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<P>Linda Swope wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;<FONT COLOR="#000000">Hello all,</FONT>&nbsp;I
would appreciate any feedback on my learning <FONT COLOR="#000000">Fibonacci
</FONT>ratios and basing a discretionary trading system on it.&nbsp;Every
TA book I own has a paragraph or a page, but no in depth discussion.&nbsp;
Can anyone recommend a book on fib?

<P>NW:&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Square root of 5&nbsp; +1&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;
=&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.6180339
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<P>1.6180339 is the only number that is the reciprocal of its self.

<P>Use Fibonacci harmonics to project support and resistance levels:

<P>Measure an important price or time range for a market.&nbsp; Then take
one or more of the Fibonacci harmonics times that range and add to high
or low.&nbsp; Some Fibonacci harmonics are:

<P>.1459, .236,&nbsp; .3819, .50, .618,&nbsp; 1.00, 1.236, 1.3819, 1.618,
2.00, 2.618, 4.236, 6.854, etc.

<P>The Fibonacci number series is derived by starting with adding 1 + 1
= 2, then adding the preceding
<BR>answer to the next total, i.e.&nbsp; 1+2 = 3,&nbsp; 2 + 3 = 5,&nbsp;
3 + 5 = 8, etc.&nbsp; Please note that the further along
<BR>in this number series you progress, the closer the ratio between the
two previous answers approach
<BR>1.6180339, i.e.&nbsp; 610 / 987&nbsp; = .6180344.&nbsp; Another interesting
fact is that the variance from .6180339
<BR>alternates above or below with each number at a diminishing difference..

<P>The most direct harmonic series of Fibonacci are the Lucas numbers.
They are derived directly from
<BR>the "golden mean" .6180339 or 1.6180339.&nbsp; To start, just multiply
1.6180339 by itself and then continue to multiply each answer by 1.6180339
so that you will arrive at a series which begins
<BR>1.6180339, 2.6180337,&nbsp; 4.236, 6.8541, 11.09, 17.94, 29.034, 46.9787,
etc.

<P>&nbsp; A recent analysis of the DJIA is the July to October correction.&nbsp;
The high print on July 20 was 9368. Subtract the various major low prints,
i.e. Dec. 6, 1974 = 574, March 28, 1980 = 735,
<BR>August 9, 1982 = 757 etc. and then find the relevant harmonics based
on these ranges.
<BR>For example, if one subtracts the Aug. 9, 1982 low from the July 20,
1998 high, one get a range
<BR>of 8611.&nbsp; .236 times that range, subtracted from the high of 9368
= 7336.&nbsp; That is fairly close to the actual low on October 8, 1998.
This supports the theory that the DJIA only had a minor correction in an
ongoing bull market, as .236 is a minor harmonic in the Fibonacci series.
Also, the market usually will progress thru the various harmonic steps.
It seldom jumps from a minor harmonic to a major harmonic without progressing
thru its logical progression, a .236 correction should be followed by a
.382 correction, etc. So this says that if my analysis of the recent correction
is right, that was a minor
<BR>correction, but future corrections are going to be even more pronounced
and volatile. We can also
<BR>project that 1.6180339 x .236 = .3819 times the next range (which if
the current range based on the 9368 range = 6079 should be the next major
support level to expect if the October 1998 lows are exceeded)&nbsp; should
equal the next low.&nbsp; Another thing to watch for is if there is a marginal
new high,
<BR>this should balance against a marginal low in reverse chronological
order such as the March 28, 1980 low at 735 vs. the Aug. 9, 1998 low at
757. A new marginal high should be balanced against the 735 low to generate
a new range and hence new harmonic levels.

<P>NW:&nbsp; Well I just gave you the whole Fib. course in a nutshell.
The rest is a mater of practice, practice, and more practice.&nbsp; I guess
I just saved you a few thousand dollars for some of those overpriced computer
programs and books?&nbsp; Get yourself a good $5 calculator and experiment.
<BR>Oh, by the way, you can also do the above projections for time as well
as price. Instead of measuring
<BR>the price range, just measure the time a particular swing took and
then run the harmonics. After you have mastered the Fibonacci harmonics,
all you need is a good understanding of the basic principles of Astrology.

<P>Have Fun,

<P>Norman
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<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Is anyone out there using it primarily for position trading?&nbsp;
For day trading?&nbsp;All comments and input appreciated!!Linda<FONT COLOR="#000000">Linda
Swope</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000">Swope's Mountain Photography</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">**Climb
the mountains &amp; get their good tidings; Peace will flow into you as
sunshine into flower;&nbsp; the winds will blow&nbsp; their freshness into
you &amp; storms their energy, &amp; cares will drop off like autumn leaves.&nbsp;
John Muir**</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Here is an excellent Fibonacci website.
Just click here --->
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fib.html