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To: RocketMan who wrote (18)	5/8/2000 6:38:00 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10876

Just got home, glad to see our thread is out of the starting gate. I'd seriously like to consider some puts. I'm of 2 minds about YHOO or EBAY as they're the walk-away-winners in the internet arena. Anyway, I'm going to see how the market did now and what closed where. I've got to do some more thinking about AMAT. Jill@still-down-by-one-third.com

To: RocketMan who wrote (18)	5/8/2000 10:55:00 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

Rocket, is your bearishness a contrarian indicator (seriously)? Time to buy? LoF

To: RocketMan who wrote (18)	5/9/2000 7:23:00 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10876

Hi RM, I read your post about wanting to make money on the downside, as you're getting more bearish, so I've been looking around for plays. Admittedly, I'm not a great short player, but I've been practicing lately, out of necessity. <gulp> I think it's hard for a lot of people to go short for two reasons: we're "betting" against our hope that our economy, and the companies within it, are strong, we're betting against the natural long-term direction of the stock market, which is "up". Anyway, I found this article on QCOM, a TA take on its recent trading patterns. Essentially the thought is that since QCOM appears to have broken down a head and shoulders pattern it was forming, this is an indication for traders to leave the stock if long, and short the stock if agressive. I liked the explanation of what a head and shoulders pattern looks like. trading-ideas.com I've also been looking at buying puts on, or shorting outright, CTRX. As you probably know, CTRX is partly owned by MSFT and has been sliding ever since the DOJ announced that it was looking to break MSFT up. Here's a 60-minute chart, which looks like CTXS is closing in on amajor support level ($40). Of CTXS breaks $40, I'll move to short it: siliconinvestor.com I'll post more as I come up with them.