A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

[The Grabber]

Hi Alton and Toof.

I used the 10/10 setting to match my LD-AIM example from the AIM users site to illustrate how that ROCAR was realized.

For my LD-AIM programs, I've also evolved to 0% Safe and 10% Minimum. I also abandoned the checkup timing many years ago, although I do hesitate on sequential Buys within 30 days, and that seems to work out for the most part.

As for minimum price swings, I tend not to accept less than 15% from the last transaction on Buys and 25% LIFO gain on Sells. On large run ups, I won't do a sequential Sell unless the price is at least 15% higher than the last Sell (as long as that will also provide at least 25% LIFO gain).

Sometimes this gets surpassed in the same day! Just this month I had 3 Sells on LAB, 2 on 1/13 and 1 on 1/20. Those 3 Sells provided 29%, 30% and 37% LIFO respectively.

BTW, the LAB program is 6 years old, and before those 3 Sells, my Actual shares were 6.4x the initial purchase in January, 04. For the life of the program I have had 21 Buys and 20 Sells, and still hold more than 4x my initial purchase.

So to Toof's point, share accumulation is actually more 'normal' within LD-AIM than one might think. Most conversations have been about selling out with LD-AIM but it is just as effective as Classic on the long term accumulation side.

Again, always with less comparative risk than Classic since much of the initial core position is never bought.

Have a great day!