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Strategies & Market Trends : A.I.M Users Group Bulletin Board

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To: Jack Jagernauth who wrote (8978)10/20/1999 10:48:00 AM
From: OldAIMGuy  Read Replies (1) of 18928
 
Hi Jack, Yes, letting the minimums you trade get to be too large a percentage of the total equity value does throw AIM into a bit of confusion. This isn't an error in the AIM programs, but just how it works. AIM's meant to be an incremental manager working with small portions of inventory at a time.

For instance, if you were to trade 100 shares of a 400 share position, it would knock the Hold Zone way out of whack. After all, you'd not only have to satisfy SAFE, but you're now trading 25% of your total holding.

Mr. Lichello's suggestion of about 5% of the equity value for minimum trades is about right. It works with 10% or higher, but the Hold Zone moves further with each trade.

Looking at how good Mr. Lichello's advice was - even without computers to assist him - always amazes me. When I go back and re-read his book after my real life experience it always makes more sense than when I first read it.

BTW, how's your brother doing with AIM?

Best regards, Tom
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