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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (36255)	8/4/2000 12:29:06 PM
From: w0z	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Buy from the panicked and sell to the greedy!

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (36255)	8/4/2000 2:18:15 PM
From: SeachRE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

JNPR's PE ratio is 1000 and AVCI's is infinite.Low PE's don't indicate good investment. What really counts is MOMENTUM! And all the surely semis don't have it.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (36255)	8/4/2000 6:17:25 PM
From: DK	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

PE ratio is irrevelant as the investor sentiment is negative, a P.E of 20,10, 5 does not mean anything... If I don't want something, then it does not matter how cheap it is..I am sure there are other buyers and I don't care... Same applies when the investor sentiment is postive investors will pay a even a P.E of 30, 40, 50 or 100.. like when internet or B2B tock frenzyness that was going on.. P.E Matters the most when your objective is to keep a stock atleast five years or longer and look at the average return vs average growth.. If currently you believe you are buying AMAT for a P.E of 25 and forecasted growth is over 30% for next 3 to 5 years than it makes sense to buy the stock and forget about for 5 years, and believe me you will be rewarded 25 to 30% average rate of return, but if u are targetting 6 months.. 1 year - there is no guarantee, it etc.. P.E does not make sense, current investor sentiment, speculation.. trend these things make more sense, I still believe you maitain AMAT for next five years you will be well rewarded.. these stocks tend to go up 200-300% pull back for year or 2 and then go back high again... Good luck DK