To: SMALL FRY who wrote (84794 ) 2/25/2000 3:16:00 PM From: Jenna Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 120523
<<Buy alert #3 2/25 WL, #4, and #3, #1 triggered morn) GSLI (called the buy trigger twice) REGN (called once).. missed the first run.. #9 from 2/21 +16.55% watch list as the uptrend continued very sharply after its first buy trigger. Note the volume 209% more than average on 2/20 and the 20 day moving average breakout. You don't have to hold any of these through earnings, just keep a steady eye on them. Especially the 'first timers' like ZTEL or GSLI.. They did great. NSIL was exploding so much in anticipation, it should have been a sell.. I'm long NSIL since mid January so I held although took profits twice before.. The only way I can see it is that NSIL tripled since january and had more than its share of huger gappers, and GSLI "ONLY" doubled.. but actually the anticipation and traders were all over NSIL in the last few sessions. PUMA was a buy since 87 but the position got lighter and lighter until I closed it today entirely. INTU like QCOM should have been closed after 3 excellent days of anticipatory upswing.. repost of note to subscribers on 2/24/00: Please note that not all of these plays are expected to beat estimates, those that are fundamentally strong will be called on the weekend charts, some of the others, like TSCN, RVST and BBY etc. are risky and should be looked on just as 1-3 day holds on anticipation. Holding any stock through earnings can be hazardous to your economic well being. On the other hand, watching some of these and noting a surprise like DFXI from today's watch list can turn into multiple days of positive trend reversals. Let an earnings surprise work for you and not against you. To be honest, there are still stocks you CAN hold through earnings, I would still be ultra cautious, but I still think if you 'invest' just a small amount you can do well..