Positive Guidance

The market looks set to open
higher this morning on the back of positive guidance from Lucent
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futures up 56.00, S&P futures up 5.80, and the Nasdaq 100 futures up 16.00.
Bond futures are 10/32 lower, and the dollar is higher against the major foreign
currencies, making new highs vs. JPY.

On the economic front, a little excitement at 9:00 A.M.
CST when Leading Indicators is released (expected +. 7%). Earnings of note this
evening:
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As I noted in this weekend’s “Intrinsic Value”,
watch for the politicians to continue to fling their bodies into the Enron
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in an election year. Look for politicians to begin introducing endless stupid
legislation to deal with the issue, and more importantly, to put themselves in
the spotlight.

Technically Speaking:

The market is hovering just above several key technical
levels. Although oversold at the moment, the market is very vulnerable right
now, as it is extremely sensitive to news.

Updates:

None.

Current Recommendations:

We will be looking to buy puts on strength, particularly
in biotech issues.

Rolls/Adjustments:

Watch alerts!

Recap of open trades:

Long-term

Reverse Collars

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TLAB |
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March 17.5 calls, short the March 15 puts) at $1.50 credit average (50%).

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AMD |
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calls, short the April 15 puts) at $.05 credit (100%).

Buy-writes

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AMZN |
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JDSU |
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expired worthless, now long the stock at $9.60, stop below.

Proxy buy-writes

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BA |
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BA Jan. ’03 40/May 45 call calendar @ $2.75 — hold.

Complex Strategies

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GILD |
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(25%).

Short-term

Call Positions

None.

Call Spread Positions

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DYN |
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$1.50 (100%) — hold.

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TLAB |
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$.80 credit average (50%). Note: This spread is a result of a reverse
collar roll.

Put Positions

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IBM |
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roll).

Put Spread Positions

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AZO |
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(100%) — hold.

STOPS

TLAB: Stop @ 11.95 close only.

JDSU: Stop @ 7.60 close only.