Replies to post #38173 on A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board (AIMUSERS)

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...the benefit of Aiming, the advantage Aim gets from increased volatility....

So I went back to the same DOW figures but this time I used 5% minimum stock purchase (initial stock 619 shares, 31 shares minimum buy/sell, with a $10,000 investment, 35% cash and 10% buy and 15% sell safe) and followed a variation of orcroft's entry for additional purchases or sales,

I accumulated AIM's recommended actions and implemented them this way:

Sell only when the price moves down from a high. It could be several months of up before a down. On 1-Oct-07 the price was $13.93 and on 1-Nov-07 it was $13.37 so I executed a sale of 327 shares.

Buy only when the price moves up from a run down. It could be a number of months before an up occurs. On 2-Feb-09 the price was $7.06 (market low) and on 2-Mar-09 the price was $7.61 so I executed a buy of 1025 shares, the maximum I could do without having negative cash.

I used the process for the rest of the time until December 2013.

The results were spectacular!!! 94.57% or 6.88% per year compounded over the ten year period.

Then I went back and used 50% cash and I used 5% minimum stock purchase (initial stock 476 shares, 24 shares minimum buy/sell, with a $10,000 investment, 50% cash and 10% buy, 15% sell safe) and followed the same protocol as above.

Even better! 113.8% or 7.89% per year compounded over the ten year period.

Remember, B&H got 4.68%/year. The 3.21%/year difference is no small change.

Another great feature of this approach is that at the point of maximum draw down at 2-Feb-09 with the price at $7.06 (market low), the draw down for the holding is..., drum roll please, -0.55%. The loss is higher in the first 18 months before we hit steady growth. The highest down is -2.19% at month 10.

Way to go orcroft!

Warmest regards,

Allen