"I think my analysis was reasoned and measured - I'm not...

"I think my analysis was reasoned and measured - I'm not ignoring the significant resistance ahead. By my definition of bull and bear markets, a security which continues to make higher highs and higher lows is in a bull market."

lol - and that's exactly what many were probably telling themselves in early 2001 ....and then towards the end of may, they were reassuring themselves that it was just a pullback to work off over bought conditions of the market....and then, oops - golly what happened to support. :)