Re: [CANSLIM] for Short Selling


From: "Gene Ricci" <genr@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] for Short Selling
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 19:11:38 -0500

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DMC, you're a breath of fresh air!!! =20

I certainly increased my chart reading skills when I had to turn them =
'upside down' in order to short a stock. Really drove home =
support-resistance. =20

I'll check out your sites on Monday,
Gene
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: DMC197807=20
  To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
  Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 6:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] for Short Selling


  Rolf & Mark,

  My vote (if I get a vote) is why not discuss how to use canslim ideas =
to
  generate potential shorts?  It's not like this little epistolary group
  hasn't gone off the track since I've been here (about 10 trading =
days), and
  it's not like it takes a lifetime to figure out Canslim in any event.  =
It's
  really rather simple, and with the help of computers it's almost too =
easy.
  The real difficulty lies in disciplining oneself to limit or get rid =
of
  longs in sideways and topping markets, and be willing to reenter when =
the
  market's correction has ended and stocks are ready to rise again.  You =
can
  find the names of candidates very easily for a little coin paid for a
  subscription to IBD and/or a subscription to canslim.net.

  For short discussions, let's just use the above referenced subject =
line
  "Re: [CANSLIM] for Short Selling"

  and the purists like Fanus et al (so far it seems to be all Fanus) can
  either eyeball them and delete them, or even program their Outlook =
Express
  to pre-delete all messages on the peripheral topic.

  I think it would be helpful to understand what kind of screen would =
generate
  the opposite of good longs in a bad market, if only for academic,
  mind-sharpening purposes.  After all, if in traditional canslim =
technique
  you are looking for 1 or 2 stocks to buy per week in a good (M!) =
market,
  then why not reverse the order in a bad (M!) market.

  With that in mind, I'd like to explore what kinds of things people =
think
  would indicate a dangerous market, knowing in advance that calling a =
top is
  one of the hardest things to do BUT that falls tend to be so much more
  precipitous than climbs that there's gold in those hills if you can =
time it
  right and buy a put to get into position.

  In any event, VTO has provided a very handy site with lots of =
sentiment
  indicators:

  http://www.vtoreport.com/sentiment/cot.htm

  If you click on Sentiment and Bull/Bear you can see a very wide gap =
between
  bullish and bearish advisors, the kind which indicates a correction is
  coming.  I'd say anytime you see a gap of 25% or more (with the bulls =
on
  top) you are looking at a dangerous situation.

  The Put/Call ratio has been very low and is now climbing.  Again =
danger.

  The VIX has been unnaturally low for a long time, another coiled =
spring.

  For COTS, I prefer to use the Quasimodos.com site:

  http://www.quasimodos.com/marketrider/technical.php

  The articles are interesting, and to get the reports and COTs page, =
click
  here:

  http://www.quasimodos.com/marketrider/charts.php

  You can't paste the sites, but the first 3 on the right, for the Dow, =
the
  Naz and the SPX have a very interesting graphic display of the =
traders'
  positions.  I don't know exactly what the timing is on these but the =
smart
  money seems to be betting against this market continuing, while the =
small
  speculators keep piling on the positions.  Good bull markets (like the =
one
  we had from March to June) often begin with very small bars.

  DMC











  From: "Mark Kerson" <mkerson@dplus.net>
  To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
  Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:13 AM
  Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] short selling (WEBX)


