipline and adequate trading capital has been the road to fortune for many traders.

An important tool for determining the strength of a trend and whether a market is range bound is the Average Directional Index or ADX.

Measured on a scale between 0 and 100, readings below 20 are used to indicate a weak trend, while readings over 40 indicate a strong trend. ADX is not used to show the direction of a particular trend, rather to measure its strength.

Stay away from trend following trades if the ADX is below 20 and trending downward. Bollinger Bands are a popular study used across all markets.

They can be useful in both generating entry and exit signals and gauging trends. The basic interpretation of Bollinger Bands is that market prices will tend to stay within the upper and lower bands.

If price moves outside the BB this would suggest a continuation of the current trend. Bollinger Bands are best used along with other indicators, such as an oscillator like the MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) An indicator developed by Gerald Appel. By comparing moving averages, MACD displays trend following characteristics, and by plotting the difference of the moving averages as an oscillator, MACD displays momentum characteristics.

It is best to use only 1 indicator that shows overbought/oversold ie: stochastic and RSI

Moving Averages are lagging indicators and can be used as a trend follower, trend-following indicators work best when markets develop strong trends.

Through careful study and analysis, expertise with the various indicators will develop over time. As this expertise develops, certain nuances, as well as favorite setups, will become clear. It is best to focus on two or three indicators and learn their intricacies inside and out.

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Posted on Jul 17th, 2006

The game continues …

Google

At the moment (25th of October) Google’s stock is valued 486.6 and Yahoo 24.5 dollar. In December (2005) the Google / Yahoo share price ratio was about 10, now the ratio increased to 20. Google’s growth is leveraged by two factors: autonomous growth and growth through takeovers. For the autonomous part, Google needs a continuous increase in human resources. The amount of lawyers alone has risen from one to hundred already.

…”We will redouble our efforts to identify and hire the most qualified candidates … we are committed to make Google a natural home for a diverse group of the most talented people in our industry and we will continue to work towards that goal.” (Google’s Annual report 2004 investor.google.com/pdf/2004_AnnualReport.pdf - the file is fully protected to copy text)

This strategy is only possible for the autonomous part. For the takeover part, the human resources come as a package deal; then the human resources are part of the firm they takeover. In this case previous competitors are to cooperate in the new organization. Like in the case of the recent acquisition of YouTube.

… YouTube received funding from Sequoia Capital in November 2005 and the service was officially launched in December 2005. Chad Hurley and Steve Chen (two of the three original founders) proceeded to become the first members of the YouTube management team and currently serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer respectively. (www.youtube.com/about) When more companies are taken over, integration will become the enabling factor for future growth. Internal competition is a continuous threat. (This is not different for countries that absorb immigrants to facilitate growth)

In the meanwhile we read: “YouTube will stay independent, really! - The video site will keep its identity after its $1.65 billion sale to Google is complete, its CEO insists, but ‘a lot [needs] to be figured out.’ “ (http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/13/news/companies/ pluggedin_google.youtube.fortune/index.htm) And:

“How Google’s Garden Grows. Its stock rally is being fueled by increasing optimism that Google will finally succeed in branching beyond search-related ads … also successfully expand into other, more lucrative markets such as e-commerce …“ (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061024_318265.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily)

As long as there is no other leader in the sector, Google will continue to gain the support of the (investment) market. Just follow the stock price …

Yahoo

… is not the market’s favourite at the moment: Yahoo is severely lacking in the paid search results market because the system it uses to decide which ads to display takes only price into consideration. The new system is expected to incorporate other factors to make the ads more relevant … and what amplifies the issue is that rival Google continues to grow at astronomical rates (around 70%). (http://www.investorguide.com/stock-archives.cgi?date=092006)

But, this is journalism, just reporting market activity. All trends, rumour and market information that could affect either company’s stock is said to be absorbed in the stock price. But a today’s newspaper looses much of its value by tomorrow. So…

… On the other hand, Yahoo’s recent meltdown in the stock market should also start attracting some value investors. After all, Yahoo still has the most visited site on the web. ( http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_500)

The game is only just beginning.

… to be continued

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