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To: SE who wrote (47769)	7/14/1998 9:13:00 AM
From: Patrick Slevin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58727

<probably because the grass is growing today.> I think the reason is because it's a day that ends in the letter "y". My play will be to close half on a spurt above 78 and then wait. EDIT I see Wadye's scenario for the long bond appears to be playing out. Seems to be at a critical juncture. Recently, a weak bond has played well for the spoo/SPX.

To: SE who wrote (47769)	7/14/1998 9:16:00 AM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Respond to of 58727

Scott oh ho you boyz had a good time making fun of me but I sure did have a good time perusing the site ..for about 10 minutes but I will be checking it out today Jeff: AVI is on Jenna's watch list and Hertz came in better than 7 cents today AVI options still not updated yet something happened just now with Pacific and their update the Vol disappeared for most of the the options (those 30's OI stayed exactly the same) on AVI but leaving a few strikes volume before the market open hmmmm Hertz Corp. (HRZ) 48 1/4: car rental company posts a Q2 net of $0.69 a share, seven cents better than the First Call consensus, vs year-ago profit of $0.50 a share; revenues rose 7.6% to $1.05 bln..... MER came in below EXACTLY why Chris and I wanted out before earnings then if the stock shrugs it off and the signal is still there you can get back in.. General Motors Corp. (GM) 68 7/8: largest auto maker posts a Q2 net of $0.54 a share, a penny better than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $2.62 a share; latest result includes strike impact of $1.2 bln or $1.79 a share; revenues fell 11.6% to $39.9 bln..... Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) 107 15/16: leading brokerage firm posts a Q2 net of $1.33 a share, a penny below the First Call consensus, vs year-ago profit of $1.25 a share; net revenues rose 18.6% to $4.71 bln..... JP Morgan & Co. (JPM) 126: major banking concern posts a Q2 net of $1.96 a share, excluding gain from global trust unit sale, six cents better than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago net of $1.85 a share; revenues rose 20% to $2.15 bln as company also lowers its exposure to emerging Asian markets to $3.4 bln..... Cendant in trouble worse than the IFMX debacle Cendant Corp. (CD) 18 7/8: operator of membership, travel and real estate services expects to restate in the downward direction its fiscal 1997 operating net by $0.22 to $0.28 a share; also expects FY98 EPS to be reduced by $0.05-$0.06 a share; before warning, CD was projected to earn $1.13 in FY98; company alleges that fraud at its CUC group, which it acquired earlier, was worse than anticipated;