Let's Throw A Party

Granted, it's the equivalent of breaking up a no-hitter when your team is losing 10-0, but at least our long streak of weeks with no Internet sectors gaining ends at five.

Even with last Friday's huge recovery, though, only two 'Net groups - Wireless and Consultants/Designers - avoided losses for the week. We're still in the middle of a punishing earnings season, with any number of 'Net players expected to report red ink for the third quarter.

On the upside, there were some impressive earnings reports from a number of Internet powerhouses this week - America Online, Check Point Software and eBay, among others - so the bottom may finally be in sight.

*Market Cap figure is in millions unless otherwise noted.

  
PERFORMANCE BY SECTOR
                          Ave. 7-Day
                           % Change

Wireless                      3.1%
Consultants/Designers         0.1%
Internet Services            -1.2%
Performance Software         -3.3% 
E-commerce Enablers          -6.1%
E-tailers                    -6.3%
Security                     -7.2%
Financial Services           -8.6%
Speed/Bandwidth             -10.0%
Search/Portals              -10.6%
Content/Communities         -10.9%
ISPs/Access Providers       -11.0%  
Advertising/Marketing       -24.6% 

 
TOP 10 GAINERS              7-Day % Gain     Category

BWAY    Breakaway Solutions    102.2%        Internet Services
EQIX    Equinix                 95.5%        Internet Services
CVGP    Convergent Group        61.9%        Consultants/Designers
GOAM    GoAmerica               47.8%        Wireless
SFTY    eSAFETYWORLD            43.8%        E-tailers
MPPP    MP3.com                 40.7%        Content/Communities
PASW    PASW                    35.0%        Performance Software
AVGO    AvantGo                 34.9%        Wireless
HAND    Handspring              34.2%        Wireless
AHWY    audiohighway.com        33.3%        E-tailers

TOP 10 LOSERS               7-Day % Loss     Category
 
PILT    Pilot Network          -80.2%        Security
COVD    Covad Communications   -62.5%        Speed/Bandwidth
IPIX    Internet Pictures      -62.4%        Performance Software
SGNT    Sagent Tech.           -55.6%        Performance Software
MYPT    MyPoints.com           -55.4%        Advertising/Marketing
APLN    @Plan.Inc              -55.4%        Advertising/Marketing
ACRU    Accrue Software        -54.5%        Internet Services
IVIL    iVillage               -50.0%        Content/Communities
SNOW    Snowball.com           -47.1%        Content/Communities
TERN    Terayon                -44.9%        Speed/Bandwidth
NTCR    NetCreations           -44.9%        Advertising/Marketing
 
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                           WIRELESS PRODUCTS/SERVICES

                       10/18  7-Day   7-Day  1-Month   YTD   Market
       Company        $Close $Change %Change %Change          Cap
                     
GOAM  GoAmerica         8.50    2.75   47.8%    6.7%   N/A   436.7
AVGO  AvantGo          14.50    3.75   34.9%    N/A    N/A   483.5
HAND  Handspring       91.56   23.31   34.2%   69.3%   N/A    11.5B
PRTH  Parthus          43.13    8.63   25.0%   -8.7%   N/A     2.2B
PALM  Palm             57.44   10.50   22.4%    6.6%   N/A    32.5B
OMNY  OmniSky          15.69    2.00   14.6%     N/A   N/A     1.0B
VYYO  Vyyo             21.88    0.88    4.2%  -27.3%   N/A   821.2
PUMA  Puma Tech.       12.88   -0.25   -1.9%  -32.3% -76.7%  544.7
AETH  Aether Systems   77.94   -5.25   -6.3%  -38.0%  24.6%    3.0B
PHCM  Phone.com        83.69   -7.