Re: [CANSLIM] Length of Bases


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Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Length of Bases
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 20:35:03 -0600

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check out monday's IBD under NASDAQ the real most active-has a byline on
BREL-that it shot free out of a seven-week base. david
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Subject: [CANSLIM] Length of Bases


> Here is some further data I found on the length of base subject.  In
> HTMMIS, on page 162, in Search with Cup-with-a-Handle Price Patterns, WON
> goes on to define a CUP as a 7 to 65 week pattern.  The handle is talked
> about later and doesn't seem to bring up the total time, just usually 1 to
> 2 weeks or more for the handle.
>
> However, given the discussion, I decided maybe a quick peak at the 26
> lesson course to see if it is more specific was a good idea. Okay, lesson
> #9 discusses patterns, and there is an illustrated cup with handle base
> they discuss.  Oh-oh, WON states that the base requires at least 7 to 8
> weeks from point A to point E, where E is the breakout point.  I guess
this
> clarifies it better than HTMMIS as it is very specific.  NOte that Point C
> was the end of the cup and high of the handle.  I'll copy the exact text
> and figure below:
>
> "...A proper ''cup with handle'' must take at least seven or eight weeks
to
> form (from Point A to Point E).  Otherwise, it may be unsound and fail
> after its breakout.  Some bases may actually be three, six or as many as
15
> months in duration.  Most decline 20% to 30% from their absolute peak to
> the low of the cup (from A to B).  Handles can be a short one or two weeks
> or a number of weeks longer and need to drift downward along their lows or
> have a shakeout (break below a prior week's low in the handle).  This
> serves the purpose of getting a needed pullback or price correction out of
> the way.  Proper handles rarely pull back in price more than 10% or 15%
and
> will usually show either a marked dry- up in volume near their lows, which
> means there is no more selling coming into the stock, or they will have
> several tight areas where the price varies only a tiny amount and for
> several weeks may close virtually unchanged in price.  This is a
> constructive signal. "
>
>


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