Re: [CANSLIM] more about M was DFXI

From: Harvey Brion <hbrion@ieee.org>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] more about M was DFXI
Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 09:50:36 -0800
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Can't argue with that, Tom.  I'd be way ahead too, if I'd switched to bond
funds a year ago.  Of course, then interest rates were at the high of their
cycle --- a good time to buy bonds (not bond funds).  Also, with 20/20
hindsight, I'd be ahead just to have gone to cash.

Tom Worley wrote:

> I just wish I had switched my 401K into bond funds a year ago, instead of
> staying in aggressive growth funds.
>
> Tom Worley
> stkguru@bellsouth.net
> AIM: TexWorley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harvey Brion" <hbrion@ieee.org>
> To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] more about M was DFXI
>
> Money market or CD maybe, but I wouldn't be interested in bond funds or
> bonds
> with interest rates at the low of their cycle.  While WON advises mutual
> funds
> for some investors, he cautions to stay away from bond funds altogether.
>
> Tom Worley wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't go so far as to say it doesn't work in a lousy market, rather
> it
> > is more difficult, increases the risks, and takes a LOT more work.
> >
> > Makes more sense for most to park the money in a money market, or bond
> fund,
> > or a CD, and use the time to paper trade and learn.
> >
> > Tom Worley
> > stkguru@bellsouth.net
> > AIM: TexWorley
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Duke Miller" <dukemill@tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:44 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] more about M was DFXI
> >
> > Is it not true that to say CANSLIM doesn't work well in a lousy market
> > is redundant?
> >
> > Frankly, I'm enjoying the break!
> >
> > Duke
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com
> > [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Hill, Ernie
> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:11 PM
> > To: 'canslim@lists.xmission.com'
> > Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] more about M was DFXI
> >
> > Dan I agree with you about CANSLIM not working right now. Let's face it
> > the most important aspect of CANSLIM is M.
> >
> > WON's study is of the best performing stocks of the past 50 years or so.
> > Obviously the best performing stocks of any time period of at least five
> > years or more will be found during bull markets.
> >
> > With the exception of a few people who practice their own version of
> > CANSLIM, the CANSLIM discipline just hasn't worked very well recently
> > due to poor M. I have been doing some serious research the past six
> > months and have converted to swing trading stocks with CANSLIM qualities
> > at least for the time being. During this time I have developed a pretty
> > accurate system for timming the swings of the S&P 500 and have been
> > using the upswings as profit opportunities.
> >
> > My model projects unhappy times for the market until mid April.
> >
> > E
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Forant [mailto:dforant1@nycap.rr.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 5:41 AM
> > To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
> > Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] DFXI
> >
> > Really, the facts speak for themselves. CANSLIM has not worked well in
> > this type of market. Yet day after day I read  of posters jumping into
> > stocks fueled by other posts. If your smart you'll wait a few more
> > months. The atmosphere of earnings, world events and Wall Street
> > problems are all holding the big money back. I read where there is 3
> > trillion of investments missing in the market. Why do you think they are
> > on the sidelines???
> >
> > DanF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Patrick Wahl" <pjwahl@attbi.com>
> > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] DFXI
> >
> > > So many breakouts have failed in the last 6 or 9 months that I avoided
> > this one,
> > > although it looked pretty good.  When is the last time any breakouts
> > actually
> > > followed through?   Until a see a few work, I'm staying out, buying on
> > dips if
> > > anything, and that I do very sparingly.
> > >
> > > > Another c/h bites the dust. Feel like I was lured in then had the
> > > > trap shut. Since I got in early I had a small profit when I bailed
> > > > out. Proof it usually doesn't pay to chase a stock after the price
> > > > exceeds the buy point. Charley
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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