71.   Day traders were the subjects of gushing features in glossy magazines such as Inc., Forbes and Details, and novice investors flocked to day trading offices.

72.   Despite a clearly favorable track record on inflation and strong fourth-quarter earnings, normally bullish signs, many traders are on the sidelines.

73.   Dow said some traders were evening positions ahead of the release today of December job numbers.

74.   Electronic day traders are merely the most fanatical of a new breed of investors, born of regulatory changes and the Internet.

75.   Equity traders are in Boca Raton, Florida, this week for the annual meeting of the Security Traders Association.

76.   European traders were also reluctant to open large positions as most markets here are closed tomorrow and Monday for Easter.

77.   Even so, traders were reluctant to buy bonds after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggested Wednesday that the central bank may raise interest rates.

78.   Even so, traders were unwilling to aggressively buy dollars amid concern the Democrats may win control of Congress from the Republicans in election today, traders said.

79.   Even with optimism that the economy is slowing, traders are still concerned that the Bank of Canada will soon raise rates to cool the economy.

80.   Even so, some traders were skeptical that the administration would back away from its support for the dollar.