  > I don't know.
  >
  > It does not seem inappropriate to discuss using CANSLIM to short on =
this
  > site.
  >
  >
  > In IBD, Thursday, August 7, 2003, on the front page of B1, in =
Investor's
  > Corner, the last line of the box under "Advanced Study" says, "Learn =
to
  > sell shares short during a market decline (see Feb. 14 Corner)"
  >
  > It seems possible (at least logical, I certainly can't claim that I =
have
  > done it or know anyone who has) to reverse the principles and choose
  > shorts. Therefore if someone is interested in exploring it, well, I
  > don't see why we can't.
  >
  > At any rate I would like too follow such a discussion.
  >
  > Mark
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com
  > [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fanus
  > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:16 PM
  > To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
  > Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] short selling (WEBX)
  >
  > Rolf
  >
  > Yes, WON spent about 3 pages on short selling in his
  > book of about 270 pages. And in these three pages he
  > showed two chart patterns and doesn't mention any of
  > the CANSLIM attributes, or reverse of them for
  > shorting.  HTTMIS mentioned lots of other things also,
  > but this isn't a group to discuss HTTMIS. It is a
  > group to discuss CANSLIM.
  >
  > Just because he mentioned short selling in the book,
  > doesn't make it CANSLIM. He also mentioned daytrading
  > and swingtrading in his book. Also not CANSLIM. If you
  > decide to use reverse CANSLIM criteria to pick shorts
  > then it is fine.  But this doesn't make it CANSLIM and
  > is not mentioned by WON at all as shorting criteria.
  > Any rules you use for shorting is your rules and not
  > WON's rules for CANSLIM.
  >
  > To use the criteria below, where in CANSLIM, or HTTMIS
  > for that matter, is the "ANI" criteria mentioned as
  > valid shorting criteria?
  >
  > If you want to learn more about selling short, why not
  > find a discussion group which main goal is to discuss
  > shorting methods and criteria?  I sell short stocks
  > too and I am not against shorting. I am just against
  > discussing it out of place.
  >
  > Best Regards
  > - Fanus
  >
  > --- Rolf Hertenstein <rolfh@mindspring.com> wrote:
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: "Fanus" <fanus13@yahoo.com>
  > >
  > > > CANLSIM is a long strategy and according to the
  > > rules,
  > > > you get out if you are in a bear market.
  > > > I think this type of discussions are
  > > > better suited for a different discussion group.
  > >
  > > I disagree.  Though WON spends almost all of his
  > > HTMMIS pages on long
  > > techniques, he does discuss short selling in
  > > correcting or beginning bear
  > > markets.  He even gives a couple of chart pattern
  > > examples, like the Head
  > > and Shoulders Top.  I would welcome any discussion
  > > here from the more
  > > experienced members on their short techniques.  If
  > > we are (or even if we
  > > aren't) at the beginning of a multi-year, mostly
  > > sideways market, with
  > > occassional bull runs, seems like effective shorting
  > > could really help
  > > overall returns.
  > >
  > > Some specific thoughts on DMC's post (see below):
  > > A (annual earnings): Seems like a change in earnings
  > > (for the worse) would
  > > be more important a specific number like 15%.
  > > N (new something): My two thoughts are 1. a new
  > > product that *doesn't* live
  > > up to expectations, or 2. new 52-week low.
  > > I (institutional): If there are large institutional
  > > positions, and they
  > > begin to dumpp the stock, might this not drive the
  > > price more aggressively
  > > downward?
  > >
  > >  Rolf
  > >
  > > >
  > > > --- DMC197807 <dmc197807@comcast.net> wrote:
  > > > > P.S. [prescript]:  I can't see any reason to
  > > > > establish (or keep) a long
  > > > > position on WEBX here.  Too much risk for me.
  > > > >
  > > > > Mark,
  > > > >
  > > > > Welcome to the thread.  I don't have any problem
  > > > > with you posting your
  > > > > website location here; it looked pretty good to
  > > me.
  > > > >
  > > > > On the subject of using canslim to find
  > > breakdown
  > > > > rather than breakout
  > > > > candidates, I think that's a good idea.  I'm not
  > > > > sure how we properly tweak
  > > > > the criteria, but I think it's an excellent
  > > topic
  > > > > for education here.  Why?
  > > > > Because the M in Milscan is very, very
