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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (14997)	3/14/1998 10:52:00 AM
From: joe smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

james, check out the short interest graph for aol. the shorts covered thru october as the stock rose for big losses. then a period of minimal shorts, probably because they lost all their money. it is now starting to rise again. for others who want to see the chart go to post 14997 to get the link. i dont know how to add a link to a post. would appreciate a quick lesson in how to do so. js

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (14997)	3/14/1998 3:37:00 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

Hi James F. Hopkins; Regarding the short interest and how it changes as the stock price changes... My guess is that a lot of the short interest consists of people who are hedging for tax or restricted stock reasons. A lot of it could also be hedging by market makers in the options market. So some of the short interest is insiders selling low, rather than shorts selling low. AMZN is a good case for this. You can examine the options positions and based on the spreads be certain that there are some big players longs out there that have boxed their profits. Naturally the option market makers have to hedge that, so they are the ones holding the short interest. -- Carl

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (14997)	3/15/1998 3:03:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

james and all: check out swtx for a long position in this nutso market. they are undervalued in a normal market scenario. if the fever ever hits swtx then look out above. southwall.com pay close attention to the recent news about their deal with samsung to put their films on samsung monitors and tvs. samsung will also resell their products. this is awsome! they already make $0.15 from ops and trade at $8. now the tv market is available for reaping profits. they could make $0.25 a q within 4 qs. at a 20 pe (below their growth rate going forward) we have a $20 stock. if the fever hits... :-)