Re: [CANSLIM] Ask Bill--Does anybody really ask these questions?

From: "John Calkins" <jcalkins@olypen.com>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Ask Bill--Does anybody really ask these questions?
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 23:24:31 -0700

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You people are awesome!

You really are on track with what's happening with IBD, CANSLIM and the
Market!

Two weeks ago I "Asked Bill" but got no answer to:  Why doesn't the "Where
The Big Money's Flowing Now" on Investors.com match "Where The Big Money's
Flowing" from IBD.  I realize that they only show the top seven up and down
but there has been several occasions that I've looked at the Investors.com
list and there were some symbols omitted or added that didn't show in IBD or
visa-versa. So which one is right?  I read that they use the same screen.

You know, I'll bet ya I'll get some kind of an answer from this group!  And
this is why we all like this group so much.

(JC)

I really don't care if its a right answer, at least I feel like I'm not
loosing it.




- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Worley" <stkguru@bellsouth.net>
To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Ask Bill--Does anybody really ask these questions?


> Bill, just don't hold your breath waiting for an answer!!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Triffet" <btriffet@earthlink.net>
> To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 12:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Ask Bill--Does anybody really ask these questions?
>
>
> Well... this is the one I just sent  "Ask Bill"
>
> "Hey Bill, why don't you or your associates speak up during our
discussions
> at canslim@lists.xmission.com ? We'd sure like to get some input from you
> directly as you seem to only post OUR discussion topics in YOUR paper".
>
> One problem I could see with the very distant scenario of participating
with
> this group is they would be FLOODED with questions as they're considered
by
> most here to be experts in canslim.
>
> Maybe IBD will try to buy this list to offer it as a $$$ service to
> subscribers? (ggg)
>
> Hope we get grandfathered in...(g)
>
> -Bill
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Worley" <stkguru@bellsouth.net>
> To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 7:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Ask Bill--Does anybody really ask these questions?
>
>
> maybe while we weren't looking, we became the last CANSLIMers out there.
So
> they have to glean from our discussions just to have someone left to "Ask
> Bill". Then again, maybe they just want to tackle the soft questions.
>
> Maybe what we should do is every member flood IBD with "Ask Bill"
questions,
> and see if any get published from real people we actually know, instead of
> an unnamed person from Texarkana or wherever.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Katherine Malm
> To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 10:32 PM
> Subject: [CANSLIM] Ask Bill--Does anybody really ask these questions?
>
>
> Here is today's "Ask Bill" column. Sound familiar?
>
> Question: Can you please define "swing trader"?
>
>
>
> - Submitted from Texarkana, Texas
>
>
>
>
>  Answer: A swing trader is one who trades short-term "swings" in the
market,
> stocks, options, etc. that last anywhere from a few days to just a few
> weeks.
>
>
>
> I'd sure like to know why so often these questions are exactly the same
> topics that appear on our email list. Why pick up on stuff like this and
> make up bogus "Ask Bills" when I've still got at least 2 questions asked
of
> them and never answered (I'm sure there are others who've written
questions
> that aren't answered).
>
> For example, why the heck does the IBD calculate the ROE based on the
> average of 2 years data? Huh? Since when did anybody use 2 years for such
a
> measurement?
>
> Here's the Ask Bill I'm referring to (highlighting is mine):
>
> Ask Bill O'Neil Archives
> Wednesday, August 21, 2002
>
> "Why is it some stocks showing accelerating earnings and sales growth
still
> have relatively low return on equity? Would you make an exception to your
> rule of buying stocks with ROE of 17% or better?"
> - Submitted from Montgomery, Texas
>
> One possible reason is the fact that IBD's measure of ROE (return on
equity)
> takes an average of the ROE over the past two fiscal years. If a company
> posted weak earnings or a loss in the previous year, that would dilute its
> ROE. Also keep in mind that ROE measures total operating earnings divided
by
> shareholders' equity. So even when the year-over-year EPS growth is
> accelerating, if earnings per share are small (say, only 4 or 8 cents), it
> may result in a relatively small numerator in the ROE equation. This is
why
> the best growth companies with strong ROE tend to show strong growth over
> several years, not just in a number of quarters. Regarding the rule of
> having ROE of at least 17%, keep in mind that some of the best stocks had
an
> ROE less than that, including Emulex (8% before its big price run-up
> beginning in December 1998), Millennium Pharmaceuticals (7%) and Qualcomm
> (8%). But on average, the best stocks during the 1997-2000 period sported
an
> average ROE of 23%.
>
>
> --Katherine
>
>
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