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To: Jack Park who wrote (6334)	12/1/1998 12:03:00 PM
From: OldAIMGuy	Respond to of 18928

Hi Jack, Try entering a false Cash Reserve "ceiling" to one of your "what if" examples. I use a 10% range on the cash reserve ceiling. If I'm using 50% as the upper limit, I'd let the cash percentage float between 45% and 50%. If you can easily automate the "vealies", do so. I tried this on very long term histories (ten years minimum) in my old DOS Lotus 123 spreadsheet. I didn't automate it, but just went through the spread sheet and altered those SELL periods with a "vealie" when cash was fully funded. It makes quite a bit of difference over time. Many times when I did a "vealie" one period, it just moved the trade to the subsequent period, so I had to do it several times in a row. Watch how the Buy/Sell range shifts with the "vealies." It helps to keep your trade range "current" with a long bull run. Some folks have asked Bob Norman to automate "vealies" in his software. Bob chose not to in that he felt that anything that tampers with the Portfolio Control should be done manually. We have to understand that we're sitting at the roulette wheel saying "Let it ride!" when we ignore AIM's Market Orders, and Bob feels this should be done with our eyes open! Hope this helps. Best regards, Tom