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To: Hank Stamper who wrote (5583)	6/4/1999 1:14:00 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

Nope... traders don't give a squat on market direction as long as it be moving. Probably be more commercials showing how "traders" make money while us buy n hold or market-timers are chumps in comparison. First go after mutual funds, then prudent buy n hold. Why not? They got a product to sell? (the product being commissions on trades) Kirk out

To: Hank Stamper who wrote (5583)	6/4/1999 9:09:00 AM
From: Allan Harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

A bullish TA view: ttheory.com No real histories of p/e with which judge whether or not the present price is valued at 'par,' under-, or over-valued? Agreed...traditional valuation methodologies that utilize earnings growth as a basis for valuation have been useless in evaluating Internet companies. Invest in companies with no histories of earnings growth? You mean like Microsoft in 1986? Or how about Ford in 1926? My Internet portfolio is down about 30% in the past month, about the same as AMAT fell between it's February high of 71 and April low of 48. The former is in your view a "speculation" while the latter would, I assume, be considered "backing and filling" or a "healthy consolidation." I heard one of the interviewed suits on CNBC say Thursday that, The Internet sector was dead. Maybe the LOW we've been waiting for. A