Comprehensive coverage of the four major trading styles Evolution of a Trader explores the four trading styles that people use when learning to trade or invest in the stock market. Often, beginners enter the stock market by: Buying and holding onto a stock (value investing). That works well until the trend ends or a bear market begins. Then they try Position trading. This is the same as buy-and-hold, except the technique sells positions before a significant trend change occurs. Swing trading follows when traders increase their frequency of trading, trying to catch the short-term up and down swings. Finally, people try Day trading by completing their trades in a single day. This series provides comprehensive coverage of the four trading styles by offering numerous tips, sharing discoveries, and discussing specific trading setups to help you become a successful trader or investor as you journey through each style. Trading Basics takes an in-depth look at money management, stops, support and resistance, and offers dozens of tips every trader should know. Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading discusses when to sell a buy-and-hold position, uncovers which fundamentals work best, and uses them to find stocks that become 10-baggers-stocks that climb by 10 times their original value. Swing and Day Trading reveals methods to time the market swings, including specific trading setups, but it covers the basics as well, such as setting up a home trading office and how much money you can make day trading.
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction to Buy-and-Hold What is Buy-and-Hold? Who Should Buy-and-Hold? My Numbers: Background and Terms Now What? Chapter 2 Stock Selection What Comes After Large Price Moves? Myth: Stocks that Drop Least in Bear Market then Soar Stock Selection the Easy Way Two Tips for Stock Selection Buy Fallen Angels What Chart Patterns Appear Before Mergers and Buyouts? What Are Insiders Doing? Chapter 3 Book Value Book Value Defined Value Assets Properly Investing Using Book Value When is Book Value Important? The Value of Hidden Assets Limits of Book Value Buybacks Lower Book Value Historical Research Price to Book Value: A Good Measure Small Caps: Best Choice Low Stock Price Rules! Book Value and Return on Equity What is Best Price to Book Value? Combinations and Performance Trading Strategy: Beating the Dow The 8 Stock Setup Hold Time for Best Results Chapter 4 Capital Spending The Holy Grail? Decreasing Capital Spending Capital Spending Trends versus Performance Frequency Distribution Performance by Market Cap Chapter 5 Cash Flow Historical Research Review Cooking the Books The Numbers Is Increasing Cash Flow Good? Performance by Market Cap Chapter 6 Dividends Stock Dividends: An Explanation Historical Research Review High Yield, High Performance? Testing: Yield and Payout Ratio Which is Best: Dividends or No Dividends? Surprise: Dividend Cuts Work! When Disaster Strikes Performance by Market Cap Chapter 7 Long Term Debt The Numbers Is Debt Good? Sinking Ship: Taking on Debt Debt by Market Capitalization Chapter 8 Price to Earnings Ratio History Lesson Do Low P/E Stocks Outperform? P/E Trends Down: Good or Bad? Price and Earnings Combinations: Yawn Buy Small Caps with Low P/E High P/E. Time to Sell? Three P/E Tips Chapter 9 Price to Sales Ratio Good Benchmark: PSRs Below 1.0 PSR Trend: Down is Best Small Caps, Small PSRs Rule! Checklist: PSRs by Industry Chapter 10 Return on Shareholders' Equity Low Roe Stocks Outperform. Why? ROE Trend Over Time: Yawn ROE Performance by Market Capitalization Chapter 11 Shares Outstanding Performance versus Shares Outstanding Event Pattern: Dutch Auction Tender Offers Should You Sell? Sell at What Price? Event Pattern: Common Stock Offerings Performance and Market Capitalization Chapter 12 Fundamental Analysis Summary Performance Rank: One-Year Hold Performance Rank: Three-Year Hold Performance Rank: Five-Year Hold Chapter 13 How to Double Your Money How Long to Double? What is the Best Buy Price? Which Market Caps Do Best? Focus on Fundamentals: Which are Best? Warning: Losses Ahead. What You Need to Know Testing the Setup Chapter 14 Finding 10-Baggers How Long to 10x? What is Highest Starting Price? What Happens the First Year? Rising Over Time: How Fast? 10-Baggers by Market Cap Fundamental Ratios Common to 10-Baggers Industries Most Likely to Make 10-Baggers The Most Popular Years for 10-Baggers Surprising Findings about 10-Bagger Losses Backward Testing Chapter 15 Trading 10-Baggers 10-Bagger Birth Life of a 10-Bagger 10-Bagger Death Chart Patterns in 10-Baggers Chapter 16 Selling Buy-and-Hold The Weinstein Setup Example: The Southwest Airlines Trade Example: Savient Pharmaceuticals 1-2-3 Trend Change for Down Trends 1-2-3 Trend Change for Up Trends The Cloudbank Setup Using Trailing Stops to Sell Timely Trendline Exits Can Moving Averages Help? Follow Insider Transactions Selling: Two Ratio Tips Selling Down From a High Chapter 17 Fundamentals: What I Use Two Book Value Tips Do Not Get Singed by Burn Rate Drop Capital Spending! Current Ratio 2.0 Prospecting for Growth Using Dividends Rising Earnings, Net Profit P/E Ratio versus Industry Litigation: Stop Pissing People Off! Avoid Too Much Long Term Debt Market Capitalization: Big Returns by Going Small Research Spending Sales? Thi