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To: Jim B who wrote (19571)	10/21/1999 12:51:00 PM
From: Anthony@Pacific	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108040

Jim, you have just explained in one very short post, why I do what I do. Because the average investor doesnt have a prayer. Good Luck and God Bless Take care of that family! Peace, A@P

To: Jim B who wrote (19571)	10/21/1999 12:51:00 PM
From: Lucky888	Respond to of 108040

Jim, I know how you feel... Maybe take a break and get some cash from somewhere and start all over again. L.

To: Jim B who wrote (19571)	10/21/1999 1:03:00 PM
From: BarbaraT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

To: Jim B who wrote (19571)	10/21/1999 6:04:00 PM
From: $Mogul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

It's only money... I've got my family and that means more than anything to me Jim I agree with the above statement 400%.... I wish you only the very best!!!!!!!

To: Jim B who wrote (19571)	10/21/1999 8:37:00 PM
From: amadeus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

hey Jim, a few thoughts.. you have always been very good natured and open about your trades, feelings, etc. and I'm sure your presence would be missed. Hope you stick around nonetheless, trading or not...During the first half of this year I also did extraordinarily well with OTC BBs, specifically the internets.. 2000+% Unlike Mo green, I pulled back too early in the spring tho, and reduced my trading portfolio size to reduce my risk. Since July I have managed a continued profit, trading many more Naz stocks from this thread, but much less in comparison to previous returns. The Naz is quite a different trading environment, and I still have lots to learn. As you know, the OTC BB environment since the new reporting requirements hit this summer has been extremely bad. (The main reason why I started studying NAZ trades & ipos in earnest) However, keep an eye on the BBs with your 1,000. Last fall I had a few left over shares of a little one called AWEB, 1,750 shares I think. (ANSC now) & I stopped watching it, & stopped trading a while..& it fell from a buck to .25 - But when momentum hit the internets, it ran from .25 to 17.5 in about 2 weeks as I recall. Unfortunately I sold around 4, but I saw the value of those few shares go from about $400 to what would have been over $25,000 had I held on during that huge momentum run... so you just never know. In the last 2 weeks, I'm seeing bottoms hitting everywhere with OTC bbs. Here is a somewhat typical example (not a rec., just an illustration): TOCK, almost at 6 last march hit .18x.25 yesterday.. I missed it, it bounced off the floor to .37x.50 this am.. but I'm seeing examples everywhere that many OTC BBs have bottomed in the last week or two. bigcharts.com so my suspicion is that the OTC may have bottomed well in advance of the NAZ & DOW, and if we get lucky, we might see another momentum curve once the other markets do finally bottom and start back up. I'm going to start taking some small BB positions in some very beat up previous favorites scraping the absolute floor now, just in case... if anyone is interested I will post a chart or two as I come across them in my study... and happy to compare notes. be well & keep in touch! LA

To: Jim B who wrote (19571)	10/22/1999 8:13:00 AM
From: To_A_Million	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

Jim, Sounds like you have a lot to be proud of, taking $500 to $20,000! If you did it before, there is absolutely no reason that it cannot be done again. One thing I have learned is that if you compare yourself to the next guy, there is always someone who's done better, and someone in worse shape. Usually, the folks who have taken some sort of action in the first place end up way ahead - not just financially. This is a great group of folks, and many of them have worked hard to understand this environment, and have learned how it works through experience (good and bad). Stick to the gameplan that you are comfortable and successful with, and take it one step at a time. It will happen. Best of luck, Nixon.