CGID, I do remember that high balance discussion a year or two back - good stuff.
My opinion has always been that a [relatively] high balance is a good thing, so long as your current utilization is low. Conversely, a greater high balance could be a negative if your current utilization is high and your current balance has been hanging out at or near your high balance for some time.
I do think that a hefty high balance can be a favorable look for a Transactor trying to get a CLI on an account that they use heavily. I did this a while back on a CC where I was spending maybe 4k-5k per cycle, but my high balance on the account was maybe 3k on a 12k limit or so. Following a heavy spend cycle, rather than pay down the balance before statement cut I let it be, forcing a 7k-8k high balance to report. I immediately PIF after, but I felt that look could give the lender more of a reason to help me out CLI wise. Arguable if it would/did, but IMO it can't hurt.
