Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 21436
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2001/6/6-7/20 [Computer/SW/Database] UID:21436 Activity:very high
6/5     Where do I dump all this PCLN profit? New Power? any rumours?
        oracle is going to get slammed by IBM (in my opinion) I have never
        heard so many peope bad mouthing the new liscense contracts-
        Thinking of doing some spreads:
        BUY Verizon - I am big time bullish on them
        Sell SBC
        thus you are immune to market volatility and can judge your analysis
        directly- ie if the market tanks-- you net even- the only way you make
        or loss is if one or the other outperforms the other. - kinney.
        - dow theory says bull for a long time
        \_ That's a good racket, trying to get a bunch of people to buy a stock
           you own, then your bullishness will become a self-fulfilling
           prophecy.  Go away kinney.
        Sell SBC
        thus you are immune to market volatility and can judge your analysis
        directly- ie if the market tanks-- you net even- the only way you make
        or loss is if one or the other outperforms the other. - kinney.
        - dow theory says bull for a long time
        \_ Damn it is fun selling large quantities of stock at a profit and
           finishing up a month long web project at exactly the same time
           haven't had this much fun since I unloaded 2,000 shares of AFCI early
           last year at $75/share. This time it was 20,000 shares of priceline
           at between 6.25 and 7-- only difference the AFCI was all mine- the
           priceline was split between my dads account ( which I manage ) and
           mine, oh well.
           but now it is done-- no more priceline- BUT CASH,, cold hard CASH
           sitting in the account - kinney.
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