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To: Jenna who wrote (62916)	9/23/1999 8:40:00 PM
From: Jerry Olson	Respond to of 120523

Jenna you just said a mouthful...i totally agree... excellent post and thought...

To: Jenna who wrote (62916)	9/23/1999 10:53:00 PM
From: kendall harmon	Respond to of 120523

Wow, Jenna, I would say someone lit a fire under you, great post.

To: Jenna who wrote (62916)	9/23/1999 11:00:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 120523

""Gold Rush Ballmer said the high stock valuations, which push up the compensation of technology company executives who are often paid in stock and options, made it harder to hire good people. He also said that, by issuing stock, companies then left much of their compensation decisions to investors who pushed up or drove down the value of the companies' stock. The news media contributes to the problem by portraying the technology industry in terms of a ''gold rush,'' he said. ''The story that gets written is, 'Isn't it great to live in California in 1849, I mean 1999,''' Ballmer said. "" Isn't it funny that the haves don't want the havenots to become the haves.What do you think Ballmer is worth on paper?

To: Jenna who wrote (62916)	9/23/1999 11:29:00 PM
From: nokomis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

My goodness Jenna - I sure am relieved to see so much "fire in the belly", as David Ogilvy once said ...this is very positive. It means we've not given up and that somehow we'll build a better mousetrap! The thread is alive and the posts are all great, because it's almost like a one-way mirror focus group session -- say what you mean and mean what you say (and we'll all get richer!). Last Friday evening (after I commented the market was making me downright jittery), I invited an old friend over for dinner. He's 72 now and had been a stock broker for almost 50 years. We hadn't chatted recently and he had no idea how involved I had been recently in trading. I spilled my gut about the fears, angst and exhilaration the market gave me and he talked non-stop for over 3 hours about what he had experienced during the "game". Long story short? The biggest manipulative fraud-inducing scenario around -- but damn exciting and he couldn't wait to get to work every morning during his long career. On weekends, he slipped into a mild depression because the markets were closed. We related. I agree Ballmer is manipulative. I believe (as Manny reposted) thaat he trying to talk the competition's stock down...RG says we're used to making money every day (come on over RG, I'll supply the wine if you tell me how to do it!)...PRGS and a technical read? Sorry Long John, there are tons of people (Jenna, OJ, SF, kha, Susan) who can help you here...all I know is a blip when I see one (nothing more, nothing less!) ..that's why I ask for their help when I need it, and have yet to be denied an answer... All I do is try to play the "game", by listening, prowling, sharing and sucking up every morsel of information I can...dissecting it to see if there's a payoff somewhere over a 2-6 day period. Occasionally it's only for a few hours, but usually this is when I get too excited and yearn to move on to the next one instead of letting the "trend be my friend". Because we're friends here too, we strive for win/win and have you noticed it's almost like an extended family? Ma Jenna, big brother SF, crazy uncle OJ, cool cousin kha, little sisters Susan, Terry, Ann and hjz .. and the babies (you know who you are ---hmmmmm...big hugs!!) And last but not least Kendall..king of the castle! . Today didn't hurt me because I was in and out and took profits when I saw them...funny, about 3:00 I said to myself - go out and do some gardening, it's been a good day! But no, I hung in despite the sun shining and bought CS again ! 16 11/16 (averaging down from 17 1/4)..shouldn't have said I'm holding for 37...if it's bought I'll take anything over 20 <ggg> ..yes, I'm under water but will bask in the thought that tomorrow I WILL do my gardening and wait for the "dust to settle", as hjz so aptly put it...because settle, it will. have a good evening all..and do sleep! NOK

To: Jenna who wrote (62916)	9/24/1999 12:22:00 AM
From: Paul McWhinnie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Jenna, I've been lurking here for a while. Great post! Old-school vs. new-school is a recurring theme when thinking about trading. Dow = industrial age (slowing growth). Nasdaq = information / bio-tech age (accelerating growth). I really wish these would detach from each other. In a free market what controls do you implement to keep a company / stock from becoming "overvalued"? IMO, stocks are always correctly valued based on supply and demand. Picture a live show with the entire audience clapping vigorously at the end of a great performance. Um, sorry people there are too many of you clapping. Some of you will have to stop (sell). Is YHOO overvalued @ $50, 150, 500 share? I can't understand why the market is so fixated on market cap. If the supply is great enough to vault YHOO to $500 (because it's popular as hell) then that's its correct valuation. I've seen so many good stocks fail to rise, bad stocks (companies) rise too sharply. My trading approach comes down to this - buy if you think it's going up (for _whatever_ reason). Ignore market cap (Hello MS). Case in point - I might buy NZRO because it's HOT, first, others believe it will go up. Not because the company might have a decent revenue stream one day that I can evaluate based on metrics, P/E, etc. Tomorrow will present us with opportunities to make some money. Every day does. Sorry if I'm rambling. Needed to post. Great board BTW. Paul