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To: abuelita who wrote (1820)	2/7/2001 7:57:44 PM
From: Clappy	Respond to of 104197

Long term to me is a few weeks it seems. I have to try to change that. The only stock that I own more than 6 months without selling is unfortunately GSTRF... Everything else has been churned and traded on and off for the last 10 months or so... I've done a lot of trading. Sometimes I've done great where other times I've done poorly. Regardless, trading hasn't helped me turn a profit this year. I would have been better out of the market or in old economy stocks... (I am glad that I didn't hold the tech favorites that I originally had. I'd really be in bad shape...) I guess I've learned a lot, this year. I know a lot about trading. Getting much better at reading charts. I just haven't shown the patience and discipline that a trader needs. I miss a lot of gains by not waiting long enough and sell too often on steep sell offs. I'm still trying to find a system that works for me. I'm certain that I would do much better if I only traded at the extreme market conditions of oversold and over bought but I always seem to get sucked back in during the hazy middle periods... It's so hard for me to just sit back and watch... I have to work harder at that. -Clappy