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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (8069)	10/11/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: voop	Respond to of 54805

I hope this is the October effect <gg> Voop

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (8069)	10/11/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: tekboy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 54805

Timing Test Ok, I've decided to sacrifice some commission fees for the good of the thread and do a public real-time experiment with one of the timing strategies mentioned herein. Instead of making some new purchases all at once, I have divided them into two batches. The first batch of trades was executed at market prices between 10:30-11:00 am this morning. The second batch, for the same securities, was placed in GTC limit orders at 5% less than the market purchase price. Where the limit orders do not hit within three days, I will buy in at the market price in the same time period Thursday morning. I will post the results on Thursday afternoon. Batch 1 Batch 2 (Market) (Limit@95%) QCOM 222 5/8 211 1/2 GMST 74 7/8 71 1/8 JDSU 133 126 3/8 SEBL 86 1/16 81 3/4 CTXS 65 15/16 62 5/8 CREE 39 7/8 37 7/8 tekboy@scientist.com PS the absolute numbers involved here are small, and in all but one case (CREE) the purchases are additions to existing holdings. I am taking a minor flyer on CREE while I continue my research on it, which will be posted when it's finished.