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Technology Stocks : Wind River going up, up, up!

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To: IA who wrote (3616)10/7/1998 5:10:00 PM
From: Joe Smith  Read Replies (1) of 10309
 
"I can surmise three reasons for why insiders are selling

1) Options recently vested and/or
2) Bad news coming and/or
3) An announcement of a takeover or purchase. Usually there is a lock up period after an acquisition or, of course, after being taken over."

How about the most obvious reason of all:

4)The stock was at highs that have not been seen for a year and it was a good time to sell and lock in some profits in a nervous market. I am sure that many long-term longs also sold off some of their position.
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