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To: Autumn Henry who wrote (75685)	2/15/2000 8:38:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

Good news for RTEC and other metrology semiconductor companies.......Nanometrics' sales up 158% on strong metrology demand in U.S., Asia Semiconductor Business News (02/15/00, 01:26:55 PM EDT) SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Nanometrics Inc. today reported revenues jumped 158% to $12.9 million in the fourth quarter last year compared to $5.0 million during the same period in 1998. The metrology supplier posted a net income of $1.6 million in the fourth quarter vs. a net loss of $683,000 in the previous year. The fourth-quarter revenues were a record high for the Sunnyvale company, which said its sales were driven by strong demand for process-control metrology in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets. For the year, Nanometrics' revenues grew 9% to $36.4 million compared to $33.3 million in 1998. The company's net income was $2.6 million last year, a 44% increase over $1.8 million in 1998.

To: Autumn Henry who wrote (75685)	2/15/2000 9:52:00 PM
From: the hube	Respond to of 108040

Autumn I think what you need to do is "learn" some stocks. After you follow them for a couple of months, the moves seem almost instinctive. Then predict the moves.

To: Autumn Henry who wrote (75685)	2/15/2000 10:03:00 PM
From: stan s.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

Autumn, basically (there are some exceptions) on a heavily traded stock, stalls and dips on low volume are fine and to be expected and in fact hoped for so as to give entry positions. Conversely, beginning moves up on strong volume are buy signals. Sell as low volume stalls and dips start, buy the recovery when volume picks up and price starts higher. The intraday relationship between volume and price is quite apparent on intra charts. You don't need anything fancy....volume and price, real time, one minute charts. When you get into the rhythm of a stock, you can play it all day long. Eventually you'll have favorite trading stocks and you'll be familiar with their patterns. Don't get greedy, just take what they are willing to give on any given play, time and time again. Stan

To: Autumn Henry who wrote (75685)	2/16/2000 11:04:00 AM
From: stan s.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108040

IFCI, Autumn, mid morning slump, 2 points off the high on very low volume for the last several minutes. Volume down to 10,000 a minute from 90,000 a minute at the highs. Stock in a general daily uptrend. The kind of situation (one of many) to look for in a daytrade onece the initial surge is over, (if you missed the initial surge. If you were tracking here, you'd be watching for volume and price starting to trend up, hoping for a 3/4 to 2 point move on a stock like this....then hopefully it would do it again...etc. Stan