Point & Figure - Beginners (Real Green)

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Point & Figure - Beginners (Real Green)

An SI Board Since December 1998

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Emcee: HighTech	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

I have been very interested in Point & Figure charting and I follow the P&F thread. I have many basic questions and don't want to clutter that thread with newbie stuff. So, I think this would be a great place to go when anyone has even the most basic questions regarding P&F. So don't be afraid to ask a question, even if you think it is stupid, which no question on this thread can be - ever! Just ask and I'm sure someone (other than myself for now) will be happy to give a complete and concise explanation. Providing examples would be very helpful! I expect help from the pro's out there.

Here are just a few questions that I have to kick this off:

1. Say I want to start a P&F chart on Compaq using Thursday's closing price (December 24, 1998). Where do I begin on the P&F chart and how do I know whether to start with a column of X's or O's, and how many should I start with - one X or one O or some other amount?

2. Say I want to begin doing a P&F chart using one of the new sector spyders, which just started trading on Dec. 22. Where do I begin? Do I have to wait for a trend before I can start a P&F chart?

I'm sure there will be many other questions from many of you out there and I hope this thread can be truly an educational experience for everyone interested in the P&F method.

Thanks,

HiTech

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322	Why do I bother?	chartseer	-	3/3/2001
321	selling the rally; sold 800 palm @41 1/8 for zee sold 500 sape @46 9/16 for zee	chartseer	-	9/7/2000
320	That is one of the things that P&F is good about. Individual P&F charts	Jorj X Mckie	-	9/12/1999
319	did you check the los lobos side? i.e. am i sane? <ggg>	accountclosed	-	9/12/1999
318	hey you guys are cool on topic, too ;)	accountclosed	-	9/12/1999
317	AntMan, I think the football analogy is very helpful...Looks like we may get an	Lost1	-	9/12/1999
316	Ahhh soooo Grasshopper, 1. Exactly 2. Muy supremo exactamente 3. A fine stud	Jorj X Mckie	-	9/12/1999
315	OK Senor McKie, let's see if I have this much right. 1. Essentially the Po	accountclosed	-	9/12/1999
314	It was until last night. Sunday midnight. We are still working on stuff. Hopef	Ms. X	-	8/30/1999
313	Yikes! I thought we had til tonite to pick our entries. I got the message tha	XOsDaWAY2GO	-	8/30/1999
312	A GARAGE SALE!!!....Oh boy! I hope someone is working the contest page.... It&	Eagle	-	8/27/1999
311	LOL, and thanks for the reply. Good luck with your garage sale, Carolyn	Carolyn	-	8/27/1999
310	You just plug in the stocks you want and the computer will decide how many shar	Ms. X	-	8/27/1999
309	Help!! Regarding the football contest, I have some dumb questions. I've nev	Carolyn	-	8/27/1999
308	Thank you for your words of encouragement! You'll regret offering to help &	Carolyn	-	8/16/1999
307	Hi Carolyn, If you need any help understanding PnF I'm more than happy to	Ms. X	-	8/16/1999
306	Thanks for telling me about P&F to begin with - I like all this stuff, and	Carolyn	-	8/15/1999
305	Carolyn, How do you like the DWA site? Pretty cool, huh? While there, make su	faqsnlojiks	-	8/15/1999
304	To the thread, I'm a VERY green newbie, but was so bold as to enter the foo	Carolyn	-	8/15/1999
303	John Murphy, the father of technical analysis, will speak in the Wall Street Ar	Marc Porsser	-	6/14/1999
302	Ben, thanks for your post. I'll print it out and study it further. -Q	Quest	-	6/8/1999
301	Talib, Quest, For easy reference, pop over to my web site and print out the co	Ben Antanaitis	-	6/8/1999
300	Talib, I incorrectly computed the PO. It is 23 + 15 = 38, since there were 5 b	Quest	-	6/8/1999
299	Q, Thanks for your response. I think, if the objective is already achieved, th	Talib	-	6/8/1999
298	Talib, On HBAN I am not sure that it is valid to compute horizontal count the	Quest	-	6/7/1999

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