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To: scotty who wrote (413)	1/11/1998 3:10:00 PM
From: flickerful	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2341

scotty. i agree completely with your trepidation; not only MU but alot of them have been impossible to call (or put..) my post was a delayed response to ag, (and the intel query last week about a straddle)a general earnings alert. i should have said "speaking of disappointments" not puts, to avoid the impression i thought puts in order here. at the lows, you are right; how much is built in, how much is actually even a factor in the climate of turmoil remains to be seen, not called (or put...) thanks for the history; i wish we could all save hits by acknowledging those of others before, and save each other that particular pleasure. i have become a very good listener lately... as for options: i still feel the oex puts are the purest play. i will watch carefully futures trading,etc. tonight, but, like you, i am wary. there are simply too many variables at work with individual issues: the vagaries of the world at large only compound and/or cloud internal weaknesses, etc. i have to stick with the index. randy

To: scotty who wrote (413)	1/11/1998 3:30:00 PM
From: flickerful	Respond to of 2341

scotty. the long range plan is different, however. i am still gestating, however i feel calls(and puts) in order on very carefully chosen marks. my thinking stems, in part, from an essay in the january wired, "schumpeter's lesson", What really happened in digital technology in the past five years. if you are so inclined, have a look at it, and we can compare notes. i believe there are some valid roadsigns in it...sector wise, if not terribly company specific, anyway. randy