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To: Daflye who wrote (4242)1/19/1999 4:10:00 PM
From: SJS  Respond to of 99985
 
That could be a hedge position again the long stocks of the index. Small potatoes for 7 or 8 figure investment in specific internet stocks.



To: Daflye who wrote (4242)1/19/1999 4:10:00 PM
From: Magnatizer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 99985
 
Darin

I believe there are many big players hedging longs today. Greenspan tomorrow and presidential occurances have many cautious.

ht
david



To: Daflye who wrote (4242)1/19/1999 9:11:00 PM
From: Jags  Respond to of 99985
 
For sure the fella did not know about the MSFT earnings!

Jags



To: Daflye who wrote (4242)2/6/1999 12:25:00 PM
From: Daflye  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 99985
 
Anybody remember this.....
Message 7363962
The timing was obviously off, but the magnitude may not be.
In retrospect, and looking at the open interest on that strike, NDXNT, that person probably closed out the position into the ensuing , albeit brief, decline.

NDX 50dma approx 1857, 200dma 1457. NDX hasn't touched its 50dma since
10/20/98. Personally, I won't nibble at the long side of tech till that level is tested. Till then, put city into any rally for me.

1857 and 1457, long way to drop from here, but not out of the question at all. From the July top it took the NDX almost 5 weeks of bumping along its 50dma, to pierce it and head straight for the 200 DMA, the fall from 50 to 200dma took all of 4 days.

Since July and August online trading has increased to dizzy levels, and so have the e-broker technical difficulties. This correction promises to screw even more people(little retailers like me and you) on both the long and short sides, simply because we won't be able to get our trades and confirmations done. These patterns are emerging again. If I didn't think there was so much money to be made on the short side for the next 2 months, I'd sit it out in cash and wait for the smoke to clear. But, I'm not that bright. heh heh heh

Currently in cash, but waiting to short the next rally, if we get one.

Cheers all,
D