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The author considers the one-dimensional Schrödinger operator \[ H=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+V(x), \] where \(V\in C^{\infty}_0\) is a negative function. Let \(-\lambda_j\), \(j=1,\ldots\, N,\) be the negative eigenvalues of \(H\). Using the commutation method due to P. A. Deift, the author establishes bounds on the sums of powers of the \(\lambda_j\)'s, with powers \(5/2\) and \(7/2\). In particular, in Theorem 1.1 it is proved that \[ \sum_{j=1}^N \lambda_j^{5/2}\geq -\frac{5}{32} \left(\int V^3(x)\,dx+\frac{1}{2}\int (V'(x))^2\,dx\right), \] and Theorem 1.2 gives an upper bound of a similar type, on the sum of the eigenvalues, raised to the power \(7/2\). Earlier proofs of these bounds relied on the Buslaev-Faddeev-Zakharov trace formulas, and the main novelty of the paper lies in providing a new and elementary derivation, based on the elegant commutation method approach. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1015.00019].