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

To: HiSpeed who wrote (15073)	11/5/1998 10:05:00 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Respond to of 18691

In this bull market, let it ride. Maybe it will dive sooner than I think. But before buying puts, I'd prefer shorting the stock outright. If you buy and sell puts, there were Mar 10 at 2 1/2 against you could write Jun 7,5 with 1 3/4 (or Mar 7,5 with 1 1/4) and short some stock. C.

To: HiSpeed who wrote (15073)	11/5/1998 10:33:00 PM
From: Roger A. Babb	Respond to of 18691

HiSpeed, I would be very careful with shorts on Gern or any other stock at the moment, the bull market is still in high gear.

To: HiSpeed who wrote (15073)	11/5/1998 11:07:00 PM
From: Baghul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

I have shorted GERN in the past. It has been profitable I might add. They do this couple times a year. Come out with flashy news, the stock goes through the roof and then starts its painful decline. Look at the long term chart. The question is how high will it go tomorrow. I have a feeling within the first 20 min, it will hit the high of the day. So either, I would short it at open or shortly there after. Once it tanks, it might be hard to get an uptick. Good luck.