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Strategies & Market Trends : Want to make $1000 a week trading.....I'm going to try!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Marlin C. Harmon who wrote (498)	1/25/1998 8:52:00 PM
From: Cents	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1100

WEEK 4 START Positions: Jodi: Cash $592.1764 Held 75000 ACCY @.20= $15000 Total Equity $15592.1764 Week 4 Profit target=Target Surpassed by $6592.1764 Week 4 target percentage=Target Surpassed by 42.3% Kevin: Cash $1690.625 Margin held 500 IFCI value $1515.625 Held 500 NCES value $2968.75 Total Equity $6175 Week 4 Profit target=$2875 Week 4 target percentage= 46.6% Cents: Cash $1.875 Held 1182 shares ILNK value $5910 Total Equity $5911.875 Week 4 Profit target=$3088.125 Week 4 target percentage=52.2% Sue: Cash $534.50 Held 200 shares UTI value $3050 Margin held 300 TLK value $806.25 Kickin for week 4=$609.25 (to be deducted from future gains) Total equity $5000 Week 4 Profit target=$4000 Week 4 target percentage= 55.6% Jimbo: Cash=$0 Held 16000 shares AWLT value $2750 Held 5000 HUBS value $1875 Held 2500 ACCY @.20= $500 Total equity =$5125 Week 4 Profit target=$3875 Week 4 target percentage=75.6% Scba: Cash $2852.50 Held 1000 BAAT value $281.25 Held 940 DCTC value $1938.75 Total equity $5072.50 Week 4 Profit target=$3927.50 Week 4 target percentage=77.4% Brian: Cash $2937.50 Held 10 calls PQOBG (PSFT) value $2000 Kickin for week 4=$62.50 (to be deducted from future gains) Total equity $5000 Week 4 Profit target=$4000 Week 4 target percentage=80% Dan: Cash $10550 Held Short 300 AVNT value -$5250 Kickin balance for week 3=$493.96 (to be deducted from future gains) Total Equity $5300 Week 4 Profit target=$3700 Week 4 target percentage= 69.8% Evan: Cash $100 Held 400 PRGO value $4900 Kickin for week 4=$1234.38 (to be deducted from future gains) Total equity $5000 Week 4 Profit target=$4000 Week 4 target percentage= 80% rouzam: Cash $5000 Total Equity $5000 Week 4 Profit target=$4000 Week 4 target percentage= 80% SPress: Cash $1593.75 Held 10000 MDCE value $1406.25 Held 1000 ISON value $2000 Total Equity $5000 Week 4 Profit target=$4000 Week 4 target percentage= 80% Mightycujo: Cash $5000 Total Equity $5000 Week 4 Profit target=$4000 Week 4 target percentage= 80%

To: Marlin C. Harmon who wrote (498)	1/25/1998 9:11:00 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1100

Ah, yes. It is always a little tricky to decide what to do with excess cash. I tend to be a little paranoid, especially lately--and this has resulted in buying a precious metals mutual fund. Maybe I have a few too many hedges around my house at this stage though. I guess I will try to add a contribution to the thread topic, here's what I am watching and will perhaps be trading in the week ahead. I dont own any of these yet--have basically been afraid to buy up til now. NTIIC--a biotech (actually has a neurological drug, it is struggling to stay listed, thread under NTII) SQNT--went up friday, could Stratus have helped? earnings are coming Wednesday after the close I think, it is down a lot these past two months. SYBS--think we may have hit bottom, and happily I have been out of this one while it has tanked. TLK--PT Telekom. (Indonesia), the ultimate in bottom fishing for those who buy when blood is in the streets.

To: Marlin C. Harmon who wrote (498)	1/25/1998 10:44:00 PM
From: TraderGreg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1100

Yes, you made it too confusing. If the interest rate on the alternative investment is higher than the mortgage, then the alternative is the way to go. The mortgage interest is tax deductible but a CD is tax ABLE. That means wash, except for those with small mortgages where the interest paid is so small that they may actually take the standard deduction(this is rare in urban areas I am sure). In that case the CD would have to earn a higher rate than the mortgage. Not an easy thing to do. No need to go through complex amortizations, just compare the APY of the investment to the APR of the mortgage. TG