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Strategies & Market Trends : Point and Figure Charting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Timaratz who wrote (7239)	9/14/1998 4:20:00 PM
From: james ball	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34811

In many cases the truth in the market lies in between. In otherwords neutral markets see the market sway one way for a few months then sway another way a few months, sectors move in and out of season, like the pistons in an engine moving up and down. A neutral market is not a market that stands still. I don't know how long you have been investing but judging by your question not long. You are on the right thread for a newcomer. In neutral markets that slosh one way and then another it is extremely helpful to have these souless barometers to help guide your investments. In those neutral market is always best to guage where you expect the stock to move by doing a count and then be ready to hedge or take profits if that level is hit. Also stops should be used and adhered to if all goes wrong. Covered writing is probably the best strategy to employ in neutral markets as this type of market is in existence about 68% of the time. I hope that answers your question. Tom Dorsey