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Technology Stocks : Semtech (Nasdaq:SMTC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: pham who wrote (1128)	8/22/2000 6:22:50 PM
From: Stu Bishop	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1225

Hi gang, I have been telling my friends to buy this stock, put it in the safe, and lose the key. Now it appears that ADI and Micrel are outperforming our beloved Semtech. At least their current growth seems to be obviously superior. Am I wrong? Is this just temporary? If you believe this situation won't last, what will change it? In general, can someone tell me why I shouldn't trade Semtech for ADI or Micrel? Please, no flaming? I'm a loyal long-time long. I'm hoping for some intelligent, objective discussion here. I really do want someone to convince me that I should stay, because I would feel terrible about abandoning Semtech. Perhaps I should keep my SMTC and add some of the competition. Or would I be better off putting new money in additional SMTC shares? Thanks for any comments. SPB

To: pham who wrote (1128)	8/24/2000 4:22:54 PM
From: Yogizuna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1225

Pham, I use slow stochastics, candlesticks, chart patterns, trend-lines on candle stick "bodies", moving averages, areas of previous support and resistance, areas of moving average and trend-line resistance, breakouts from down-sloping triangles and trend-lines, my own proprietary indicators, time cycles (but I have found most time cycles do not work very reliably for extended periods of time), and "gut feeling" combined with over ten years of experience..... Even with all of the above and more, technical analysis is just as much an "art form" as a science, so accuracy is usually dependent on the "artist" and how well they can "paint" the developing price structure in their minds with their "brushes" (tools). Yogi