Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

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

To: Mama Bear who wrote (12142)	7/30/1998 10:54:00 AM
From: ralph keating	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

Barb, WCAP with it's small float could be setting up one heck of a short squeeze or could fall back to 4 it's like rolling dice at this point rk

To: Mama Bear who wrote (12142)	7/30/1998 11:28:00 AM
From: Marconi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18691

Hello Mrs. Payne: Have you looked at NVX? Gapped open today from 13-7/8 close yesterday to 17-5/8 today after announcing FDA approval of Certiva. Steadily falling down to 15-1/4 bid today. I could not get shares to short and was told it has been impossible for a long time. The telling statement in the release is the FDA quote about acellular vaccines having no greater efficacy than others. NVX press releases generally are misleading hype. I would expect another spike if and when they do the initial stock to their distributor. If I recall correctly, they require instead of the usual 3 DPT shots, 4 or 5 doses by age 5 to achieve a level of immunity approaching conventional vaccines. There are several convention firms as competitors. I doubt with the extra doses, their greater safety claims for one rare reaction, that they will make a handsome business out of this prospect. Their running line is that they have so many other vaccines in the pipe, too, BTW. They are around 4 years late in getting FDA approval. I do not trust the representations of their CEO. Any thoughts or reaction? Best regards, m

To: Mama Bear who wrote (12142)	7/30/1998 3:53:00 PM
From: Marconi	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18691

Hello Mrs. Payne: I talked with my broker 3:48 p.. EDT, minutes before the close and he said he is getting an unusually high number of calls asking for IPO shares on Cyberian Outpost. He thinks it may come out tomorrow morning. Then there will be a 30 day quiet period. I am trying to get a prospectus before the close tomorrow. My guess is the offering will be fairly heavily oversubscribed, so I am expecting a run. Thanks for bringing WCAP to our attention. Would you please share your primary methodologies with us? I need to be more of a bird dog -- partly out of pride for original contribution, partly to test how well I can do. Best regards, m