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To: lucky_limey who wrote (396)	8/7/1998 10:00:00 AM
From: Moominoid	Respond to of 692

full service broker - who might be part of the MM "insider stuff" No all they do is give you crap advice you don't need and rip you off. You won't get any access to "insider stuff". At least that's my opinion. For the life of me I cannot figure out why stocks are valued as they are - have read the theory but do not see this in reality Now is the time where we might see some adjustment of the reality to the theory as some of these overprice tech stocks (not AAPL) come down a bit. I'm out of Apple now. Long NSM, PPOD, SWY and short MSFT, DELL. Portfolio up 4% so far this morning. Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this.... I'm sure something will go wrong now. I've only used options for hedging so far in the Australian market. They are tricky to figure out what to do. To say the least. David

To: lucky_limey who wrote (396)	8/10/1998 11:40:00 PM
From: Jon Tara	Respond to of 692

Hugh, I don't know about "best" time of day to trade, but I find these to be the "most interesting": 1. About 1/2 hour after the open. Many stocks that gap up on the open pull back during this period. 2. The open. I usually avoid this, and sit back and watch until the market settles. However, some of the best trades can be on stocks that are moving strongly pre-open (market-maker bid/ask adjustments) and then just keep going. Sometimes these stocks can be bought on the open and then sold about 1/2 hour after the open before the pullback. 3. 11:30 - traders getting ready for the noon lull - moves often occur here. 4. 1:00 - same logic as 3., in reverse. 5. 2:30 - called by some, "the magic half-hour" (2:30 to 3:00). Major moves often occur here. 6. 3:45-4:00. You will often see big runs like the ones in SUNW and AAPL today, and they can be fast and furious. Since I work for a living, I can't trade during all of these times. Fortunately, I'm on the west coast, so if I get up early, I can trade a couple of hours in the morning, and then check the close during lunch. I always check tick charts when I get home, though, to see when the action was and get a feel for how the market and stocks traded during the day.

To: lucky_limey who wrote (396)	12/29/2019 4:52:54 AM
From: Heywood40	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 692

Hugh, AAPL closed at a split-adjusted $1.13 on August 7, 1998, the day you posted this message. The $4,000 of AAPL you owned on that day is worth $1,027,000 today. It has also paid about $61,735 in dividends over the time you've owned it. That's a total return of $1,089,000 on your original $4,000 investment, which works out to 27,225%. Not bad! It turns out day trading wasn't necessary to do well with AAPL, a simple buy and hold was all anyone needed to do. Congratulations!

To: lucky_limey who wrote (396)	12/31/2019 9:54:01 PM
From: Heywood40	Respond to of 692

Hugh, your 3,540 shares went up another $7,540 today! Now your $4,000 worth of AAPL is up to $1,102,000 including dividends! That's a 27,550% ROI! How are you going to celebrate?

To: lucky_limey who wrote (396)	1/2/2020 5:20:03 PM
From: Heywood40	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 692

Holy smokes, Hugh! You're up another $23,718 today! You must be STOKED! Your $4000 is now worth $1,125,000!

To: lucky_limey who wrote (396)	1/9/2020 1:34:33 AM
From: Heywood40	1 Recommendation Recommended By lucky_limey Respond to of 692

Hugh! Hey Hugh! Your $4000 is now worth $1,135,000! Crazy times, right?