Nicola,

I am struck by your post and your honesty. You mention that you have been trading since late 2010. The market has been trendless for most of this period. Nicolas Darvas and Bill O'Neil both know that there is a time to be in the market and a time to be out. Short term traders can find opportunities in range bound markets. Medium to longer term players require a real trend to follow. A sideways trending market for seven months is building gas in the tank for a move in one direction or the other. I don't know many CANSLIM practicioners who are doing well in this environment. Most are lightly engaged biding our time for a trend to unfold. In the history of the market the third year of a bull market is often choppy and makes little progress. Choppy markets can eat the portfolio of medium term players. The choices are to go to the beach or perhaps as you are doing working the shorter term market moves using the Robot.