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To: Pepper1 who wrote (80848)	1/27/2000 4:26:00 PM
From: alice simmons	Respond to of 120523

Pepper1...I have EXDS and have moved it into my long term. Great day on huge volume.

To: Pepper1 who wrote (80848)	1/28/2000 5:56:00 AM
From: lee kramer	Respond to of 120523

Pepper1: <the hardest thing to know is when to SELL>...you got that right boobeleh. Long-term investors tend to buy and hold; they don't worry (I think) an awful lot when their stock(s) decline...they sometimes just buy more. But if you're a trader, that's a whole 'nother thing. I'm a trader so I'll tell you what I do; If the stock I bought, after DD, moves in the direction that pleases me I usually sell half and keep half. And I'll stick with it as long as the major trend stays intact. If the stock moves up, I'll continue to raise my sell-stops (I always enter stops when I put on a trade.) But sometimes I stray from my "plan"; I'll see my stock doing OK, get scared when I see the averages tumble or listen to CNBC'ers who almost always reflect on what's happening, rarely anticipate...and I'll sell the entire position and a few days later see it go higher. You can't eliminate emotions. We all got 'em. The best you can do is when you get "scared" is to stop, think about why you're scared. Sometimes this helps me from acting stupidly. (Lee)