Kevin Matras

Finding #1 Stocks (eBook, ePUB)

Screening, Backtesting and Time-Proven Strategies

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Practical trading tools and techniques developed by Zacks Investment Research While there are many stock trading systems on the market today, that use a variety of different approaches and indicators, the approach used by Zacks Investment Research is built around the number one driver of stock prices: company earnings. Based on Zacks Research Wizard product, 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. * Highlights several of Zacks trading methods that have outperformed the market for extended periods of time * Discusses how to create customized systems incorporating elements of the Zacks approach with other types of fundamental and technical data * Includes a 30-day free subscription to Zacks Research Wizard software Written with the serious investor in mind, Finding #1 Stocks will put you in a better position to excel in today's dynamic markets.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-Scrivener
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118057995
• Artikelnr.: 37486740

Autorenporträt

Kevin Matras is a vice president at Zacks Investment Research, where he is the fundamental stock screening and technical chart patterns expert. He heads the Research Wizard Division at Zacks, which focuses on stock screening and backtesting. Matras also runs the Chart Patterns Trader service, dedicated to chart pattern analysis, and the Options Trader service, which applies his stock-picking techniques through the use of options. He has been on television and quoted in magazines, and his stock-picking articles can be found on various financial sites. Matras can also be seen weekly on Zacks Roundtable Review videos along with his popular weekly video segments Screen of the Week and Know Your Options.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 The Importance of Screening and Backtesting 1
Why Should I Use a Stock Screener? 1
Backtesting! 2
Chapter 2 Identifying What Kind of Trader You Are 5
Question 1: What Kinds of Stocks Do You Want to Invest In? 5
Question 2: What Characteristics Do You Want Your Stocks to Have? 6
Question 3: What Do You Want Your Stocks to Do for You? 7
Chapter 3 Defining the Basic Trading Styles 9
Momentum Style 9
Aggressive Growth Style 11
Value Style 12
Growth and Income Style 12
"All Style" Style 13
Technical Analysis 14
Winning in Style 14
Chapter 4 Trading the Zacks Rank 15
The Zacks Rank versus the Market 15
About Len Zacks 17
Calculating the Zacks Rank 18
What the Rankings Mean 20
Four Factors of the Zacks Rank 24
Chapter 5 Beyond the Zacks Rank 27
Filtering the Zacks Rank 27
How Many Stocks are Right for You? 32
Chapter 6 How to Trade the Strategies 33
Once a Month 33
Once a Week 35
Combining Holding Periods 35
Chapter 7 Winning Momentum Strategies 37
Big Money 37
Earnings Acceleration 42
Increasing Earnings 44
New Highs 46
Using New Highs for Sector and Industry Analysis 50
Summary 53
Chapter 8 Winning Aggressive Growth Strategies 55
Small-Cap Growth 55
All-Cap Growth 61
Sizing Up the Markets 64
Zacks Rank 5 or 4 to 1 66
First Profit 68
Summary 70
Chapter 9 Winning Value Strategies 71
Value and Spark 71
R-Squared Growth 78
ROE for Your ROI 82
Cash is King 83
Price to Cash Flow 84
Statistical Analysis of P/CF, P/E, P/S, P/B, and PEG 85
Combined Valuation Screen 94
Summary 95
Chapter 10 Winning Growth and Income Strategies 97
Growth and Income Winners 97
Growth and Income Method 1 102
Modifying Your Strategies 103
Dividend Attraction 104
Summary 108
Chapter 11 Winning "All Style" Strategies (and Other Stuff That Works) 109
Finding Growth and Value Stocks the Right Way 110
Sales and Margins 113
Relative Price Strength 115
Broker Rating Upgrades 118
New Analyst Coverage 121
Top Stocks, Top Industries 122
Combining Two Great Ways for Identifying the Best Sectors and Industries
124
Earnings Yield 125
Calculating Price Targets 127
Summary 129
Chapter 12 Applying Technical Analysis 131
Increasing Price and Volume 132
TA and FA Winners 133
3 Days Up, Price and Volume 135
Moving Averages 139
Summary 148
Chapter 13 Identifying Chart Patterns 149
Symmetrical Triangles 150
Ascending Triangles 154
Descending Triangles 158
Flags and Pennants 162
Rectangles 171
Wedges 176
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 195
Summary 198
Chapter 14 The Right Tools for the Job 199
A Good Ranking System 200
Screeners and Backtesters 201
Research Wizard: A Complete Research Tool 204
Chapter 15 Getting Started Screening and Backtesting 207
Screening for Stocks 207
Backtesting Your Screens 211
Advanced Screening and Backtesting 221
Summary 233
Chapter 16 Short Selling Strategies for Bear Markets 235
Toxic Stocks 236
Decreasing Earnings Two Years Out 239
Summary 241
Chapter 17 Managing Risk and Cutting Losses 243
Using Stop Losses 243
Diversification and Portfolio Weighting 245
Summary 247
Chapter 18 Know Your Options 249
The Option is Yours 249
Buying Calls and Puts 252
Straddles and Strangles 258
Spreads 260
Covered Call Writing 262
Uncovered Call Writing 267
Put Option Writing 268
Stock Screening for Options 273
Summary 277
Chapter 19 Investing in ETFs 279
ETFs for Any Market and Any Direction 279
Screening for the Right Sector and Industry ETFs 281
Chapter 20 Putting It All Together 283
Disclaimer 285
Free Trials and Other Resources 287
Index 289