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To: LastShadow who wrote (8589)	4/27/1998 7:48:00 PM
From: AlienTech	Respond to of 120523

>>I read that there are 40,000 prescriptions being written every day for Viagra << Heck I think the numbers came in like 115K or so and the stock dived 6 points ? Figure out of those 115k, 50K can just eat a sugar cube and pocket the prescription money and get the same effects. Or better yet mail it to me, a good cause I think. Now new refils for MUSE dropped 50%, not surprising but refills only dropped 10% which is surprising. Next few weeks should be intresting. >>At any rate, someone make note to buy maternity clothes manufacturers, Gerber, infant toys and whoever makes diapers in 6 to 9 months...just a thought...<< You forgot Trojans :) Remember safe sex is good sex.. Even if a sugar cube gets better results.. But the more you pay the better you enjoy it as in anything.. Well I didnt get a chance to exit my vvus positions, didnt even get a chance to sell it this morning, had a plance to catch and if I had put in a stop loss order I know it would have sold and tomorrow gapped to 40+, Anyone know of a good ISP in beverton/portland area? And the 70k of mentally retared I mean distressed people, wonder how many drive on daily basis or jump off tall buildings thinking they are batman....

To: LastShadow who wrote (8589)	4/27/1998 7:50:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Respond to of 120523

A short squeeze works like this: A stock rises too much, like KTEL to 44, so a bunch of traders short it. The price drops to 22, and guess what, so many folks shorted it, there isn't any left. So when the shorters go to 'buy to cover' the mm's raise the price - in this case to $34 today. So if you buy early when it starts back up, you can sell at a decent profit, even thogh the stock is still only worth about $6...Anyone out there following all the short intrest plays could post one heck of a watch list. KTEL's scenario was a bit more involved than that an example of a true short squeeze they sold short the longs called in their shares because of a small float the effect was disasterous for the shorts and meeting the Reg requiring delivering within 3 days caused the tremendous surge as per David Faber on CNBC