  > > precarious
  > > > > here and I think shorts
  > > > > and puts are going to smash longs and calls over
  > > the
  > > > > next several weeks.  I
  > > > > don't see a lot more upside to the market at
  > > this
  > > > > point.  Just pulling up an
  > > > > SPX chart shows a very very tired market, and
  > > the
  > > > > path of least resistance
  > > > > looks to be southeast-, and not northeastward
  > > bound.
  > > > >
  > > > > With that in mind, how would be alter CANSLIM to
  > > > > look for breakdowns?  [I'll
  > > > > put commentary in brackets for breakdown]
  > > > >
  > > > > C =3D Current quarterly earnings per share (should
  > > > > show a major percentage
  > > > > increase compared to the prior year's same
  > > quarter)
  > > > > [Here I think you take
  > > > > all earnings up to, say 10% positive.  Why?
  > > What we
  > > > > are looking for are
  > > > > stocks which have risen with the tide in spite
  > > of
  > > > > lukewarm or poor earnings,
  > > > > but earnings up to 30% seem too robust to
  > > produce a
  > > > > good short.]
  > > > >
  > > > > A =3D Annual earnings (the company should be
  > > > > experiencing meaningful growth
  > > > > over the past five years) [Perhaps the cap on
  > > annual
  > > > > earnings growth should
  > > > > be 15%??]
  > > > >
  > > > > N =3D New products, new management, new high
  > > prices [I
  > > > > don't see how to apply
  > > > > this one; I don't want to exclude new high
  > > prices,
  > > > > because we're looking for
  > > > > overvalued stocks.  Other ideas?]
  > > > >
  > > > > S =3D Supply and demand (small capitalization
  > > stocks
  > > > > with high trading volume)
  > > > > [Here, having large cap elephants could be a
  > > great
  > > > > idea
  > > > >
  > > > > L =3D Leader in the industry, not a laggard [here,
  > > use
  > > > > a relative strength
  > > > > rating of 60 or below?]
  > > > >
  > > > > I =3D Institutional sponsorship (a little goes a
  > > long
  > > > > way) [Hmmmm.  Do we want
  > > > > high institutional ownership, or is this factor
  > > one
  > > > > to be left out
  > > > >
  > > > > M =3D Market direction (should be headed up).
  > > [This
  > > > > one goes first.  For me,
  > > > > the market is facing a lot more easy downside
  > > right
  > > > > here than upside.
  > > > > Chances of a SPX in the 600, 700, 800 range in
  > > the
  > > > > next 3-4 months is much
  > > > > greater, to me, than a SPX move to 1100, 1200,
  > > > > 1300.]
  > > > >
  > > > > Now comes the difficulty of establishing a
  > > pivot,
  > > > > and selling at the
  > > > > breakdown of that point.
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > > DMC
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > > > From: "Mark Crisp"
  > > > > <stressfreetrader@btopenworld.com>
  > > > > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
  > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:17 AM
  > > > > Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] WEBX
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > > > > What about using CANSLIM in reverse to find
  > > > > shorting candidates?
  > > > > >
  > > > > >  I ran this scan on my filter and came up with
  > > > > some nice looking shorting
  > > > > > candidates:
  > > > > >
  > > > > > 1 year low
  > > > > > RS <30
  > > > > > E.P.S. <30
  > > > > > Price >$30
  > > > > > Volume >250,000
  > > > > > Cap. >2.0bn
  > > > > >
  > > > > >   Looking for poor fundamental stocks that are
  > > > > falling in price. Reverese
  > > > > > CANSLIM if you like. Trade the breakouts.
  > > > > >
  > > > > >   What do you say?
  > > > > >
  > > > > >   Mark Crisp
  > > > > >  http://www.stressfreetrading.com
  > > > > >
  > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > > > > From: "Jiehui" <ddloyilbshrb@iartdesign.com>
  > > > > > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
  > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:42 AM
  > > > > > Subject: [CANSLIM] WEBX
  > > > > >
  > > > > >
  > > > > > > Hi all,
  > > > > > >
  > > > > > > I'm a beginner in this and is still a little
  > > > > unsure of how to read
  > > > > charts.
  > > > > > I hope some of the more experienced chart
  > > readers
  > > > > on this group can help
  > > > > me.
  > >
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  >
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">DMC, you're a breath of fresh =
air!!!&nbsp;=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">I certainly increased my chart reading =

