Finding #1 Stocks: Screening, Backtesting and Time-Proven Strategies (The Zacks Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been a long time reader of Kevin Matras' on Zacks.com. His Screen of the Week articles have been a consistent source of great investment strategies and top picks. So when I heard that he wrote a book on stock screening, I knew I had to get a copy. And I am so glad I did.
This is a breakthrough work on how to make stock screening accesible to the average investor. Yet still provide advanced ideas for long time screeners like myself.
Long story short, there is simply no way that someone can read Finding #1 Stocks without getting profitable investment ideas that will pay for the book many times over.

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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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Dynamic Trading: Dynamic Concepts in Time, Price & Pattern Analysis With Practical Strategies for Traders & Investors Review

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(More customer reviews)Dynamic Trading is perhaps the best work available on the use of Elliott Wave and Gann approaches. Not only are the layout and examples clear and easy to follow, but their real-world application is extensively covered. Robert Miner has produced a seminal work in the practical use of Elliott Wave -- no easy task.
Miner clears the decks early by acknowledging that Elliott's "wave counts" work about 50% of the time. Thus, he does not resort to vague, exceptional wave counts and other fudging factors in an attempt to justify the Master's infallibility.
As a professional trader of almost 20 years, I attempted in the past to apply Elliott wave to daily and intraday trading and failed. I discounted Elliott principally due to the presentation by Elliot academicians.
I get the sense that most authors attempting to explain Elliott and Gann are theorists only and either do not want you to be able to trade using their interpretations or, in fact, are not traders. Miner has clearly been in the trenches, and his book makes the approach accessible.
Though Miner takes a less restricted approach to the interpretation of wave counts, his results are no less impressive. The author is very restrained in touting his software that accomplishes what is explained in depth in the book. However, all formulae (to my knowledge) are revealed and are adaptable to an Excel spreadsheet, which is what I have done.
Wave counts, Fibonacci retracements, time measures, trading strategies, an abundance of practical examples, and much more is covered.
The Wave Structures Check lists, Summaries of the Most Important Price Projections, Ratios by Wave, and Worksheets are invaluable and alone are worth the price of this book. If you trade or plan to, you should buy and study this book.

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Learn Dynamic Price Projection Techniques and how to project, well in advance, the specific price zones for support, resistance and trend termination.Learn Dynamic Time Projection techniques including Projected Turning Point Periods, Time Rhythm Zone and Trend Vibration projections, which allow you to project days and weeks in advance the specific time zones for trend reversal.Learn Elliott Wave Made Practical. Quickly determine if a market is in a trend or counter-trend position.Learn low-risk and low-capital exposure trade entry strategies including trend-reversal and trend-continuation entry and stop-loss techniques.Learn how to develop and stick to a trading plan.Learn how to maintain a structured, patient and disciplined approach to technical analysis and trading strategies.Learn a Consistency of Approach to trading.Learn how to Trade Market Behavior, Not Market Forecasts.

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Real Time Proven Commodity Spreads: The 20 Most Consistently Profitable Low-Risk Trades Review

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(More customer reviews)I first balked at the high price of this book. It didn't matter that it was written by professional futures trader, George Angell. I bought it and studied the different spread trades that he dedicates a chapter each to. This book will be useful for years to come from taking these trades. The price is well worth it in just one or two contract spreads.

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This book updates spread trade Mr. Angell originally published in 1980.Learn 20 specific trade strategies that have been proven successful in real-time.One Pork Belly spread has been 100% correct since 1972!

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Beating the Market, 3 Months at a Time: A Proven Investing Plan Everyone Can Use Review

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(More customer reviews)This book suffers from two problems. First, it seems like a slimmed-down version of author Gerald Appel's "Opportunity Investing," which also discussed the use of a momentum-rotation strategy to improve absolute returns and reduce portfolio drawdown. The big difference here is that the Appels emphasize the use of ETFs for implementing their strategy.
Second, there is a lot of basic material whose purpose is to persuade the reader that they need to invest in equity markets. You see this too often in books on investing, where the authors assume that the reader need first be persuaded to invest and then to invest according to the author's strategy. I would wager that most people who pick up books on investing need no such convincing: it's preaching to the choir.
That said, the momentum-rotation strategy is an interesting concept, elegant and, in its ETF incarnation, easy to use. It is worth bearing in mind, though, that trading in and out of ETFs as might be necessary under this strategy would incur a significant tax and cost liability that the strategy would have to hurdle if it was to outperform as simple buy-and-hold plan. Alas, transaction costs and taxes do not factor into the Appels' analysis.


