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AMAT 249.89

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Nov 26 3:59 PM EST

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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (38024)	10/10/2000 3:12:00 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (3) of 70976

<<I think the new variable now is the shorts >I do not think this is a variable. Only about 14M shares short with 810M outstanding is not likely to cause any short squeeze. Not in AMAT, but perhaps LRCX and some others. Many smaller investment houses (small firms like $100M or so) won't touch LRCX as it is too small but AMAT is a blue chip and much larger market cap (this is a fact from first hand conversations) Also, a squeeze makes the stock go up. I'm saying some of the volitility downward can come from shorters... IF nobody is in a buying mood, then extra pressure from shorts will add to the down effect.

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