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To: advocatedevil who wrote (44835)	3/30/2001 4:12:29 PM
From: mitch-c	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Mitch, FWIW, I have nothing but gut-feel to guide me on a day like this, but I feel like we five may regret today's plays in the short-term. First lesson I had to learn about this short-term stuff: If you made money on a move, accept it as a success. Do NOT blame yourself for what you missed; merely replay your decision process to see if there was some clue you didn't see. Regarding naked shorts - I don't like them either. I'm scared of the upside exposure of a naked short trade. The reasons I chose put purchases as my downside method was because I could determine the absolute maximum loss going in. (This is not a critique of those who do use shorts; different people, different comforts.) - Mitch