.” ▁ ▁Despite ▁her ▁success , ▁she ▁expressed ▁dis com fort ▁with ▁being ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁ped est al ▁as ▁a ▁se er ▁with ▁a ▁cry stal ▁ball : ▁" I ▁felt ▁awk ward ▁because ▁I ▁got ▁so ▁much ▁attention . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁after ▁that ▁I ▁made ▁a ▁negative ▁comment , ▁and ▁the ▁market ▁dropped ▁ 1 2 0 ▁points ▁that ▁day . ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁wrote ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁moved ▁the ▁stock ▁market , ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁very ▁un com fort able . ▁My ▁career ▁was ▁going ▁very ▁nicely ▁until ▁then , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁attention . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁pressure ." ▁ ▁Gar z arel li ' s ▁fund , ▁Smith ▁Bar ney ▁She ar son ▁S ector ▁Analysis , ▁was ▁established ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁crash . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁free ▁public ity ▁she ▁got ▁from ▁being ▁interview ed ▁as ▁a ▁pro gn ost icator , ▁invest ors ▁soon ▁pou red ▁$ 7 0 0 ▁million ▁into ▁this ▁fund . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Gar z arel li ' s ▁fund ▁was ▁the ▁worst - perform ing ▁fund ▁among ▁growth ▁stock ▁funds . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Gar z arel li ' s ▁fund ▁under per formed ▁the ▁S & P ▁ 5 0 0 ▁average ▁by ▁about ▁ 4 3 ▁percent . ▁Even ▁the ▁few ▁invest ors ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁her ▁fund ▁before ▁the ▁crash ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7