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Technology Stocks : HWP -- Hewlett Packard -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mp who wrote (2067)	5/2/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4722

The big question is the May 18 earnings report. A fellow investor advised me that some of his HP friends are not too optimistic, but I doubt that anyone outside of the executive suite would have enough information to have a clue. A bad report, even a miss by a penny or two, would have hwp back in its 62-65 channel over night; a good report might start the long awaited run up to the 90s. We've got a lot of long term HP investors on this thread, including a fair number of current and ex HP employees. How about an expectations poll? Just identify if you think they will miss, meet, or beat the .78 target. Of course, theories as to why would be welcomed. One strategy I'm considering is to sell 1/2 of my position before the report, which would lock in some profits, leave me open for more if they beat, or leave me with some cash to buy back in at a lower price if they miss. Would appreciate your thoughts, Frank