skills&nbsp;when I had to turn them 'upside down' in order to short a =
stock.=20
Really drove home support-resistance. &nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">I'll check out your sites on=20
Monday,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Gene</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Ddmc197807@comcast.net=20
  href=3D"mailto:dmc197807@comcast.net">DMC197807</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
 </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 09, 2003 =
6:41=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] for =
Short=20
  Selling</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Rolf &amp; Mark,<BR><BR>My vote (if I get a vote) is =
why not=20
  discuss how to use canslim ideas to<BR>generate potential =
shorts?&nbsp; It's=20
  not like this little epistolary group<BR>hasn't gone off the track =
since I've=20
  been here (about 10 trading days), and<BR>it's not like it takes a =
lifetime to=20
  figure out Canslim in any event.&nbsp; It's<BR>really rather simple, =
and with=20
  the help of computers it's almost too easy.<BR>The real difficulty =
lies in=20
  disciplining oneself to limit or get rid of<BR>longs in sideways and =
topping=20
  markets, and be willing to reenter when the<BR>market's correction has =
ended=20
  and stocks are ready to rise again.&nbsp; You can<BR>find the names of =

  candidates very easily for a little coin paid for a<BR>subscription to =
IBD=20
  and/or a subscription to canslim.net.<BR><BR>For short discussions, =
let's just=20
  use the above referenced subject line<BR>"Re: [CANSLIM] for Short=20
  Selling"<BR><BR>and the purists like Fanus et al (so far it seems to =
be all=20
  Fanus) can<BR>either eyeball them and delete them, or even program =
their=20
  Outlook Express<BR>to pre-delete all messages on the peripheral=20
  topic.<BR><BR>I think it would be helpful to understand what kind of =
screen=20
  would generate<BR>the opposite of good longs in a bad market, if only =
for=20
  academic,<BR>mind-sharpening purposes.&nbsp; After all, if in =
traditional=20
  canslim technique<BR>you are looking for 1 or 2 stocks to buy per week =
in a=20
  good (M!) market,<BR>then why not reverse the order in a bad (M!)=20
  market.<BR><BR>With that in mind, I'd like to explore what kinds of =
things=20
  people think<BR>would indicate a dangerous market, knowing in advance =
that=20
  calling a top is<BR>one of the hardest things to do BUT that falls =
tend to be=20
  so much more<BR>precipitous than climbs that there's gold in those =
hills if=20
  you can time it<BR>right and buy a put to get into position.<BR><BR>In =
any=20
  event, VTO has provided a very handy site with lots of=20
  sentiment<BR>indicators:<BR><BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.vtoreport.com/sentiment/cot.htm">http://www.vtoreport.=
com/sentiment/cot.htm</A><BR><BR>If=20
  you click on Sentiment and Bull/Bear you can see a very wide gap=20
  between<BR>bullish and bearish advisors, the kind which indicates a =
correction=20
  is<BR>coming.&nbsp; I'd say anytime you see a gap of 25% or more (with =
the=20
  bulls on<BR>top) you are looking at a dangerous situation.<BR><BR>The =
Put/Call=20
  ratio has been very low and is now climbing.&nbsp; Again =
danger.<BR><BR>The=20
  VIX has been unnaturally low for a long time, another coiled=20
  spring.<BR><BR>For COTS, I prefer to use the Quasimodos.com =
site:<BR><BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.quasimodos.com/marketrider/technical.php">http://www.q=
uasimodos.com/marketrider/technical.php</A><BR><BR>The=20
  articles are interesting, and to get the reports and COTs page,=20
  click<BR>here:<BR><BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.quasimodos.com/marketrider/charts.php">http://www.quas=
imodos.com/marketrider/charts.php</A><BR><BR>You=20
  can't paste the sites, but the first 3 on the right, for the Dow, =
the<BR>Naz=20
  and the SPX have a very interesting graphic display of the=20
  traders'<BR>positions.&nbsp; I don't know exactly what the timing is =
on these=20
  but the smart<BR>money seems to be betting against this market =
continuing,=20
  while the small<BR>speculators keep piling on the positions.&nbsp; =
Good bull=20
  markets (like the one<BR>we had from March to June) often begin with =
very=20
  small =
bars.<BR><BR>DMC<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>From:=20
  "Mark Kerson" &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:mkerson@dplus.net">mkerson@dplus.net</A>&gt;<BR>To: =
&lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
&gt;<BR>Sent:=20
  Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:13 AM<BR>Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] short =
selling=20
  (WEBX)<BR><BR><BR>&gt; I don't know.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; It does not seem=20
  inappropriate to discuss using CANSLIM to short on this<BR>&gt;=20
  site.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; In IBD, Thursday, August 7, 2003, on the =
front=20
  page of B1, in Investor's<BR>&gt; Corner, the last line of the box =
under=20
  "Advanced Study" says, "Learn to<BR>&gt; sell shares short during a =
market=20
  decline (see Feb. 14 Corner)"<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; It seems possible (at =
least=20
  logical, I certainly can't claim that I have<BR>&gt; done it or know =
anyone=20
  who has) to reverse the principles and choose<BR>&gt; shorts. =
Therefore if=20
  someone is interested in exploring it, well, I<BR>&gt; don't see why =
we=20
  can't.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; At any rate I would like too follow such a=20
  discussion.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Mark<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; -----Original =

