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A SELECTION OF SOME OF SAND SPRING'S MOST PRECIENT & POPULAR ARTICLES

• December 5, 2010: All Hail Rigged Markets & A Look Back at the 1862-1878 Period...PDF Format
  ...A historical analog that expressed our general frustration with the world of Fed-induced QE, and a possible historical analog to play out over coming years. Sandspring.com stopped publishing in 2011.

• March 6, 2009: 666: Time to Buy!
  ...A precient moment of bullishness for Sand Spring on the exact 2009 low in the S&P 500.
  

• June 29, 2008: The Feel of 1907, or Not?...PDF Format
  ...A look back at the Panic of 1907 and some of its similarities to the current year.
  

• May 4, 2008: Gallery of Missing Lows...PDF Format
  ...A variety of specific chart patterns that appear bearish to our fractal eye.
  

• February 3, 2008: Hedge Fund malaise & Fibonacci Primer...PDF Format
  ...A detailed explanation of our Fibonacci band techniques, together with a discussion of current opportunities such techniques would suggest in financial markets.
  

• April 8, 2007: Starting to Shake...PDF Format
  ...Undertanding that the February 2007 cycle turn likely related to sub-prime mortgage debt market.
  

• Feb 23, 2007: Marty's Date...PDF Format
  ...An insider's look at the story of Martin Armstrong and his Princeton Economic Institute pi cycle theory.
  

• January 13, 2005: Academia Slowly Catching Up to Fractal Reality -- Dec. 30-31, 2004 Cycle Date Hits; 2005-2007 Forecast
  ...When equity prices reversed almost on a dime at year-end 2004, what does this portend for 2005-2007?
  

• July 8, 2002: Biotech Bottom?
  ...Within this article we anticipated a tradeable rally developing in the Biotech sector between July and November 2002. Several security-specific chart patterns are examined. A second update to this piece, published in mid-July, further elaborated on the broader market indices. We eventually got our bounce in these broader indices post July 23rd, but the Biotechs were quite honestly a disappointment.
  

• December 16, 2001: 2002 - A Golden Year?
  ...In this article, we explore the cyclical rhythm of the gold and gold equity market, and what it portends for next year. Several stock-specific charts and fundamentals are examined.
  

• October 23, 2001: The Cycle of War & The Agony of Debt
  ...In this article, across 12 chart-filled pages, we explore how relative geo-political calm can suddenly digress to a temper-filled period of war, as well as current fundamental pressures on the U.S. economy from excessive corporate and household debt burdens.
  

• June 1, 2001: GE Equals 1936-1937 Dow Jones
  ...A cogent analysis of the 2001 topping pattern in General Electric
  

• February 25, 2001: Measuring Financial Time with Pi.
  ...Sand Spring's original cyclical pi cycle map extending to the year 2032
  

• Jan 21, 2001: Portfolio from Hell
  ...A close critique of a major mutual fund manager and a technical look at the individual equity components of their go-go portfolio.
  

• June 13, 2000: When Insiders Rule
  ...Fun and games in the dot.com bubble

• March 7, 2000: A Certain Fixation
  ...When silliness abounded in the NASDAQ

• Feb 29, 2000: In Anticipation of a Nasdaq Crash
  ...Precient call for immenent NASDAQ top

• January 14, 2000: Three Peaks & a Domed House Revisited
  ...2000 top in the Dow Jones Industrials pinpointed to the day

• December 1999: A 13th Century Mathematician & the Current Rhythm of the DJIA: Where To Look for a Top
  ...Using Fibonacci fractals to anticipate when DJIA would top (subsequently very close to correct).

• June 1999: The Man Behind the Curtain and the New Keiretsu: A Closer Look at the Internet Equity Frenzy
  ...A close look at some of the private equity deals of Kleiner Perkins in 1999.

• February 1999: Anecdotal Signs in Our Paper Currency
  ...Early signs of a gold bottom as the look and feel of our currency changed in 2000.

• December 1999: 20-Years of Technical Analysis: How Much Has the World Really Changed?
  ...An overview and retrospective as Sandspring.com subscription services commenced.

• November 1999: Wall Street's Two-Sided Brain, Prudentbear.com
  ...A report on a bunch of contrarian thinkers meeting in Vermont during the height of the dot.com bubble.