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Lionel,
     It's an exploration that Jeff Brady posted some time ago.  I had it in
my MetaStock Exploration list, but lost it when I had the hard disk crash. 
Maybe Jeff would be kind enough to post it again.

Jim

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> From: Lionel Issen <lissen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Jim Greening <JimGinVA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Trading Education For Me
> Date: Thursday, September 18, 1997 3:44 PM
> 
> What is the brady exploration?
> 
> Liomel
> \
> At 02:16 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >Andrew,
> >     My strategy/methodology is as follows:
> >
> >1. Identify stocks to add to my database by weekly Telescan Prosearches.

> >I'm currently running four different searches that identify 25 stocks
each.
> > I then eyeball the resulting charts to see if there are ones that I
don't
> >have in my database that I want to add to the database.  I'm looking for
> >stocks based on trend channel analysis, either a break out or bounce off
a
> >channel wall.  I also demand good fundamentals for long positions, poor
> >fundamentals for short positions.  I usually add less than 10 weekly.
> >
> >2.  Prune my database periodically.  I try to keep below 200 stocks in
my
> >database.  I'll delete potential long positions that have given sell
> >signals or that have run up too much.  vice-versa for potential shorts.
> >
> >3.  When I place new stocks in my database, I use a default template
that
> >plots the stock as a CandleVolume chart with 21, 55, and 233 day
> >exponential moving averages.  Below the chart is a window with the
volume
> >and an 8 and 55 day times series moving average of the volume.  Above
the
> >chart are three windows with the RSquared, tema(S/C), and tema(MFI)
> >indicators.  The tema(S/C) is a tema smoothed indicator of the 34 day
> >LinRegSlope divided by the Close.  The other is a tema smoothed 55 day
MFI.
> > I'll change the indicators to reflect which system test performed best.
> >
> >4.  I run weekly Explorations to help determine which stocks to put on
my
> >watch list.  Again, I make final decisions based on eyeballing the chart
> >with trend channel analysis being the focus.  
> >
> >5.  I look at charts of my open positions and watch lists daily.  I also
> >look at several different indices and market indicators daily.
> >
> >6.  I'm usually fully invested.  I always maintain targets and stops for
> >all my open positions.  The stops are mental stops.  If a stock close
> >violates my stop, I'll place a market order to close the position at the
> >open the next day.
> >
> >7.  I replace closed positions by stocks or options from my watch lists.

> >The new position will be short or long depending on if the indices at
the
> >time are in up or down trends.  I'll also go to large or small cap or
> >particular sectors depending on my indicators and what my current open
> >positions are.  I always set my target and stop before entering a
position.
> >
> >     That's a very quick, bare bones summary.
> >
> >Jim
> >  
> >     
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Andrew J. Kornberg <kornberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Trading Education For Me
> >> Date: Thursday, September 18, 1997 9:40 AM
> >> 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> I wonder whether the contributors to this list can step out their
> >routines
> >> in preparation for trades, and identifying possible stocks.
> >> 
> >> I love the explorations put up, but actually want to go back a step.
> >> 
> >> My steps are as follows:
> >> 1. I download the end of day data
> >> 2. I run the "Brady Exploration" on all the stocks.
> >> 3. I look at the hits.
> >> 4. Most of the time, there are few hits so I run an exploration where
> >there
> >> are higher highers, higher lows, and increased volumes.
> >> 5. I look at the charts, and make a short list
> >> 6. Trade.
> >> 
> >> Is this what the majority do?
> >> 
> >> If not, what do you do?  What initial explorations do you use?  What
> >other
> >> advice do you have for the wanna bees!!
> >> 
> >> I'm just trying to learn different strategies, anything that can me
trade
> >> better.
> >> 
> >> Thanks.
> >> 
> >> Andrew
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Andrew
> >>
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