Screening, Backtesting and Time-Proven Strategies
This book provides you with market beating stock selection techniques and advice on how to build your own stock selection system.
This practical guide discloses several trading methods that have outperformed the market for a long period of time and shows you how to screen stocks and develop selection criteria to build various types of stock portfolios, such as aggressive growth; growth and income; momentum; and value.
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The Importance of Screening and Backtesting Why Should I Use a Stock Screener & Backtesting?
Identifying What Kind of Trader You Are
- Question 1: What Kinds of Stocks Do You Want to Invest In?
- Question 2: What Characteristics Do You Want Your Stocks to Have?
- Question 3: What Do You Want Your Stocks to Do for You?
Defining the Basic Trading Styles
- Momentum Style
- Aggressive Growth Style
- Value Style
- Growth and Income Style
- “All Style” Style
- Technical Analysis
- Winning in Style
Trading the Zacks Rank
Beyond the Zacks Rank How Many Stocks Are Right for You?
How to Trade the Strategies
- Once a Month
- Once a Week
- Combining Holding Periods
Winning Momentum Strategies
- Big Money
- Earnings Acceleration
- Increasing Earnings
- New Highs
- Using New Highs for Sector and Industry Analysis
Winning Aggressive Growth Strategies
- Small-Cap Growth
- All-Cap Growth
- Sizing Up the Markets
- Zacks Rank 5 or 4 to 1
- First Profit
Winning Value Strategies
- Value and Spark
- R-Squared Growth
- ROE for Your ROI
- Cash Is King
- Price to Cash Flow
- Statistical Analysis of P/CF, P/E, P/S, P/B, and PEG
- Combined Valuation Screen
Winning Growth and Income Strategies
- Growth and Income Winners
- Growth and Income Method 1
- Modifying Your Strategies
- Dividend Attraction
Winning “All Style” Strategies (and Other Stuff That Works)
- Finding Growth and Value Stocks the Right Way
- Sales and Margins
- Relative Price Strength
- Broker Rating Upgrades
- New Analyst Coverage
- Top Stocks, Top Industries
- Combining Two Great Ways for Identifying the Best Sectors and Industries
- Earnings Yield
- Calculating Price Targets
Applying Technical Analysis
- Increasing Price and Volume
- TA and FA Winners
- 3 Days Up, Price and Volume
- Moving Averages
Identifying Chart Patterns
- Symmetrical Triangles
- Ascending Triangles
- Descending Triangles
- Flags and Pennants
- Rectangles
- Wedges
- Head and Shoulders 182
- Inverted Head and Shoulders 184
- Screening for Chart Patterns and
- Consolidation Areas 192
- The Pattern That Called the Market Top and Bottom in 2007 and 2009
The Right Tools for the Job
- A Good Ranking System
- Screeners and Backtesters
- Research Wizard: A Complete Research Tool
Getting Started Screening and Backtesting
- Screening for Stocks
- Backtesting Your Screens
- Advanced Screening and Backtesting
Short Selling Strategies for Bear Markets
- Toxic Stocks
- Decreasing Earnings Two Years Out
Managing Risk and Cutting Losses
- Using Stop Losses
- Diversifi cation and Portfolio Weighting
Know Your Options
- The Option Is Yours
- Buying Calls and Puts
- Straddles and Strangles Spreads
- Covered Call Writing
- Uncovered Call Writing
- Put Option Writing
- Stock Screening for Options
Investing in ETFs
- ETFs for Any Market and Any Direction
- Screening for the Right Sector and Industry ETFs
Putting It All Together
