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To: BBG who wrote (82362)	11/25/1998 3:09:00 PM
From: Dennis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

It has been proven over and over that MOST shorts end up being wrong. A large short position is a contrary indicator.....according to William O'Neil, .......IBD publisher. GO DELL !!

To: BBG who wrote (82362)	11/25/1998 3:21:00 PM
From: TechTrader42	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

what do all of the shorters know or think they know that we don't? Um, maybe that it's slightly overvalued? Brooke

To: BBG who wrote (82362)	11/25/1998 4:37:00 PM
From: Dell-icious	Respond to of 176387

Well the size of the short position is not as relevant as the cover ratio (days required to cover the short position with average daily trading volume). Since DELL is one of the most actively traded stocks, with a daily average volume of about 35 million, the short position of about 35 million represents a cover ratio of only about 1 or just a day's trading activity, which is negligible. Dell-icious

To: BBG who wrote (82362)	11/30/1998 6:54:00 PM
From: Sig	Respond to of 176387

<<<I know this is a really stupid question but why is DELL the premier, growing by leaps and bounds, never missed a qtr., internet retailer,etc... the largest short position on NASDAQ... what do all of the shorters know or think they know that we don't?>>> Well, I do not know if they count all those outstanding puts as short interest, but Dell has gone from 20 adjusted to over 60 since the start of the year, and conservatives ( I guess there are still some around) would buy puts to insure a gain. I tried that method for a few days in 1997,then could not decide whether I wanted Dell to go up or to go down, Impossible situation, never tried it again. Don Martini has much better ideas. SES