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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Return to Sender who wrote (10175)	6/6/2004 11:46:54 AM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

RE: "...the period of time prior to the collapse of the Stock Market Bubble was the absolute best period of time for long term investors in semi equipment stocks?" Are you saying that it is a good time to be invested when stock prices are rising and the best time to be invested is when stocks are rising at the fastest rate? RE: "The argument here is buy and hold vs shorter term trading. Which works best? Well that still depends on when an investors buys and sells." By "when", I assume you mean "at what price". Maybe, you should continue this prerequisite to Investing 101 by declaring that investors should try to buy at a price that is lower than their target sell price.

To: Return to Sender who wrote (10175)	6/6/2004 11:49:55 AM
From: Big Bucks	Respond to of 25522

RTS- Exactly...thank you! BB

To: Return to Sender who wrote (10175)	6/6/2004 12:35:36 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Re: Try this time frame going back to 1990 which also includes far more of the best timeframe in history for AMAT I believe a timeframe with better returns for AMAT was the 80's. Re: There are no guaranteed returns in the stock market regardless of whether one follows fundamental valuations, technical analysis, or any other methodologies. You are stating the obvious here. Re: The argument here is buy and hold vs shorter term trading. Which works best? Well that still depends on when an investors buys and sells. No argument here. However, it is my belief that to sell 9 months into an upturn after a 3 year downturn is foolish, especially when there are no premiums being assigned to the sector. And when the sector is growing at a moderate pace compared with past upturns. Brian