RE: [CANSLIM] "M" - the trend


From: "Harold Josephson" <hj@hjosephson.com>
Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] "M" - the trend
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:01:30 -0700

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Hi Ian,

Would you consider sharing how you mine for the small caps?

Thanks,

Harold


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From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com
[mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ian
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 2:43 PM
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] "M" - the trend

Hi all:

I'll add a couple of more 'M' trends - strictly personal observations:

1. Revenues are weak this quarter, in spite of generally solid earnings.
I
use daily IBD earnings reports as the basis of assembling a stock
universe,
and one of my key criterias is 20%+ revenue growth. I am finding fewer
qualified candidates this quarter than I have in a long time, in spite
of
the abundance of great EPS growth.

2. The nanocap and microcap CANSLIM candidates that I follow really seem
to
be the flavour du jour of this market. I have seen many huge runs over
the
last 6 weeks.

3. IBD's own recent publication of the 'IBD 100' confirms my personal
belief
that WON"s volume and price minimums are arbitrary, and in fact are an
obstacle to low-risk market-beating returns. The IBD 100 is chock full
of
stocks that started showing great revenue and EPS growth while the share
price was still in the single digits, and ADV was low.

Some examples of stocks that first made my personal radar screen as
single-digit midgets over the past few years (I'd wager that many of the
other issues that I do not follow, started from similar humble
beginnings):

(The Number is IBD's ranking in the IBD 100)

1. HITK - Was a nanocap when great earnings started hitting in the
spring of
'01. Volume was non-existant. The most recent 400% surge started last
September as HITK saw a quantum gap up in ADV.
4. SSYS - Was a low single digit 'invisible' stock just 6 months ago.
9. TARO - I believe it was $8 pre-split, when I first noticed their
great
earnings in the summer of 2000
11. BCGI - was in the sinlge digits just last fall.
12. GSOF - a $7 no-volume stock when it broke out last September on
great
EPS growth.
20. QSII - I remember trading it from $10 in the summer of '01
21. CEDC - Tom can attest to the fact that I sent him an email in
real-time
when it broke out on volume at $5.20 in July '01. CEDC was so illiquid
at
the time that I would have risk being laughed off of the list just for
bringing it up.
29. JOSB - Nifty little clothier had a qunatum volume jump early last
year
when it was at $8
85. USNA - A dubious industry kept me away - but great earnings
kick-started
volume from just $2 early last year. I'm still kicking myself on this
one,
as I was watching the ticker as it jumped to $3 in a heartbeat. It
exhibited
the same kind of tremendous ' never look back' characterstic that WON
always
expects from winners - even from $2!
88. JCOM - The quantum change in volume hit just 1 year ago, at $7.


Cheers,

Ian

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Worley <stkguru@bellsouth.net>
To: CANSLIM <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 8:05 PM
Subject: [CANSLIM] "M" - the trend


> worth noting that virtually every index still looks alike, but now are
all
> in a several week uptrend. In each case, they moved above on today's
> trading, on above average volume, both of the recent high spikes of
3/21
and
> 4/7, and are approaching the calendar year highs set back in mid
January.
>
> RS lines are trending up, as are the 50 dma. The 200 dma appears to be
> bottoming, a continuation of the short term trend will also have this
line
> trending up. The increase in trading volume is likewise significant to
me,
> as I believe a large amount of cash has been, and continues to be, on
the
> sidelines. I also suspect a lot of buying power is still tied up in
short
> positions.
>
> Earnings reports so far appear to be muted, most meeting lowered
> expectations, which suggests to me the "real expectations" were far
worse.
>
> Tom Worley
> stkguru@bellsouth.net
> AIM: TexWorley
>
>
>
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