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To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (39637)	4/14/1998 8:29:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58727

for those watching the discussion can you say what these things mean before you use shorthand what is a V-stop and is a P-stop a parabolic stop or something else

To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (39637)	4/14/1998 9:02:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58727

>How are you applying it? I actually started messing with them years ago, but only recently have had applied it to the SPX. I have another SW package that uses them for MF's (not money flows, but mutual funds) Now... I also have a new Windows (hint hint) based SW that I can apply it to anything or any time frame and gives a simple w/l number and the total points gained using a given set of periods and accelerations. My next step is to transpose some spx data into this older SW package because it has a profit or w/l max function that will find you the historically "best" parameters. It can do this optimization for MA systems or whatever...kinda neat huhh? So in a nut shell, here's what I'm planing on doing. I have this SRV thingy that is great in the sideways markets and only helps in keeping you abrest of the trend or minor cycles.(yesterday @ -3.3 and when in a GOOD uptrend this ~Zero level seems to be a good spot to look for a ST cycle low) What I need to add is some sort of trend type stop or cross over to keep you in the trend and help you exit also,...Parabolics fit the bill! I may add one other layer to this eventually, but right now I want to learn this programing language so I can automate the two indicators together in a trading system and see how they jive or don't jive. BTW...I also applied this exact P*Stop formula to the NAZ and it looked pretty darn good also, so I'll be heading there also.