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To: Chris who wrote (39248)	12/25/2000 1:56:47 PM
From: Chris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

tonight, i will post a chart of my own TRADING signals for YR 2000. Some whipsaws late this year (that's why stopping out is most important), but did a beautiful job early in the year.

To: Chris who wrote (39248)	12/25/2000 2:52:29 PM
From: Trading Machine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

Chris, I really have to agree with No. 5!!! This is undoubtably the most difficult thing for a trader to do especially after some good gains and we go to sleep. In CY 1999 I was up +300% in my personal trading account, got fat, kissed the bear this year and wound up negative partially because I have been concentrating on the 401k. The amount of discipline required for successful trading is enormous. I thought I could avoid some of the stress by doing the 401k, but it requires just as much of good ole #5 as any trading strategy. I am up about 25% ytd in the 401k and that number would have been in the high 30s if I had watched more carefully and stopped out. My rules said to do it, I just didn't perform! Maybe I will put the process in software so the get out point is automatic and the dummy pushing the buy button doesn't have to make any of the "hard" decisions. ggggg Happy new year, I appreciate your running the thread, it has lots of good information for the serious trader. Thanks again Paul Kellam

To: Chris who wrote (39248)	12/25/2000 5:34:22 PM
From: Paxb2u	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

Chris -- I've been doing your #2 for the past several months, easier to get in/out etc. but sometimes can't get the leverage you can in some funds. Thought I'd share the following: amex.com Merry Christmas, Peter :o)

To: Chris who wrote (39248)	12/26/2000 12:12:32 AM
From: Berney	Respond to of 42787

Chris, let me encourage the switch! I did an incredible analysis a few years ago of mutual fund performance over a 1, 3, 5 and 10 year period. During the time period analyzed, 88% of the mutual funds failed to beat the SnP 500 Index. Further, I analyzed the media bunk of load vs. no-load, expense ratios, and management tenure -- It didn't matter. In addition, my professional avocation has a distinct bias against the mutual funds. They are very inefficient from a tax perspective. It was the conclusion of this detailed analysis that, if one was so inclined to be a B&H type, buy the Index. As the Captain has noted, the SnP tends to weed out the significant losers to represent the best investment choice for a B&H type. Long ago, John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard and the creator of the Index fund frenzy, stated that the SnP was the diversified Index of choice. He has been proven correct. Berney