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To: Chris who wrote (22490)	3/26/2000 2:54:00 PM
From: Robert Graham	Respond to of 42787

Good stuff, Chris! A trading article junkie like me. :-) I have not had a chance to read the article yet, but I want to add a version of the equity curve that I have come across. That is to include the paper trades that the trader makes which he could not take because he is already committed to other trades in the market. This can form a virtual account that an equity curve can be rendered from. The purpose here is to keep better tabs on the psychological aspect of the trader that the equity curve can help to monitor. I have come to understand that the equity curve can in some ways be read like a chart, including congestion areas, breakouts, trends, and most particular to watch out for, breakdowns. I hear some institutions alter how much a they allow a trader to trade with in the market based on this information. Either way you do it, I think keeping an equity curve on ones trading is a very good idea. This together with a journal listing ones thoughts during trading could be a powerful combination, such as the reasons for entering and exiting trades. Bob Graham