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To: David R. Evans who wrote (9598)	2/26/1999 11:12:00 AM
From: keith massey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12039

Dave.. I noticed the Parabolic SAR is one of the corner stones of you system. I find with the acceleration factor set at .02 I often don't get a positive reading until a short term top has been hit. Do you use the standard .02 setting for buys or do you increase the value to .025-.03 to make the indicator more sensitive. For the group: Parabolic SAR SAR(n+1) = SARn + AF(EP-SARN) Where n=today n+1=tommorrow SAR=Stop and Reverse AF=Acceleration Factor EP=Extreme Point Best Regards KEITH

To: David R. Evans who wrote (9598)	2/27/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: steven d. zapf	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12039

Hello Dave, and thanks. I find that I'm constantly changing my indicator values (time frames) to get as close as I can to price action. For instance,macd 8-17-9 and tsv12 may work well with certain stocks but not with others. So, I change the values until I get a more comfortable "fit".Is this acceptable? Do you find yourself jockeying indicators around some? Of course I find it necessary to keep notes on which values were used to enter, so I'll be looking at the same ones to exit. I appreciate your time.Regards SDZ