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To: Fortinwit who wrote (392)	3/2/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: Smilodon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 430

Fortinwit, I forgot that you were using options. I am curious about why you are using that strategy? Have you been able to back test it, or done some extensive paper trading to prove it out? Do you have a specific methodology for selecting the strike? On your comments on FON and ZION you mentioned volume considerations. I have programmed in my screens a daily volume for moves that must be twice the 50 day moving average of volume. The 50 day moving average must also be above 300K. I do no other evaluation on volume. Are your screens set differently? Do you look at volume independent of your screens?