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To: CharlieBoy who wrote (5125)	3/21/1998 12:27:00 PM
From: TEDennis	Respond to of 10786

CharlieBoy: Re: "Call me cynical" .. OK. You're cynical. Correct in some instances, too. Not all consultants have their clients' best interest at heart. Go ALYD !! TED

To: CharlieBoy who wrote (5125)	3/21/1998 1:47:00 PM
From: sibe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10786

Jeff Mitchell's oft-used analogy of the printing press is fine as long as everything goes as planned: The lines of code keep coming in. The price charged for the work is right. The employees stay. The clients pay on time, etc. But what if there's a problem? Friday's (3/20) drop of over 30% for Peritus (PTUS) on some bad news leaves me cautious. Also on 3/20, there were 509 put contracts (filled) for May at a price of 20. This is an extremely high amount and suggests to me that some people are very skeptical of Q1 report. On the other hand, there were thousands of open (but unfilled) contracts for calls on that day. See: cboe.pcquote.com I wish the best to all my fellow Alydaarlings, but it seems a little too risky for me to buy now before the Q1 numbers come out. Of course, if you're a gambling person and have some money saved for that Las Vegas trip...