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To: Gottfried who wrote (11285)	11/17/1997 4:41:00 PM
From: Scott Brooks	Respond to of 70976

Gottfried, It is funny - Tito's situation (regardless of your opinion of it -not that I know) is much like that of a full service broker: 1) In many ways he is telling people what the want to hear. I don't mean this in a bad way, but it is a hell of a lot easier to listen to his success and extend it to your portfolio. There really isn't a sense of the horrific downside that leverage can bring. Were things to go south, Tito would be the scapegoat. 2) If his call was right on (again!), everyone would be the individual genius talking about AMAT LEAPs at parties. Tito's name would never enter the conversation. Tito, keep it coming and let everyone seperate the wheat from the chaff based on their own situation. Scott

To: Gottfried who wrote (11285)	11/17/1997 4:58:00 PM
From: akidron	Respond to of 70976

personaly i am a tito fan... he posts us all the news on more... is open about his investment stratergy... doesn't pretend that success comes without failure... and has shown how one can use leaverage to the good. personaly i don't use leaps, except on the court... I use a combination of stock and short term options and am never more than 60% out of cash.... it suites me... surely that's the point... you use the thread in such a way that it fits your circumstance... take advice for what it is... sometimes bad... take information ... with a pinch of salt - for very little information is pure. on the subject of where we are... we are wonderfully poised... if you think Jim's gonna tell us somthing good... stick with it and ignore the technicals... if you don't - get out soon... 'cause the stock will crash big time... my guess is 50 cents with 2.50 for next year... if that's yours too there is nothing to fear but fear it'self or perhaps a latent push-out.