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"The authors have created a simple, systematic plan that gives investors a long-term edge with minimal effort and reduced risk. They've done all the work for you, and it's rewarding and easy to follow."–Bob Kargenian, President, TABR Capital Management"There are diamonds in them thar hills' — but to find investment grade diamonds it pays to have experienced guides. Gerald and Marvin Appel provide a simple but powerful plan for the often complex world of investment opportunities."–Dr. Alexander Elder, Author of Come Into My Trading Room and Trading for a LivingA Complete Roadmap for Investing Like a Pro That Requires Only 1 Hour Every 3 MonthsThe easy way to build a winning portfolio–and keep winningReduce risk, increase growth, and protect wealth even in tough, volatile markets Absolutely NO background in math or finance necessary!You can do better! You don't have to settle for "generic" investment performance, and you needn't delegate your decision-making to expensive investment managers. This book shows how you can quickly and easily build your optimal global portfolio–and then keep it optimized, in just one hour every three months. Top investment managers Gerald and Marvin Appel provide specific recommendations and simple selection techniques that any investor can use–even novices. The Appels' approach is remarkably simple and requires only one hour of your time every 3 months, but don't let that fool you: it draws on state-of-the-art strategies currently being used that really work.www.systemsandforecasts.comwww.appelasset.comwww.signalert.comIf you know what to do, active investing can yield far better returns than "buy-and-hold" investing. But conventional approaches to active investing can be highly complex and time-consuming. Finally, there's a proven, easy-to-use approach: one that's simple enough for novices, quick enough for anyone, requires no background in math–and works! Gerald and Marvin Appel show you how to identify, and give you specific recommendations for, the best mutual funds, ETFs, bond funds, and international funds. They do not stop there. They demonstrate how you can quickly and easily evaluate each investment's performance every 3 months, and how to make adjustments to continually optimize the performance of your portfolio. Using their easy to implement strategies, you can achieve better capital growth while reducing risk; profit from new opportunities at home and abroad; make the most of innovative investment vehicles; and protect your assets even in the toughest markets.Improving rates of return while you also reduce riskSetting intelligent investment targets and implementing strategies to meet themIdentifying today's most profitable market sectors……and those that will continue to leadShort-term vs. long-term bonds, mature vs. emerging marketsWhat to choose now, and when to switch

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Value in Time: Better Trading through Effective Volume (Wiley Trading) Review

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(More customer reviews)The author uses inexpensive off-the-shelf software to slice each trading day of a stock into one-minute segments. He finds the average one-minute volume for the day and separates the minutes into those with above or below average volume. In each group, he adds up the volume of minutes with rising prices and subtracts the volume of minutes with falling prices. This gives him two cumulative volume lines: one for the minutes with above average and the other for below average volume. He named them Large and Small Effective Volume.
The minutes with above average volume reflect the impact of the big money and often have predictive value. When you find a condition in which the big money starts pushing up a stock, while the small money remains negative or neutral, an upside reversal is in the cards. When the big money starts pushing the stock down while the small money is flat or buying, a downside reversal is more likely.
The author introduces another key concept which he calls Active Boundaries. When the returns from a stock over a period of time reach their upper boundary, the expectations for a further rise diminish and a downside reversal is more likely. When a stock declines and hits its lower Active Boundary, bullish expectations become high and the stock has a greater probability of an upside reversal. Numerous charts show how to catch reversals using these concepts.
In addition to Effective Volume and Active Boundaries the author describes several other concepts. He has a very rare ability to stand apart of the crowd, to question accepted concepts, and to come up with new ideas.
In the interest of full disclosure: I met Pascal a couple of years ago while working on my book Entries & Exits (John Wiley & Sons, 2005), which includes a chapter on his approach.
During the past year I have been receiving Pascal's analytic emails in which he shares his research into current markets. After you read this book, I suggest you write to Pascal and ask to be added to his mailing list!
I expect the concepts of Effective Volume, Active Boundaries, and others in this book to become accepted by many serious traders. As always, the early adopters will reap the greatest rewards.

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Fast Profits in Hard Times: 10 Secret Strategies to Make You Rich in an Up or Down Economy Review

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(More customer reviews)Fast Profits in Hard Times well worth the money. It highlights ten successful strategies for wealth accumulation that work in rising or falling economic conditions. By wealth accumulation I mean money earned on investments. You still need seed money to start the process, of course.
Everyone knows it's easy to make money on investments when the stock market is bullish. Buy low and sell high. Even the worst mutual fund manager can't help but look like a star under this scenario. But what do you do when the bears come out? How do you generate a healthy return when stocks are dropping? This book helps answer these nagging questions.
The text is less than 250 pages, so it's an easy read. The style of writing is direct; it's like Jordan E. Goodman is sitting across the table from you in a conference room. There are ample call-outs and highlights to make sure you catch and remember the most important points of each of the ten chapters.
My favorite chapters are the ones on high-yield equities, dividend reinvestment programs (DRIPs), bonds and the mysterious foreign exchange. The chapter on stock options is solid, but I think it underemphasizes the risk associated with these leveraged investments. A summary chapter at the end of the book on risk vs. return is something I longed for. Also I found the chapters on tax liens and below-market-value real estate and trusts to be a bit too timely. It seems like everyone is pushing these vehicles nowadays in the foreclosure-rich environment. But make no mistake; the chapters are well-written and chock-full of information.
I'm still chuckling about the chapter on investing in vending machines.
Armchair Interviews says: For the novice investor, Fast Profits in Hard Times is a goldmine with ten solid veins. For experienced investors, there are some good tidbits.

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In FAST PROFITS IN HARD TIMES, JordanGoodman provides a wealth of 5-minute tips for earning extra income the easyway, without unnecessary risk or extra legwork. Find out about:100 stocks that offer free premiums if you reinvest their dividendsHow to profit from Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) quickly andsafelyTax liens, which can provide risk-free interest of up to 25%Trading stock options and how it can be, contrary to popular belief, verylow-risk with the right knowledge and toolsFinancial investment clubs and how they can help you gain leverage in themarket --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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