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Kass Katch: Short QQQ

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This commentary originally appeared at 9:04 a.m. EST on Feb. 14 on Real Money Pro -- for access to all of legendary hedge fund manager Doug Kass's strategies and commentaries, click here.

"What the wise man does in the beginning, the fool does in the end."

-- Warren Buffett

Last night on "Fast Money," with Mel, Dan, Guy, Karen and Joe, I raised concerns regarding the Nasdaq market, and I have taken a short position in the PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) .

Let's go to the tape.

The NBA Market -- Nothing But Apple

With apologies to the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, Apple (AAPL) shares have been nothing short of "Lin-tastic."

Apple's stock is a phenomenon unto itself -- it has taken over clear dominance as the largest-cap stock -- but enthusiasm has a downside.

It has now started to move in a semi-parabolic way, and it has begun to detach itself from the action of the broader markets.