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To: Return to Sender who wrote (1773)	4/4/2013 6:05:04 PM
From: The Ox	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8255

Too late...vbg! Made close to $0.50, off the bounce in after hours. But I've been doing a lot of that while I day trade....look for washouts and extreme moves and get out quickly with a nice profit. I don't worry that I could have made nearly $2, as I take the money and run in these situations. Hindsight is always easy (or real hard if you've watched a profit fade into a loss!!).... I agree with your advice, RtS! It is usually better to buy "the next low" after 2 days, which is often on the third day but not always. Obviously, every situation is different and the more substantial the drop, the more likely the bounce may be sooner than later. I say this with a major caveat. These bounce plays are relatively easier in stocks that you follow closely. Seeing a major dump in a stock that you don't follow, understand or have a feel for how it trades can be tempting but may hand you your head! As to the long awaited pull back or sell off..... The longer it fails to show it's ugly head, the more concerned everyone should get. In other words, either stay conservative or be nimble....preferably both!

To: Return to Sender who wrote (1773)	4/5/2013 9:13:43 AM
From: The Ox	1 Recommendation Respond to of 8255

seekingalpha.com But there is a lesson here and it is one that I suggest any investor pay close attention to, and that lesson is to not ignore major divergences because they rarely end up being proven wrong. If I was covering this stock, the LAST thing I would have done after that last conference call was upgrade it here after it was down 13% in a strong tape. F5's product sales have been markedly slowing, service revenue growth deserves a lower comp, SDN is shaking up networking, and management has a history of being a little bit too bullish. Put that altogether and an underperforming share price should scare the hell out of you. Yet all three upgrades did nothing more than regurgitate the standard F5 bull thesis of the last two years. Yes, some things will never change. I post this because I think this paragraph holds true on many levels, not simply because of F5's situation!