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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (15258)	2/27/1999 7:42:00 AM
From: Mr. E2u	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Anthony, Great! I just got the email about the seminar and I will be sending the check out to you probably next week. I just have to consult with my brother about his wedding which will be the following weekend (the 14th) in Wisconsin. I'd really love to come to your seminar if I have enough freetime before his wedding. I also used to live in Pacific (Mission) beach about ten years ago when I was in College so I probably will arrive early and revisit some old friends and my old stomping grounds. I cant remember what post it was but you mentioned giving out information about some brokers who you recommend "if we didn't mind going through some kind of security/background check". Could you elaborate on this because I'm looking for a new broker who will allow me to short more easily? I checked out Yamner but because I currently live in Japan the Phone calls to them could become pretty expensive......on the other hand "expensive" becomes a very relative word if I could have shorted just 25% of your picks through a decent broker other than Etrade and Datek. Also Your new website is a great idea.....I knew it was just a matter of time before you opened one. One idea you may already be thinking about is having some kind of newsletter to further explain your stock picks, experiences, and trading strategies each week/month. That too may be a good service for your subscribers. Perhaps you could also post the newsletter on a delayed time basis to the SI thread. Do you have any ideas on how the various website services will be priced? Any further information about your plans, services and prices would be appreciated. Thanks again for your patience with all of us and for sharing your knowledge so freely. As you already know, what goes around comes around and your generousity and goodwill to all of us and to me personally will certainly find its way back to you. I for one plan to support your seminar and your new business ventures over the web. P.S.> My former alias was "Pheonix". God bless, Brad Cihla

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (15258)	2/27/1999 12:01:00 PM
From: ACS_101	Respond to of 122087

I hope you realize I was spoofing your "200 nights" typo. I'll be there, count on it. Alan

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (15258)	2/27/1999 12:19:00 PM
From: ACS_101	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

On a more serious note, a semantic question re "Short Squeeze". I've heard this term used two ways: 1) One or more heavy long positions in a stock move their shares from margin to cash accounts, causing a wave of borrowed certs to be yanked out of the short accounts. If insufficient borrowable certs are available to replace them, the shorts are forced to sell; as they are flushed out, the stock runs up. 2) Market makers, promoters and/or touts collude or ride a wave of PR to cause a stock to spike up. The shorts panic and sell, or are flushed by margin calls. By taking the logical to extremes, every time a stock goes up, some laptop larry calls it a "short squeeze". Would you care to comment about this topic? What you can see on Level II and Level III vs what can be found out on other researchable sources? What's a real "short squeeze" as used on this board? TIA, Alan