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To: oldcrow who wrote (80852)	11/16/1998 8:56:00 PM
From: Don Martini	Respond to of 176388

When my kids were young boys we planted a garden for them. In about 3 days they were pulling up the seeds to see how they grew. Decide what trading style fits your personality: Are you a day-trader type, constantly in and out of positions? Do you demand immediate return to be satisfied with a stock? What will you do when the next one has a downturn? Are you skilled enough to trade frequently and gain? Do you expect to win every hand? [They don't in LasVegas!] Are you willing to look down the road for a year or so? You've picked a literally FANTASTIC company. Dell's selling $20B today, will be $30 Billion in 12-15 months, and everyone who has a share will be a winner. Michael was just named the Computer Industry's Top Executive by Computer Reseller News, and Dell computers aren't resold! It's like cats naming a dog: Pet of the Year! Barring some extreme financial dislocation your Dell will pay off beyond your expectations, last 5 year's growth = 7,000%. The next earnings runup will be for the year's best quarter. It's is 63 today. Sell and you make $3.00. Then it may dip to 53 and you'll think you were smart. Next it will climb again, and what price will it take to convince you to buy again: 70 or 75? If you want back on the train at 75 you'll remember how it dropped for a few weeks and say "It's too high." And it will always be too high, and likely you'll never buy it again. And in the next year you'll probably lose a 125% to 175% gain. Don't pull up the seeds, Alwayslate, and at the next stockholder's meeting I'll buy you my namesake Sincerely Don Martini

To: oldcrow who wrote (80852)	11/16/1998 11:08:00 PM
From: Zeem	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

You haven't played equities namely Dell very long have you!? I wish you the best of luck.

To: oldcrow who wrote (80852)	11/17/1998 1:34:00 AM
From: BGR	Respond to of 176388

Alwayslate, <OI call/put ratios for most strikes have been declining daily?> That is generally considered bullish. In fact, before the earnings the OIs for near the money DELL calls skyrocketed and some folks were concerned that that will put pressure on the price. More put sells similar to more shares short. If the price shoots up for some reason, the put premiums will drop very fast. To salvage any money out of the puts, the holders will go long the stock (remember that their downside is protected) treating the puts as some sort of a soon to expire insurance. This puts further upward pressure on the price. Somewhat similar to short covering. -Apratim.