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To: Guy E. Fleming who wrote (15571)	1/7/2000 9:51:00 AM
From: stock_bull69	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19700

Good read fm RB: Manipulation !!! Here's a post from RB's BRCM BB which put's these market shenanigan's into perspective :- Is there anyone on this thread that truly believes that what is transpiring in the markets is truly an equitable sector rotation? God help you if you do. This obvious scheme of the Houses is the greatest hoax ever played on any group of people past or present. Let me ask you a few questions and then I'll move along with my petty suspicions. Where do the Houses make most of their money? If you said the purchasing and buying of stocks you are wrong. Ans. Their Mutual Funds my friends, their Mutual Funds. How many do you think there are? Ans. Yep, thousands. Just check your newspaper. How many are flat or down for the year? Ans. About 60%. How many investors do you think are disgruntled and could possibly pull there money out and put into tech stocks or the only viable funds today, Tech Funds? Ans. Millions How do they correct this possible calamity. Ans. Accentuate the negative about interest rates, bond yields and the disadvantage of what? Owning tech stocks. Which stocks do you think they believe will out perform this year? Ans. Yep tech stocks. Which stocks are they scaring people out of? Ans. - Tech stocks. Which stocks of theirs are hurting? Ans - Non Tech and staples etc. Best of all - Kill two birds with one stone. Get people to buy their under performing crap and stabilize their funds and buy the tech stocks at bargain prices. Now before I leave, let me ask you this. If higher interest rates are the on coming problem, WHY ARE THEY HAVING PEOPLE Buy CATIPILLAR? And how bad are interst rates? The bond yield is only .11 of a percent higher than in that awful month of Oct. Think about it! Voltaire P.S. - How long did the last rotation last? Right, only long enough to pick up the only value out there - STOCK LIKE YOURS.

To: Guy E. Fleming who wrote (15571)	1/7/2000 11:28:00 AM
From: Mark Peterson CPA	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 19700

Amein, Larry, and Guy, great observations, all of you. There's no single strategy that's better than any other. For the most part, our adoption of a specific investment strategy is a function of our risk preferencs which loosely translates into how much sleep we need at night... Guy, buying the OTM leaps is fine, but at what volatility? Buying OTM leaps when they're priced at high volatilities is an expensive bet. It's usually less expensive to just buy the stock. But buying OTM leaps when volatility has been crushed on the stocks you discussed is surely a prudent investment decision. Gotta breath a sigh of relief for this morning's activity. Didn't mean to shake the bushes. Just wanted to put my point of view out there for general consideration. Mark