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To: Jack Landis who wrote (7732)	1/12/1998 4:53:00 PM
From: paul s.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12039

Anyone: A few questions on MACD 13,34,89 -first one is kinda dumb- I'm aasuming that the 89 is used as the trigger line, so that when the 13,34 line crosses over/under a signal is generated. -I've found a number of stocks I have tested that the 13,34 line moves up and down but for long periods of time never falls below the 89 line. If this line is abover 0, is it still a buy?? Or is a cross over required? -how important is the 0 line cross as a signal to buy. If the MACD is trending up, is this enough to buy based on other indicators? -should the faster line crossing the slower trigger line AND the MACD crossing over 0 have to both be present? Or does it depend more on the history of the stock, or your trading time frame. Any help is appreciated...I'm struggling a little with the value of MACD as a timely indicator. TIA paul

To: Jack Landis who wrote (7732)	1/12/1998 5:47:00 PM
From: Richard Estes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12039

buy 9/17 at open at 47.18, sell open at 47.88 on 10/6 buy 10/20 at 47.34 sell at 46.38 on 10/27 buy 11/22 at 45.09, sell 47.13 on 12/5 buy 12/30 at 46.31, sell 46.25 on 1/9 Long points: 1.72 short points: 2.65 and trade open. 4.37 points while stock moved 1 point up from 9/9 to yesterday 46.38 to 45.38. you might have done better because with the horiz displacement you can see the cross points in GET so you could have bought/sold day of signal. Buy tommorrow requires a >46.93 for a cross.