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To: Eski who wrote (30408)	5/20/1999 9:18:00 AM
From: Katherine Derbyshire	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 70976

If you think AMAT is in for a big drop, then you shouldn't be buying at 60, either. If you think AMAT's moment in the sun is over, and these valuations will still look expensive 5 or 10 years down the road, then you shouldn't be buying for a long term hold at all. But, if you think we are at the beginning of a 18-24 month cycle that will see AMAT double or triple, the difference between 68 and 60 just isn't that significant. Nathan Rothschild said his secret to making money in the market was simple: "I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon." Katherine