AW: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?


From: Andreas Himmelreich <judgejimmy@web.de>
Subject: AW: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:19:10 +0100

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The cup deep is a function of the bear market ... somewhere in HTMMIS

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von:	Dan Forant [SMTP:dforant1@nycap.rr.com]
> Gesendet am:	Saturday, January 26, 2002 12:56 PM
> An:	canslim@lists.xmission.com
> Betreff:	Re: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?
> 
> Hey, nice graphic. Will hold onto this one. I did read somewhere where a 50% deep cup coming out of a bad bear run is acceptable. 
> 
> DanF 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mike Gibbons 
>   To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
>   Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:46 PM
>   Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?
> 
> 
>   > Is a cup's depth supposed to be no deeper than 35%??
> 
>   Actually, 33% is the Max.
> 
>   From some recent (as yet) unpublished research....
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Aloha,
> 
>   Mike Gibbons
>   Proactive Technologies, LLC
>   http://www.proactech.com
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com
>   [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Dan Forant
>   Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:06 PM
>   To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
>   Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?
> 
> 
>   Is a cup's depth supposed to be no deeper than 35%??
> 
>   DanF
> 
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Mike Gibbons" <mikegibbons@proactech.com>
>   To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
>   Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 1:25 PM
>   Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?
> 
> 
>   > I was a little critical of DFXI's handle when Dave brought it to our
>   > attention on 1/8, but appropriately contrite when it surged the following
>   > day.
>   >
>   > For an example of a more classic cwh chart, have a look at JBHT. This
>   stock
>   > has shown 4 stages now of advancing on high volume and then pulling back
>   on
>   > reducing volume before surging again. It may be forming another cup
>   > yesterday and today. (yesterday's reversal was a bit disconcerting but
>   there
>   > is a subtlety in this kind of a reversal that diminishes its significance:
>   > If you think of yesterday and the breakout day before as one long day,
>   i.e.
>   > put the two days atop each other, then the stock closed in the top third
>   of
>   > its (2-day)range on massive volume.  That is positive.  And all of
>   > yesterday's volume was above the prior high.  That was also positive.  So
>   > although technically yesterday was a reversal, it was not a sell signal.
>   >
>   > We had this on our "low" handle list (based on Weinstein) when it formed
>   > it's first cup in November and it reappeared on our lists at each
>   subsequent
>   > cup formation. The fundamentals were never sufficiently strong to make it
>   a
>   > CANSLIM stock but as an example of a cup and handle, I think it's a good
>   > one. I'm pleased to be holding it for a nice gain.
>   >
>   > Aloha,
>   >
>   > Mike Gibbons
>   >
>   >
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com
>   > [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Spencer48@aol.com
>   > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:56 AM
>   > To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
>   > Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] DFXI vs. JEC--Faulty handle?
>   >
>   >
>   > Katherine:
>   >
>   >      To me DFXI does not look even like a nice Cup (much less a cup with a
>   > zig/zag handle.  However, I realize analyzing is all in perspective (like
>   > beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder, I guess).  Anyway, there was an
>   on
>   > point (at least I think so) article today in IBD.  You might find it
>   useful.
>   > It concerns wide and loose bases:
>   >
>   > "Investor's Corner
>   > Friday, January 25, 2002
>   >
>   > Base Can Be Tight And Loose
>   > BY MONIKA TJIA
>   >
>   > INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
>   >
>   >
>   > Stocks form a variety of bases. Whether the base is a cup-with-handle or a
>   > double-bottom, in most cases you'll find at least a week or two of wild
>   > price
>   > action.
>   >
>   > That's OK. After all, investors' emotions fuel stock movements. Fear
>   drives
>   > prices sharply down, and greed yanks them back up.
>   >
>   > But if you see this erratic buying and selling throughout the base, watch
>   > out. An excessive number of dizzying price swings indicates institutions
>   are
>   > moving in and out with ease. For every eager buyer, count an anxious
>   seller.
>   >
>   > An occasional shakeout is fine. But you want a base to also have at least
>   > several weeks of tight, quiet price action. This indicates solid support
>   > throughout a base.
>   >
>   > Tight action means small price gaps from a stock's weekly high to its
>   weekly
>   > low. Often you'll see a stock close the week virtually unchanged for
>   several
>   > weeks in a row. This implies a lack of speculators and a load of steady
>   > long-term shareholders.
>   >
>   > >From its October 1998 low to its April 16, 1999, high, Techne (TECH) ran
>   up
>   > 150%. At its April peak (see point 1 in accompanying image), the
>   > fast-growing
>   > maker of cytokine test kits used to find new drugs formed a new base,
>   > correcting 24% from its high.
>   >
>   > As Techne formed its cup-with-handle base, it moved up and down in tiny
>   > steps. At the end of each week in May, the stock finished very close to
>   its
>   > prior weekly close (point 2).
>   >
>   > In the week ended May 21, the stock swung as much as 12%. But it had a
>   > positive reversal. For the week, it finished up 0.13 point vs. the prior
>   > week
>   > (point 3). This price action is exactly what you want to see, because
>   > institutions raced in to support the stock.
>   >
>   > As Techne etched the right side of its base, the weekly spreads grew
>   wider.
>   > But weeks of quiet action far outnumbered its weeks of wild price swings.
>   >
>   > On Aug. 25, 1999, Techne broke out of its 19-week base on triple average
>   > trade (point 4).
>   >
>   > After breaking out, Techne moved sideways for a few weeks. It held above
>   its
>   > 50-day moving average. When the market finally took off in late October,
>   so
>   > did Techne.
>   >
>   > >From its breakout to its July 2000 peak, Techne gained 416%. It then
>   began
>   > to
>   > carve a new three-month base. But in terms of complexion, this one was the
>   > exact opposite of its previous base.
>   >
>   > Instead of making slight price moves, it made extreme ones virtually every
>   > week. The price swings ranged as much as 26%. Techne failed to finish its
>   > base. It's now 56% off its all-time high."
>   >
>   > jans
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > In a message dated 1/25/2002 9:30:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>   > kmalm@earthlink.net writes:
>   >
>   > << Hi stockoper8or,
>   >
>   >  When I wrote my note mid-day, DFXI had a tail. Looks like it ended
>   midrange
>   > after dropping a bit more after my note. Interesting action. I suspect in
>   a
>   > stronger market it would have been up and out of here by now. I wonder if
>   > the
>   > zig zag handle that started it all was a sign of market iffiness or a sign
>   > of
>   > stock iffiness. Just one for the "I wonder" pile of thoughts!
>   >   >>
>   >
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