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To: george1204 who wrote (4980)9/30/1999 11:35:00 AM
From: Charles Kalb  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 39683
 
george........My 2 cents on FLC. Coincidence, I was also looking at the hourly chart on FLC and was just about to post a similar question/concern. I see a down trendline in place since Sept. 13th and also noted the overbought Stochastic turning down. I haven't looked at enough charts yet with objective of comparing daily with hourly, but I was wondering if the most conservative BTTT entry on a LONG would be to wait until an hourly down trendline, if present and significant, is broken to the upside? Is this too conservative?

Thomas and Ken, thoughts/experience on this? Some traders base their buy/sell decisions strictly on EOD data. I originally thought that that was my own objective but find myself sitting in front of the computer all day anyway and attempting to use intraday data. I think the question that george and I are touching on here is "Is there a fine tuning criterion that could be added to the BTTT guidelines for those that wish to incorporate intraday data into the buy/sell decision? That is what I am struggling with anyway.

Charles



To: george1204 who wrote (4980)9/30/1999 2:50:00 PM
From: Dr. Stoxx  Respond to of 39683
 
Yes, very true. A good BTTT signal is one which is both oversold/overgought at daily and hourly levels. But one caution: in a strong trend, the hourlies can stay overextended for days.

The key is to position yourself in somethere front of the major move...and to know when to bail if it turns against you. This can be done easily without resorting to hourly charts, if you don't mind the price sliding past your entry a bit.

TC.