Tom:
After reading the book and some of your stuff on your site, I think I will be using A.I.M. in one or more of my IRA accounts. I would however in the meantime like to tinker with A.I.M. to make it more aggressive than it is. In the book, he suggests lowering the cash from 50% to 33% as one way to make A.I.M. more aggressive especially in long, uptrending stocks/markets. Is there any other way that shorter-term -to-intermediate dips can be bought by perhaps adjusting the portfolio control or the safe(Most dips are passed on with standard A.I.M. procedures)?
I don't have the knowledge to program the algorithm on my spreadsheet, I can just set up a standard spreadsheet and do basic math operations. I don't know how to do if/then operations. Do you know if the A.I.M. software out there is set up to make changes in ANY of the elements of A.I.M?(safe,port.control) I sure would like to find a way to use (if possible)A.I.M. in a way that suits my own risk tolerance while maximizing profits, keeping cash levels at an optimum level so as to not run out when buying is called for but not having too much cash when stocks are rising.
It seems to me that A.I.M. can be much more aggressive without just lowering the cash level but that's why I would like to have the software that can do that stuff.
In college, we studied linear programming. I found this fascinating! It can be used in ecology, business, and other areas. I wonder if anyone has tried it in the stock market? Could it be used in developing a modified A.I.M. approach? I am not the math wizard but it seems an A.I.M.-type approach could be worth a look. Perhaps constraints could be set in the cash percentage available, portfolio control, different safe levels, etc. Am I just dreaming here? <g>
Don't get me wrong, I think A.I.M. is a great way to invest and it may just be the best way to maximize profits using a systematic approach. But I always like to tinker. <g>
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