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To: Goldbug Guru who wrote (80619)	11/16/1998 1:36:00 AM
From: stock bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Goldbug, of the total shares shorted, how many are owned by institutions and how many by individuals? Also, how many individuals and institutions have shorted;ie, one, two, three institutions/individual investors, or ??? Stock Bull

To: Goldbug Guru who wrote (80619)	11/16/1998 3:00:00 AM
From: michael modeme	Respond to of 176388

Scary? -- that's good news. Means that there will be a huge amount of future buyers out there.

To: Goldbug Guru who wrote (80619)	11/16/1998 3:29:00 AM
From: Chuzzlewit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Goldbug, that's silly. You need to look at it from the point of view of percentages. For example, if Worldcom split two for one it would displace Dell as being the most shorted. Besides, having a large short position doesn't portend anything except the potential for a short squeeze should some exceptionally good news break. TTFN, CTC PS, you can't short Boston Chicken because it is under $5.

To: Goldbug Guru who wrote (80619)	11/16/1998 9:52:00 AM
From: Marq Spencer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

>There's more people shorting DELL than Boston Chicken.< Absolute number of shares short is meaningless - much more meaningful metrics are: Short shares/shares outstanding: Dell: 0.04 (4% of shares); BOST: 0.29 (29% of shares!!!). Short shares/daily volume Dell: 1.5 days (in one and a half days, the short sellers could buy back their shares); BOST: 14 days. By either metric, people are much more negative about BOSTQ then DELL. This was the second such message, so I had to respond <vbg> - Brian.