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To: Herm who wrote (7412)	5/7/1998 10:57:00 AM
From: mc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14162

Herm, here's another good charting site that lets you include all kinds of indicators and even allows you to adjust the settings of certain indicators. cbs.marketwatch.com Good luck, Gary

To: Herm who wrote (7412)	6/18/1998 8:51:00 AM
From: Herm	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14162

CC HERM EMAIL QUESTION: I hope Bob does not mind my reply to be posted on the forum. Bob asked, "Herm, In May, you posted regarding 4 factors you look at to improve your timing. The BigChart site is great. I can get the Bollinger bands going on a chart just fine. However, I'm having difficulty getting the moving average settings right. Which SMA or EMA settings do you use to get the 50 day and 200 day charts going. I realize that BB and the moving averages need to be on separate charts. Thanks for taking the time to assist everyone. Bob Jicha" Well Bob, I use the exponential moving average (EMA) setting at 50 days plotted along with the BB and RSI on the same chart. I then optionally change the EMA setting to 20-days and 200-days to get another "perspective" of what is happening to the stock. The 200-day being more significant because most stock comebacks seem to lanched from the 200-day moving average. In other words, good bottom fishing opportunities with cheap prices relative to the future price. My information came from equis.com "An exponential (or exponentially weighted) moving average is calculated by applying a percentage of today's closing price to yesterday's moving average value. Exponential moving averages place more weight on recent prices. Because most investors feel more comfortable working with time periods, rather than with percentages, the exponential percentage can be converted into an approximate number of days. For example, a 9% moving average is equal to a 21.2 time period (rounded to 21) exponential moving average." Thanks for your question! Herm