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name: Mark Martin

email: mpmartin7@mindspring.com

occupation: Computer Engineer

city: Boulder

state: CO

OS: Windows 2000 Professional

processor: Pentium III 800 MHZ

dataVendor: eSignal

dataFormat: MetaStock

years: 7

timeframe: swing (1 - 8 weeks)

CBfunds: ON

CBstocks: ON

CBbonds:

CBmoney:

CBstockOptions:

CBfutures: ON

CBfuturesOptions: ON

CBshort: ON

CBmargin: ON

CBother:

otherMarkets:

computers: 10 - professional computer engineer, experienced

signature: Mark P Martin

date: 5/24/2002

B1: Submit

software:

MetaStock, OmniTrader, eSignal on-line, various newsletters

emphasis:

I primarily use technical indicators and mechanical trading systems. I occasionally check Yahoo newsgroups for relevant news for individual stocks.

indicators:

linear regressions, bollinger bands, stochastics, standard error/deviation

creation:

Relative Linear Regression Slope:

LinRegSlope(C, 20) / C * 100

advanced:

Use correlation to an index along with index slope to determine what securities are likely to go up.

experience:

I coordinated a pre-release "smoke testing" of software components for Rogue Wave Software.

strategy:

Just try everything possible! Try to emphasis boundary conditions, and discover response to "impossible" scenarios.