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In a message dated 4/19/99 11:39:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
MAILER-DAEMON@xxxxxxx writes:

<< << Ben,
  
  What percent do you use? I had a good trade going today and never even
  thought to increase the size.  It's just not coming naturally to me. I don't
  have set rules to signal an increase.  How quickly do you pile more shares
  on?  Thanks for your thoughts!
  
  Linda
  linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Climb the mountains & get their glad tidings: Peace will flow into you as
  sunshine into flower; the winds will blow their freshness into you & storms
  their energy, & cares will drop off you like autumn leaves. John Muir 1838 -
  1914
   >>
 GOOD MORNING
 i  always buy  25% of the position first
 i immidiately place a stop loss@$1.5 on a $30 stock
 and a buy stop @$1 above my buy price for the secound 25% of my position
 if   i buy the secound 25% i now chane the stop  loss to   $1.5
 of my average price
 and when  i buy  the total position when stock is $2.5 above my original buy 
 price
 i change my stop loss to   ENTIRE position  @ $ 1.5 from  days hi
 hope this helps 
 Ben >>