  Message-----<BR>&gt; From: <A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com">owner-canslim@lists.xmis=
sion.com</A><BR>&gt;=20
  [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fanus<BR>&gt; =
Sent:=20
  Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:16 PM<BR>&gt; To: <A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
<BR>&gt;=20
  Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] short selling (WEBX)<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  Rolf<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Yes, WON spent about 3 pages on short selling in=20
  his<BR>&gt; book of about 270 pages. And in these three pages =
he<BR>&gt;=20
  showed two chart patterns and doesn't mention any of<BR>&gt; the =
CANSLIM=20
  attributes, or reverse of them for<BR>&gt; shorting.&nbsp; HTTMIS =
mentioned=20
  lots of other things also,<BR>&gt; but this isn't a group to discuss =
HTTMIS.=20
  It is a<BR>&gt; group to discuss CANSLIM.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Just because =
he=20
  mentioned short selling in the book,<BR>&gt; doesn't make it CANSLIM. =
He also=20
  mentioned daytrading<BR>&gt; and swingtrading in his book. Also not =
CANSLIM.=20
  If you<BR>&gt; decide to use reverse CANSLIM criteria to pick =
shorts<BR>&gt;=20
  then it is fine.&nbsp; But this doesn't make it CANSLIM and<BR>&gt; is =
not=20
  mentioned by WON at all as shorting criteria.<BR>&gt; Any rules you =
use for=20
  shorting is your rules and not<BR>&gt; WON's rules for=20
  CANSLIM.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; To use the criteria below, where in CANSLIM, =
or=20
  HTTMIS<BR>&gt; for that matter, is the "ANI" criteria mentioned =
as<BR>&gt;=20
  valid shorting criteria?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; If you want to learn more =
about=20
  selling short, why not<BR>&gt; find a discussion group which main goal =
is to=20
  discuss<BR>&gt; shorting methods and criteria?&nbsp; I sell short=20
  stocks<BR>&gt; too and I am not against shorting. I am just =
against<BR>&gt;=20
  discussing it out of place.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Best Regards<BR>&gt; -=20
  Fanus<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; --- Rolf Hertenstein &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:rolfh@mindspring.com">rolfh@mindspring.com</A>&gt; =
wrote:<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; ----- Original Message -----<BR>&gt; &gt; From: "Fanus" &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:fanus13@yahoo.com">fanus13@yahoo.com</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; CANLSIM is a long strategy and according to the<BR>&gt; &gt; =

  rules,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; you get out if you are in a bear =
market.<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; I think this type of discussions are<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; better =
suited for=20
  a different discussion group.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; I =
disagree.&nbsp;=20
  Though WON spends almost all of his<BR>&gt; &gt; HTMMIS pages on =
long<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; techniques, he does discuss short selling in<BR>&gt; &gt; =
correcting or=20
  beginning bear<BR>&gt; &gt; markets.&nbsp; He even gives a couple of =
chart=20
  pattern<BR>&gt; &gt; examples, like the Head<BR>&gt; &gt; and =
Shoulders=20
  Top.&nbsp; I would welcome any discussion<BR>&gt; &gt; here from the=20
  more<BR>&gt; &gt; experienced members on their short techniques.&nbsp; =

  If<BR>&gt; &gt; we are (or even if we<BR>&gt; &gt; aren't) at the =
beginning of=20
  a multi-year, mostly<BR>&gt; &gt; sideways market, with<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  occassional bull runs, seems like effective shorting<BR>&gt; &gt; =
could really=20
  help<BR>&gt; &gt; overall returns.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; Some =
specific=20
  thoughts on DMC's post (see below):<BR>&gt; &gt; A (annual earnings): =
Seems=20
  like a change in earnings<BR>&gt; &gt; (for the worse) would<BR>&gt; =
&gt; be=20
  more important a specific number like 15%.<BR>&gt; &gt; N (new =
something): My=20
  two thoughts are 1. a new<BR>&gt; &gt; product that *doesn't* =
live<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; up to expectations, or 2. new 52-week low.<BR>&gt; &gt; I=20
  (institutional): If there are large institutional<BR>&gt; &gt; =
positions, and=20
  they<BR>&gt; &gt; begin to dumpp the stock, might this not drive =
the<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; price more aggressively<BR>&gt; &gt; downward?<BR>&gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; Rolf<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; --- =
DMC197807=20
  &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:dmc197807@comcast.net">dmc197807@comcast.net</A>&gt;=20
  wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; P.S. [prescript]:&nbsp; I can't see any =
reason=20
  to<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; establish (or keep) a long<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  position on WEBX here.&nbsp; Too much risk for me.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Mark,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; Welcome to the thread.&nbsp; I don't have any problem<BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; with you posting your<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; website location =
here; it=20
  looked pretty good to<BR>&gt; &gt; me.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; On the subject of using canslim to find<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  breakdown<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; rather than breakout<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  candidates, I think that's a good idea.&nbsp; I'm not<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  sure how we properly tweak<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; the criteria, but I =
think=20
  it's an excellent<BR>&gt; &gt; topic<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; for =
education=20
  here.&nbsp; Why?<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Because the M in Milscan is =
very,=20
  very<BR>&gt; &gt; precarious<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; here and I think=20
  shorts<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; and puts are going to smash longs and =
calls=20
  over<BR>&gt; &gt; the<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; next several weeks.&nbsp; =

