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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cellhigh who wrote (6210)	4/5/1998 1:02:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18691

ronald, if you had followed this thread as long as I have, you would know that Roger is not "full of it". But I don't really keep track of his portfolio, keeping track of my own is hard enough. But I can tell you that I have had shorts in the past that I have held even though the position has gone against me and eventually made money. My worst short last year was CDRD which I shorted at 15 1/4 and covered at 20 (and guess what? 20 was the toptick that week). Had I held the position or reshorted when it got to 25 it would have been profitable, as CDRD susequently fell to the 12s. And yes, I am aware of where CDRD is today. But if you want a good one to look into, I'd recommend PNDA, as the company has no real fundamental hope, has "death spiral" floorless convertibles, and was run up over 75% on "news" that it had received pre production approval that "may" lead to orders. Another good thing about PNDA is that it was very hard to borrow and subsequently will not have as much support on the way down as it would have had if all the folks who wanted to short were able. Barb

To: cellhigh who wrote (6210)	4/5/1998 2:12:00 PM
From: taxikid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18691

hey rizzo READ the THREAD. do not ever come into a person's domain and ridicule him. There are far too many people here that follow this thread and KNOW that roger does not recommend his moves... he states them. And he states why. Which may be why I have told a lot of people to read what he has to say.. and check this thread for knowledgeable info on the basics of short selling... it is one of the highest intrinsic risks out there... in a bull... it is a hedge it can be a way to make money.. as all stocks do not go up in a straight line. have a day not a nice one just a day. taxi