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Finding Winning Stocks in Down MarketHow to Find Stock Investments in any MarketWhen the stock market is on a slippery slope with no obvious way to gain traction, its easy to assume that the only way is down for all stocks.
However, in every market you can find winners. A quick look at close-of-market statistics revealed some interesting facts:
Impressive StocksThe more impressive number is the 135-plus stocks trading at least 20 percent over their 200-day moving average.This is impressive in a market trading in a range well down from the lofty highs of last year and when most stocks are going the opposite direction. If you reverse the screening process and look for stocks trading 20 percent below their 200-day moving average price, the number rises to 794. Two PointsThe point of this exercise is two-fold: one to demonstrate there is always money to be made in the stock market if you can identify the right investments for the right market.The second point is you can perform stock screens to identify potential investments in good or bad markets. For this exercise, I used the stock screener at Yahoo.com |
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