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To: jim_p who wrote (4219)	5/7/2001 12:41:38 PM
From: chowder	Respond to of 23153

Jim, I saw that report from Dain. I also received a report from Raymond James indicating short term weakness. Since I'm not in the mood to take 2 steps back and fight for the same ground twice, I'll ride the stocks down and then go long and ride them back up. In my opinion, buying the dips isn't a trading strategy to use in poor economic times. For those who aren't comfortable shorting, sitting on the sidelines is a better plan, let the weakness shake out and come back strong. I could be wrong, but I'm quite comfortable with near term shorting. dabum

To: jim_p who wrote (4219)	5/7/2001 12:48:38 PM
From: Winkman777	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Jim, what you are saying about NG makes sense to me. The recent AGA build trend is quite clear. I believe that you predicted it quite a while ago. I closed out some Jul APA 55 puts for a nice gain today. APA is up on an initiation of coverage with target of 80. Question for the board: I have a significant pile of APA bought around 30 and all LT. I sold Oct 60 cc's against it for about 14 in March. I want to keep the APA but wonder if I can sell it short also, without selling my shares. Is that what shorting against the box is? I have never sold anything short, and would like to try it. I have been mainly playing the OSX swings with puts and calls. This and Big Dog's board are excellent. Thanks and take care all. Winkman