– From “Vassalotti’s View”, by Gary Vassalotti, LIFA —  

Based on today’s FirstAlert(tm) Money Index combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX closing summary charts (http://www.investrend.com/fa-index_100305), we saw large gains for several NASDAQ listed equities. Many times investors see such large gains and wonder: why are the gains are happening? But, more importantly, who or what is driving the share prices up?

The answer to the first question is usually not too difficult to find or discern, based simply on current events. The second question, however, can be more difficult to determine.

With the StreetIntel™ brief that was posted today (at http://www.investrend.com/intel-brief_100304) we can at least see the largest long-position holders of the three investments, which provides some insight into the firms that have an interest in those securities, as well as a general interest in the company’s industry as a whole.

Now, to get some answers on the first, general question about why the gains occurred:

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