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Al.
I've been Fib counting since 1978 and if I'm counting wrong...I
don't want to know.  It's working fine for me.  If I didn't own
an HP, I would have never got through calculus a couple years
ago.  Thanks for the tip.
Steve Karnish
CCT

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> From: Alton Stephens <astephen@xxxxxxxx>
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock!
> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 6:16 AM
> 
> Steve, Dan- you guys need a financial calculator like the HP
17BII I have.
> It has a complete date arithmetic module that is indispensable
to cycle
> counting.  And you can easily keep track of exactly how many
days old you
> are!
> 
> 
> Al Stephens
> astephen@xxxxxxxx
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve
Karnish
> > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 1998 9:54 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock!
> >
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > After talking to you on the phone for a couple hours, I
thought
> > you were my buddy.  Now, you have to prove to everyone that
I
> > can't  count calendar days.  I'm such a dolt.  Assuming the
top
> > was the 17th (I guess if one is an equity trader, than the
17th
> > MUST be the top), let me add these up in public:
> >
> > 14 days in July
> > 31 days in August
> > 30 days in September
> >  5 days in October
> > ------------------
> > 55 yes sir!  Sorry about my mistake.
> >
> > I apologize.  First I'll call my data provider and tell them
> > that the top they posted in the S&P 500 September contract
,on
> > July the 20, MUST be a mistake.  Second, I'll call the
Princeton
> > Economic Institute and tell them that this astute investor
in
> > Idaho says that 55 days from July 17th, his personal choice
of
> > tops, does not fall in the third week of September, it's
> > actually in the first week of October.  Then, I'll call all
> > those people I've put on ready alert for our second round of
put
> > buying and tell them that a MetaStock user pointed out that
> > since MetaStock excludes non trading days in their charts,
that
> > we need to keep our powder dry for an additional couple
weeks.
> >
> > Let me ask you a personal question Dan?  Have you ever
figured
> > out why the fib numbers don't work when the lines are spread
out
> > over 21, 34, 55, 89?  Do they seem to be out of synch by x
> > number of days and does that tend to stretch out even
farther as
> > time goes by?  I'll let you figure out why that is.  While
> > you're doing that, I'll just crawl back into my "Idahole"
and
> > practice my arithmetic.
> >
> > Gee Dan, I feel so stupid,
> >
> > Steve Karnish
> > CCT
> > ----------
> > > From: D.Henderson <hende@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock!
> > > Date: Saturday, September 05, 1998 3:56 PM
> > >
> > > Steve;
> > >
> > > Please forgive me!
> > >
> > > But after looking up the CME holiday schedule, won't 55
days
> > work out to
> > > Monday, Oct 05, 1998  [based on the DJI high of July 17]
????
> > >
> > > Dan H
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > --------------
> > >
> > > At 05:47 PM 9/4/98 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >Guy,
> > > >
> > > >I was watching "Mr. Rogers" on PBS this morning and he
said:
> > > >"Kids, can you spell: D I S S E M E N A T I O N "?
> > > >
> > > >snip, snip
> > > >
> > > >His ancient relative, Leonardo, will break your heart
(and
> > > >steal your wallet) in 55 days (from the highs).   Tick,
tick,
> > > >tick, tick, tick, on our way to 55 and counting.
> > > >
> > > >Steve Karnish
> > > >CCT
> > > >----------
> >