To ALL: This am the SOX is runnig down, someone bet $60000 on 200 con of June55 puts on AOL at the open, she is going down as I write this..that bet on the open was more than the ask on the close..this was put down by some one who knows something. And TT..Aol moves are far more complicated than any thing like solely on their sub numbers..if that were true she would not bounce up and down so much, the subs don't go up and down any were near tyhe rate this changes..anyway we know they are lying about chur etc as they will not release the real numbers inwriting. All we get is what they alude to. I will agree that the long term price ( take out the manipulation ) is tied to what the general public belives the subscriber rate is, and it will trend aol higher as long as they can maintain the image.But the trend is notb what I'm playing, I'm into her eratic moves and I'v been doing very good latly in calling them. If you have puts I would hold them and track the SOX today as long as the SOX is trending down AOL will follow..if it reversise then you need to watch the bid/ask size on AOL..I missed my bid this morning and I do not chase her, I wish I had not sold my puts yesterday but that's water over the damm, to buy them back I have to pay what I sold for plus commisions and I'm just going to keep my profits..if she bouces at $50 I might buy calls, if the SOX is going up by then and it must be over $320, if SOX goes below the new 320 support level , which was not long ago it's resistance the next support is at 300 and a 5% correction in techs in the broad range is likey if SOX goes below 320..that critical for short term trading. and TT if you long on this stock, I don't know when and can't tell you, but one day you will wake up in tears, as when they bash her it will likey be done just as it is done so often in this sector..( after hours ) and not even stop losses work , they trigger on the open at whatever price she is, more suckers get ripped off in techs than any other sector. I'v done a lot of home work and it very dis-heartening. The tech sector has not done any thing like the news media would have you to belive, over all it has under preformed every other sector going and the shorters have made much more than the longs. I doubt I get them but for the heck of it I'm still bidding the puts at 2-7/8 just looked AOL down 1/2 and on down tick bid/ask size 20/85 Jim |