Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: PetSmart, Inc., Dycom Industries, Inc., Advance America, Cash Advance Cent...
December 06 2011 - 11:10AM
Zacks
Chicago, IL – December 6, 2011 - Stocks in this week's article
include PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM), Dycom Industries,
Inc. (NYSE: DY), Advance America, Cash Advance Centers,
Inc. (NYSE: AEA), The Timken Co. (NYSE: TKR) and
Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD). Kevin Matras gives you his
checklist for finding winning stocks.
Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks
Investment Research:
I'm regularly asked how I go about picking winning stocks.
Since there are over 10,000 stocks out there, you need a way to
find the good ones. And by focusing on what works vs. guesswork (or
worse), you'll not only be able to pick winning stocks, but you'll
be able to do so consistently.
And that's really the key to success: having a repeatable way to
find profitable stocks, again and again and again.
I run a lot of individual strategies. But I will often go thru a
checklist on all of my candidates before I get in.
By sticking with a basic set of proven criteria, I know I have a
high probability of success in picking winning stocks. And if it
doesn't work out, I don't have to panic and wonder if my system
works or scurry to change these up. That's the kiss of death.
Picking winning stocks consistently comes down to a set of
rules. And these are my basic building blocks. I look at plenty of
others as well. But this is my basic checklist...
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