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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1997 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Bill Wexler who wrote (8764)12/22/1997 9:15:00 PM
From: craig crawford  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9285
 
<< AOL's market cap now higher than Costco's!!! >>

Yes, I don't quite get this one. Everytime I even start to think about shorting AOL it goes higher. I just sit back in stunned amazement and shake my head.

For a company with terrible customer relations and huge insider selling at much lower prices, the stock just goes higher and higher.

Won't touch it with a ten foot pole long or short. It is an exercise in futility.

P.S. Keeping my eye on NTKI. Might want to go long that one when the market recovers.



To: Bill Wexler who wrote (8764)12/22/1997 9:56:00 PM
From: Rylan  Respond to of 9285
 
Mr. Wexler,

FWIW, I subscribe to Edgar Online and have received several 144 hits on AOL during the past week. I didn't view them so I'm unable to pass on the info. I guess whether you long or short the frustration remains the same.

Best,

Rylan



To: Bill Wexler who wrote (8764)12/24/1997 4:46:00 PM
From: Jon Tara  Respond to of 9285
 
See this on AOL and Telsave:

msnbc.com

Telsave is probably an even better short than AOL. This article should give AOL a downward kick, as it means that their most recent rally was in reaction to almost pure BS, as I'd expected.

Telsave wasn't counting signups - they were counting forced visits to their signup page.

DOH.