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To: Mannie who wrote (24516)	7/6/2000 2:21:02 PM
From: im a survivor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

<<Keith.. What is your investment style? Are you buying shares to hold long, or short term trades. Buying calls? How would you describe your style? Have you tried selling covered calls? It sure has helped me in this market. Scott >> I guess I could best be described as "pissed off investor" as eveidenced by my posts <ggg> Seriously though Scott, I try to have different styles.....Both long term buy and hold as well as short term plays. Yes, I also purchase calls both for the short term and for the long term (leaps). Yes, I also try and use a covered call strategy but that doesnt seems to always work out as planned. For instance. Lots of folks have been calling for elon and rnwk to make a run to earnings. I bought some of both on a pullback, with the intention of getting a $3 - $7 upswing, and then covering it all. Well, both have done nothing but come down since I purchased, so I have not covered. I guess my frustration lies in the fact that it seems as though every move I make is the wrong one. Doesnt really matter what strategy I utilize, this market has been very, very unforgiving to me this year. Up until this year, I have done very well...up's and down's, but I always used the downs to my advantage in order to make the up's more powerful...you know what I mean. But this year has been different. I just got creamed and keep getting creamed. I am trying to stay patient...it's just hard when $hit goes the way it has gone. Sorry for my venting here on the porch. I assume there must be a few people out there going thru similar things, since many of the stocks and options I play are rec's from folks on the porch, which surely others must be playing as well. Have a good day keith