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Strategies & Market Trends : VectorVest Prographics -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (124)	7/30/2000 2:40:27 AM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Respond to of 140

Hi Frank, I still subscribe to VectorVest, but I won't be renewing the subscription when the current period is completed. I am a long term, buy and hold type of investor, and VV really isn't that much of a help to my style of investing. VV is more suited to swing traders and momentum players, and may have a tinge of value for a day trader. So, depending on your investing style, it may or may not help you. I have subscribed for 2 (or 3?) years now, so I really gave the package a very fair trial period. I have found that Value Line is more suited to my style of investing. I still use VV (and why not? I paid for it. <g>), but other than the weekly VV "newsletter" from Bart, I find it hasn't added significantly to my style of investing, and I don't really desire to change to their style. Understand, I'm not condemning VV. I really feel that for those folks that can adapt to their ways of doing things, the payoffs can be much better than they would achieve if left to their own devices. But for me, it's just a mismatch of style and comfort levels. KJC

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (124)	7/30/2000 10:57:11 AM
From: Kip518	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 140

Frank, I've been a long-time user of VV. I agree that it is probably best used by momentum & swing traders. There is some fundamental analysis built into the assessment of each stock's value and, of course, that carries into the VST ranking, but you will see that often "value" swings wildly in reassessments. VV appears to be a largely trend following tool (with attendant risks of buying tops and selling bottoms). For that reason in a market that seems to defy trends, I do not use it exclusively but use it along with AIQ and StockConsultant (a not well-known but inexpensive and terrific short-term screening/timing program -- stockconsultant.com) Of course, none of these, even with good picks, will prevent you from losing money. I believe they work best if you also have some skill in chart reading and market timing. Still, I have found the screening tools in both VV & Stockconsultant will bring a lot of winning stocks to your attention that you would not otherwise know about. Good luck