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Biotech / Medical : VVUS: VIVUS INC. (NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: AlienTech who wrote (12748)	8/6/1998 2:06:00 PM
From: VLAD	Respond to of 23519

Alien, Are you trying to say that since you bought above 10 and was forced into taking a bath that you will feel better if all of us holding above 10 also take a bath?

To: AlienTech who wrote (12748)	8/6/1998 2:12:00 PM
From: VLAD	Respond to of 23519

DAIN has been first in line to buy Vivus at 5 7/8. Anyone who cares to give him your stock please go right ahead. Once he collects his quota of shares below 6 I bet their analyst will give his buy recommendation and merely reiterate what CRUT and PW have been saying all along. Oh he might also use the buy out possibility as well as the low share price as more reasons for buying. What the hell is PW doing sitting on the ask at 6? Maybe he bought beyond his quota above 7 and has to lighten the load a bit. Too bad that BEST will be allowed to walk away from his after earnings move with a lot of money in his or his client's pockets.

To: AlienTech who wrote (12748)	8/6/1998 2:31:00 PM
From: VLAD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

oh BTW, If and when DAIN has his fill of buying and covering, First Boston is waiting in line at 5 7/8 and of course BEST will gladly be willing to cover at 5 7/8 since he has probably over a million shares shorted at about 6 1/2. Anyone here want to sell your shares to Bayer Sterns for 5 7/8 so he can buy back Vivus shares for 5/8 more than he sold them for last month?

To: AlienTech who wrote (12748)	8/6/1998 2:54:00 PM
From: VLAD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

The market makers have decided that Vivus will trade between 5 7/8 and 6 today. The players are making their 1/16's buying and selling between this spread ie buy at 29/32 sell at 31/32, short at 31/32 cover at 29/32. A lot of easy 1/16s to be made today. So much for the 2 to 3 point mover days last year.