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To: xstuckey who wrote (2717)	1/30/1998 5:39:00 PM
From: Eric P	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12617

X: It sounds like you have a system that profitably trades INTC. However, it frequently gives buy/sell signals at "counter-intuitive" times. ==> Making you feel uncomfortable about taking the trades. This reminds me of a passage in "Reminiscence of a Stock Operator." Essentially, he said that whenever he began to feel uncomfortable with his trades, he would "sell down to the sleeping level..." ==> Meaning, reduce his position size until the risk of the position was not uncomfortable and he could sleep better. If you see any applicability in this, you could try the same successful method with multiple stocks (INTC, DELL, MSFT, etc.) using a smaller position size. In any case, my humble guidance to all: 1) Backtest your system thoroughly, understanding both the average return and the risk (max drawdown, standard deviation of returns, etc.) 2) Trust your system and follow it religiously. No exceptions, no excuses. ==> A "good" trade is every single trade that you initiate while following your proven, successful system. The actual gain/loss result of the trade has no bearing on whether it was a "good" trade. Good luck and keep up your "good" trading. -Eric