Re: [CANSLIM] Non Canslim

From: "Boyd" <theboyd@tisd.net>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Non Canslim
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 17:04:46 GMT

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They usually document FTDs and distribution days in "The Big Picture"
section.

Norm


Patrick Wahl writes:

> Follow Through Day, don't know where it would appear in the paper, probably in the 
> market wrapup section.
> 
> On 8 Feb 2002 at 6:05, larry l worden wrote:
> 
> > A little help please. "I will cover when IBD calls the next FTD."   Where
> > does IBD state the market calls and what does FDT stand for? Sorry , I am
> > making a list of abbreviations.                thanks         Larry
> >         On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:32:26 +0100 Andreas Himmelreich
> > <judgejimmy@web.de> writes:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > hope you get not mad at me, but maybe you think about going short in 
> > > market 
> > > downturns.
> > > 
> > > I am new in this teritorry as well, nevertheless I can not see a 
> > > reason for 
> > > staying flat and waiting bored for the next
> > > follow through day. I know its not Canslim, Oneil says that he was 
> > > not able 
> > > to profit in the bear markets beeing short (only three out of 9 or 
> > > something like
> > > this), but I really can not see what is so difficult.
> > > 
> > > Its as easy as beeing long if you put the same money management and 
> > > market 
> > > timing rules to it.
> > > 
> > > How I do it:
> > > 
> > > For the main part (50 - 75%) I short the whole Index, I do that with 
> > > going 
> > > short on QQQ (and Index fund, heavily traded, trillion ticks a 
> > > minute 
> > > therfore
> > > very liquid) The rest (25%) I put into 10 - 20 companies going short 
> > > (I use 
> > > a wider SL on them, 10 - 15%)
> > > I will cover whenever IDB calls the next FTD.
> > > 
> > > So I got a lot of diversification and the results will not be as 
> > > good as 
> > > during bull markets using canslim, but they will be substantially 
> > > better 
> > > then
> > > going into bonds and fixed rate stuff.
> > > 
> > > Do not feel morally good about going short: Well, if we would have 
> > > listened 
> > > to the short sellers 12 Months ago, Enron would have been out of
> > > the woods earlier. Look at Germany: Short selling is not allowed, 
> > > for 
> > > institutions only for one day.
> > > 
> > > The nasdaq of Germany Index (Neuer Markt, translated New Market) 
> > > went from 
> > > 1000 to 9500 and from 9500 to 600 (now at around 1100). Billions 
> > > have been
> > > burned by criminals. And there was nobody who went against the trend 
> > > and 
> > > said the public that certain CEOs are doing fraud. So the volatility 
> > > is 
> > > much higher. Lots of frauds (like 20 little "Enrons" in a market 
> > > that has 
> > > 300 stocks and much more to come).
> > > 
> > > See you
> > > 
> > > Andreas
> > > 
> > > 
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