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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Shread who wrote (33823)	11/17/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 94695

That depends on what you mean by the word "long" and the word "go" and the word "you" and....

To: Paul Shread who wrote (33823)	11/17/1998 2:56:00 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

You have a decidedly bad and cocky attitude. Did anyone ever tell you this? Does your posting this idiotic drivel make your feel a little bit better about yourself? I guess you do what you can ...

To: Paul Shread who wrote (33823)	11/17/1998 3:16:00 PM
From: AlanH	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

Paul -- re:BK and Buy-n-hold You've now got about a 95% chance of being no better off than us dumb-ass buy-and-holders Naw, there are a few subtle distinctions... * BK folks maintain core long holdings (just like you); * Several BK folks sell options to leverage your loss of sleep; * When market trends shift (eg, range-bound, rotation), BK traders will have some clue about market dynamics; * BKer's preserve capital to buy from hands that can no longer hold. Your post suggests that there may also be some psychological differences. BTW, how'd you arrive at that 95% probability? Cheers, Alan ps. Should I "hold" overnite the CSCO calls (purchased @2:10ET today)?