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To: Jill who wrote (6073)	3/15/2001 9:53:13 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Respond to of 8925

Why would the investor trail 2 month stops? Is that typical? No, that wouldn't be typical. Most investors just ride things up, and frequently too far back down, and I am not trying to be smart, cute, cynical, condescending, funny, sad, or indifferent. There's many approaches to exiting positions - the right one is going to depend on the investors time frame. For the long long term investor, IMO its critical that they learn how to detect the end of a major trend. Of course, they should also know how to define the beginning of a new trend (up, I am assuming for most people) as this will prevent them from buying false bottoms!