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To: Susan G who wrote (23046)	10/31/2001 7:37:02 PM
From: TechTrader42	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52237

Susan: equis.com As Larry would say, hope this helps. Signals can be somewhat delayed with SAR, but in a sustained trend, that wouldn't matter. In a very volatile ranging market, it could matter. One solution might be to use candlesticks for signals and SAR to identify the trend. Candlesticks often give signals before anything else. Donald Sew frequently points out good candlestick patterns. One trading pal pointed out that the doji stars in the VIX and VXN charts last night indicated that there'd be a relief rally this morning, for example.

To: Susan G who wrote (23046)	10/31/2001 7:41:31 PM
From: Chris	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 52237

usually once you have a good profit on a trend trade, then you can use parabolic sar to get "stopped out". however, the negative thing about sar is that if you look closely: when you FIRST take the trade, the SAR dots might be very FAR AWAY. (lots of risk) you can also play with the settings.

To: Susan G who wrote (23046)	11/1/2001 6:00:31 AM
From: Atin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 52237

The key to the parabolic SAR is knowing whether you're in a trend or not. Using it by itself as a way to enter/exit is going to whipsaw during non-trending markets. Wilder's Directional Movement (ADX specifically - also available at StockCharts.com, MetaStock too) is the other part of the "trading system" - it tries to tell you whether the entity you're trading is within a trading range or a trend. But as always, it won't catch the exact point the change happens from trading range to trending or vice-versa either. I wanna trade the middle/left of my chart <g>, this whole hard right edge of the chart thing is hard work! -Atin