  I<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; don't see a lot more upside to the market =
at<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; this<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; point.&nbsp; Just pulling up =
an<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; SPX chart shows a very very tired market, and<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  the<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; path of least resistance<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  looks to be southeast-, and not northeastward<BR>&gt; &gt; =
bound.<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; With that in mind, how would be alter =
CANSLIM=20
  to<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; look for breakdowns?&nbsp; [I'll<BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; put commentary in brackets for breakdown]<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; C =3D Current quarterly earnings per share =
(should<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; show a major percentage<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; increase =
compared to=20
  the prior year's same<BR>&gt; &gt; quarter)<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
[Here I=20
  think you take<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; all earnings up to, say 10%=20
  positive.&nbsp; Why?<BR>&gt; &gt; What we<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; are =
looking=20
  for are<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; stocks which have risen with the tide =
in=20
  spite<BR>&gt; &gt; of<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; lukewarm or poor=20
  earnings,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; but earnings up to 30% seem too =
robust=20
  to<BR>&gt; &gt; produce a<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; good short.]<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; A =3D Annual earnings (the company =
should=20
  be<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; experiencing meaningful growth<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; over the past five years) [Perhaps the cap on<BR>&gt; &gt; =
annual<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; earnings growth should<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; be =
15%??]<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; N =3D New products, new =
management, new=20
  high<BR>&gt; &gt; prices [I<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; don't see how to=20
  apply<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; this one; I don't want to exclude new=20
  high<BR>&gt; &gt; prices,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; because we're looking =

  for<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; overvalued stocks.&nbsp; Other =
ideas?]<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; S =3D Supply and demand (small=20
  capitalization<BR>&gt; &gt; stocks<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; with high =
trading=20
  volume)<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; [Here, having large cap elephants could =
be=20
  a<BR>&gt; &gt; great<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; idea<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; L =3D Leader in the industry, not a =
laggard=20
  [here,<BR>&gt; &gt; use<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; a relative =
strength<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; rating of 60 or below?]<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; I =3D Institutional sponsorship (a little goes a<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  long<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; way) [Hmmmm.&nbsp; Do we want<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; high institutional ownership, or is this factor<BR>&gt; &gt; =
one<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; to be left out<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; M=20
  =3D Market direction (should be headed up).<BR>&gt; &gt; [This<BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; one goes first.&nbsp; For me,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; the market =
is facing=20
  a lot more easy downside<BR>&gt; &gt; right<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
here than=20
  upside.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Chances of a SPX in the 600, 700, 800 =
range=20
  in<BR>&gt; &gt; the<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; next 3-4 months is =
much<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; greater, to me, than a SPX move to 1100, 1200,<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; 1300.]<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Now =
comes the=20
  difficulty of establishing a<BR>&gt; &gt; pivot,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; and=20
  selling at the<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; breakdown of that point.<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  DMC<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  ----- Original Message -----<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; From: "Mark =
Crisp"<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:stressfreetrader@btopenworld.com">stressfreetrader@btopenw=
orld.com</A>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; To: &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:17 AM<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] WEBX<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; What about using CANSLIM in reverse =
to=20
  find<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; shorting candidates?<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; I ran this scan on my filter =
and came=20
  up with<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; some nice looking shorting<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; candidates:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  1 year low<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; RS &lt;30<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  E.P.S. &lt;30<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Price &gt;$30<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; Volume &gt;250,000<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Cap. =
&gt;2.0bn<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Looking =
for poor=20
  fundamental stocks that are<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; falling in price.=20
  Reverese<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; CANSLIM if you like. Trade the=20
  breakouts.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  What do you say?<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;=20
  &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark Crisp<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; <A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.stressfreetrading.com">http://www.stressfreetrading.co=
m</A><BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; ----- Original Message =

  -----<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; From: "Jiehui" &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:ddloyilbshrb@iartdesign.com">ddloyilbshrb@iartdesign.com</=
A>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; To: &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:42 AM<BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; Subject: [CANSLIM] WEBX<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Hi all,<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I'm a beginner in this and =
is still=20
  a little<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; unsure of how to read<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  charts.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I hope some of the more =
experienced=20
  chart<BR>&gt; &gt; readers<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; on this group can=20
  help<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; me.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =3D=3D=3D message =
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