Replies to post #35638 on A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board (AIMUSERS)

[Conrad]

I am interpreting your AIMST Uptrend System simply as an Uptrend Indicator applied to Regular AIM, something similar like the MACRO Filter I mentioned before. The only difference is that with the MACRO Filter the assumption was made that time it was discussed that the initial buy at 50 % CER would have been made. I understand from reading your post you would not have bought at the starting price of 100 and would have waited for the Uptrend signal at $ 45.50. . .which is about 12% recovery on the Dip Price. Most of us here are well aware of that Option. . .It is simply a TA Tool and you can apply that to any Trading Program using a recovery signal to your liking.

"Look at the clive example. Regular AIM is down $10,578.
Your system is down $4,500. Uptrend AIMST is down zero dollars.
Observe I am using AIM as was designed by MR.Lichello".

So, from what yiou are stating here is that you are using the Regular AIM, just like Clive uses in his example. . .that is how I read it.

My point here is that if Clive had used an Uptrend Filter as you dis he would have been down 0 at $ 40,69 and if his Updrend Indicator would be at the same price of $ 45,50. . . and this could have been done also after having the firts Buy at the price of $ 100

Identically this could have been done exactly like that with Vortex. The result would have been the same as for what you did.

In regards to ENRON and others like that. . .The last thing on that has been said long ago. . .If one is asleep during events like that then one loses his money. . .

[Adam]

Hi Ocroft, Let me try again to understand your buying point. In Clive's example (post 35618) he buys 100 shares at $100. So how do you get a buying point at 45.5?

Adam

[Adam]

Hi Ocroft, I was working through the example of Clive post 35618. You state you would buy at 45.5 . In this example the stock started at 100 per share and went down to 40.96 and presumably recovered to above 45.5 .

I have a couple of questions so I can understand precisely your method. In the AIM spreadsheet we have Raw Action= PC-Stock Value

and AIM Suggested Action , which takes into acount the SAFE

and Recommended Action, which also takes into account trade minimum.

So I presume, you pretend you make the trades but don't make them. Then when the AIM Suggested Action returns to zero, that's your buying point. Is that correct? At that point the Raw Action still has a residual buy. Also the buy at that point is very large: about equal to the initial buy in dollar value and far exceeds the initial buy in share numbers. If the stock now drops further you again the have the deep-diver scenario.

The other question is: exactly what is your buy? Do you sum up the shares in the buys you would have made and buy them at 45.5 or do you remove those virtual buys from the spreadsheet and see what the spreadsheet says to buy at 45.5?

Adam

[SFSecurity]

Hi Ocroft,

What a wonderful, calm, analysis of AIM, its limitations and benefits in your various posts. I've gone back to your July 2012 and more recent posts and read them all coming forward.

Two questions. You refer to BTB AIM and AIMST. I assume BTB means "Buy the Bottom," right? What does AIMST mean and how does it work?

Warmest Regards,

Allen