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To: Triffin who wrote (7010)	1/30/1999 7:25:00 PM
From: Maarten Z	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 56535

Triffin Poet Re:PRFM Triffin: good job on short selling explanation. Its always good to get an idea of availibity of shares to short in an issue you are trading. Especially in short term volatile positions. Poet: very eloquent post earlier on thread. I knew you were actively daytrading this stock since you mentioned it the other day. I am as well. I am a fairly recent member to SI but I've been trading for some time now. Worked for Nikko Securities in 90. But anyway I wont presume to give advice. I often daytrade in an issue I hold a position trade as well. Your position in longterm is that the stock will go higher. But daytrading is dynamic and moving with current trends It is imperative to not let a position trade cloud judgement on the daytrading opportunities. I understand you are 7k long now. Even having bought at 13 I believe you will be able to unload your highest buys at a profit on Monday. Just my observations. And best of Luck. MZ

To: Triffin who wrote (7010)	1/30/1999 7:52:00 PM
From: snerd	Respond to of 56535

All...PSTA(s)... Since my last stock assignment is basically not doing anything, I've assigned myself a new one. Just reporting, no position. PSTA: (Nasdaq:PSTA)Monterey Pasta Company montereypasta.com PSTA produces and markets premium quality gourmet pasta and pasta sauces. PSTA markets and sells through grocery, club stores and national distributors. For the nine months ended 9/27/98, revenues rose 10% to $19 million. Net income applicable to Common from continuing operations totalled $1.4 million vs. a loss of $149 thousand. Revenues reflect the company's additional club store distribution. Net income also reflects decreased S/G/A expenses due to lower professional fees and insurance costs. Last Trade Jan 29 · 2 21/32 Change +9/32 (+11.84%) Prev Cls 2 3/8 Volume 334,600 Div Date N/A Day's Range 2 13/32 - 2 3/4 Bid 2 5/8 Ask 2 21/32 Open 2 7/16 Avg Vol 126,227 Ex-Div N/A 52-week Range 1 - 2 3/4 Earn/Shr 0.14 P/E 16.96 Mkt Cap 34.1M Div/Shr N/A Yield N/A Employees: 155 52-Week Low $1.00 Recent Price $2.375 52-Week High $2.625 Beta 1.26 Daily Volume(3-month avg)126.2K Market Capitalization $30.5M Shares Outstanding 12.8M Float 9.90M Book Value (mrq) $0.48 Earnings (ttm) $0.14 Sales (ttm) $1.98 Cash (mrq) $0.02 Price/Book (mrq) 4.99 Price/Earnings (ttm) 17.21 Price/Sales (ttm) 1.20 After-Tax Income (ttm) $1.80M Sales (ttm) $25.2M Profit Margin (ttm) 7.1% Return on Assets (ttm) 17.05% Return on Equity (ttm) 32.20% Current Ratio (mrq) 1.32 Long-Term Debt/Equity (mrq) 0.13 Total Cash (mrq) $248.0K Shares Short as of Dec 8, 1998 34.0K Short Ratio 0.52 Strong Buy 1 Moderate Buy 0 Hold 0 Moderate Sell 0 Strong Sell 0 Industry:FOOD-MISC PREP Ranked 3 of 54 Earnings Per Share Last Quarter (Sep 98) 0.05 Surprise 0% Consensus Estimates This Quarter (Dec 98) 0.05 This Year (Dec 98) 0.16 Next Year 0.23 For latest news: biz.yahoo.com I'll try to get a call in to IR Monday. Snerd