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To: steve in socal who wrote (5231)	7/30/1998 8:36:00 PM
From: Steve Grabczyk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18928

Thought I'd throw in here on all of this discussion re: fractals (which are pretty!), exponential moving averages (which I did understand), etc. How about MAD? I've been using Mean Absolute Deviation in my Lotus simulation to help determine optimum safe levels on both sides. I'm not sure how effective they will be in the long run, but I'm actually interested in frequent, somewhat less efficient trades. I figure that even if I spend $12 on a small trade, I can still be ahead by $100 or more each time. My effort to start AIM is directed more in terms of rapid diversification over as many issues as I can afford. In order to do this I need to 'milk the cash cow often'. In any event, very interesting discussion on tune up parts. Remember when it was just points 'n plugs? Regards, Steve

To: steve in socal who wrote (5231)	7/31/1998 8:13:00 AM
From: OldAIMGuy	Respond to of 18928

Hi Steve, That's been a favorite "daydream" of mine for years. From his book, there must have been a period of time when he gathered AIMers for seminars ( the Q&A sessions), so I think he would approve of our gathering like this. There was a fellow on the old Prodigy BBS with whom I corresponded regarding AIM. He had a signed HardCover copy of Mr. L's book! Although not a fastidious AIMer, he always seemed to be "seat of the pants" AIMing at most of his investments. Unfortunately I lost track of "Joe" a couple of years ago and don't know what became of him. He lived in the Chicago area, but I never met him face to face. I've looked in used book stores for a hard cover copy, but haven't had any luck yet. Maybe an internet search might work! Speaking of looking for books, a friend of mine is looking for "CLASS REUNION - '65: TALES OF AN AMERICAN GENERATION." If anyone comes across a copy, I know my friend would be pleased to know about it. His name is Mak and he lives in Japan. I guess it's not easy for find used American books there!! I noted that several people visited the Computer Associates AIM example after I posted it. About 100 in a day. It seems to me Floyd Stern was an AIMer of CA. Anyone else out there AIMing at it? I've been thinking about it as a possible addition to my account, but the fact that I'm over-diversified now keeps me from doing anything about it. I'd long to get back to the "good old days" of having only a few stocks to monitor. Best regards, Tom