PLAY >New Drops	Thursday, January 25, 2001

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New Split Drops

CHKP - Check Point Software $143.44 -6.38 (-6.38)

Check Point Software traded as high as $160 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the stock closed the session at $149.81. CHKP lost even more ground on Thursday, hitting an intra-day low of $141.50 and closing at $143.44 on volume of 4.88 million shares. We were stopped out at $144, so we are dropping this play tonight.

Picked on January 21st @ $149.81 Profit/Loss = -5.81 (-4%) (Stopped Thursday @ $144.00) Best Profit = +10.19 (+7%)
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New Candidate Drops

No new Candidate Drops today

New Momentum Drops

RYL Ryland Group $47.06 +2.81 (+3.88)

Ryland was able to produce a strong intraday rally on Wednesday, trading as high as $47. However, it then fell in afternoon trading to its eventual close of $44.24, which is where we closed this play ahead of today's earnings announcement.

Picked on January 4th @ $42.81 Profit/Loss = +1.44 (+3%) (Stopped Wednesday @ $44.25) Best Profit = +4.88 (+11%)
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