> Calls from reporters, some of them mainstream, have been picking up.
> So by that indicator, the markets may be close to a bottom. But if this
> is really a long-term bear market (which I think it is), that indicator,
> discovered during a great bull market, may not work as well.
No, but it might still indicate a short-term bottom, which is an even more marketable thing to know in bear market times. It'll be fun to see.
Michael