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The Internet threatens retail profitability by creating severe pricing pressure. For consumers the Internet has obvious benefits, but the downside is less obvious.

Halloween belongs to the bulls, but November could be a turkey....Major Trend Index turned more negative in October. Steve gives his reasons for shorting.

Dow Jones gets a Tech infusion. Still not up to S&P 500 Tech weight.

October proved to be as volatile as its reputation.

Increased volatility in weekly inflows has been a by-product of the increased volatility of the stock market.

Through October, there have been $188 billion of cash acquisitions. This is an all-time record.

The latest reading is still above historical selling extremes, where it has remained five weeks in a row.

The 66 components of the Leuthold Internet Insanity Index gained an average of 6.4% during the month of October, to bring the gain on this index to +84% year to date.

Beginning this month, “Scanning The Markets” will include almost all the new S&P/MSCI “standardized” narrow industry group classifications as employed in our new publication Leuthold’s Groups.

Rising stocks and still good economic news make third Fed boost likely.

Bounce season could be very interesting this year...

Unveiling expanded and improved industry group product this month…Leuthold’s Groups.

Steve thinks too many people are looking for an Octber train wreck for it to happen, maybe in November. Market currently very short term oversold.

Defense Contractors and Health Care Management both experienced sharp contractions in their quantitative scores and fell into the neutral range.

Volatility at its highest level since 1974.

U. S. focus equity fund inflows are estimated at $11 billion in September.

Through September, there have been $172 billion of cash acquisitions. This is an all-time record, over 59% more than the previous annual record of $108 billion in 1998.

The latest reading is now above historical selling extremes.

Most Internet companies enjoyed a surprisingly steady rise in share prices during the volatile month of September.

Late September surge in price of gold put gold mining group at top of monthly performance table (+26%), followed by Internet Insanity with 12% gain on the month.