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To: Robert Graham who wrote (2050)	12/16/1997 7:18:00 AM
From: Joe C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4969

I would tend to agree with your suspicions about the institutions not playing the momentum game. They do play with a lot of money. However, they're jumping in might explain some of the bigger moves. Analyst A recommends stock, institution sees rec and wants to jump in, everyone wants to buy so their larger buys add fuel to the fire. end result - stock up 10-20% within the day. You didn't think that momentum players would be involved on the down moves - why wouldn't they short or buy puts if it was clear the move had strength? Thanks for your comments, Joe