How to Make Money in Stocks Paperback – January 1, 1995

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It's so straghtforward it's silly. How to Make Money in Stocks. The funny thing is that what William O'Neil discusses in this book really works! His CANSLIM method makes sense and my favorite pattern, the cup-and-handle, has made me a very happy camper. His explanation of volume and volume spikes has help me find big moves on a regular basis in my trading.I think that this book helps people earn more on their capital immediately by translating seemingly random price action into meaningful signals for investment that most people can understand. If you don't believe me, take a look at what a few of his students have to say. Kevin Marder and Loren Fleckenstein (formerly of O'Neil's newspaper, IBD) talk the talk when it comes to trading at TradingMarkets.com. Jeff Cooper, another successful trader and author, can't get enough of what O'Neil has to say.Bottom Line: A very good investment of time and money.

Very informative book for new investors

As expected

In his book, Mr. O'Neil advocates the use of "technical analysis", a widely debunked investment method whereby the individual barrels down the investment highway solely by reference to his rearview mirror. This investment method is widely promoted by investment banks and brokerages because it drives high trading volume, which drives profits (for the brokerage, not for you), and is widely accepted by investors because it sounds plausible and requires no knowledge or research whatsoever. However, very, very few educated professionals believe in it, even in the small groups within investment banks that are responsible for promoting it.Let me be clear. This book is a brash, unveiled attempt to increase subscriptions to the author's newspaper, and represents the antithesis of solid investing principals. If you are considering purchasing a book for beginning investors, please begin with one or more of the excellent, beautifully illustrated guides (available on Amazon) published by the staff of the Wall Street Journal.To conclude, Mr. O'Neil's consistent tarriance on the bestseller list may well be the best signal yet that he is the fifth horse of the apocalypse. If you have to buy this book, buy it over the web, because like hardcore porn, you don't want to be caught reading it in public.

William O'neal covers all major stock trading areas in this book: how to find a broker, his CAN SLIM method for making money on stocks, When to sell,how to diversify, when to buy options, he shows charts of the biggest stock winners from 1953 to 1993, how to read stock price history charts and much more. It is a lot of information to take in and is not for beginners. I would advise reading "The neatest little guide to the stock market" before reading this book if you are just starting out in the land of individual stocks.Here is a summary of his CAN SLIM method to making money in the stock market, this is how to buy stocks:C= Current quarterly earnings:are they enough?A=Annual earnings increases:do they have meaningful growth?N=New products,New management,New highs:is it time to buy?S=Supply and demand:Small capitalization plus big volume demand equals price increase.L=Leader or Laggard:Only buy leaders.I=Institutional sponsorship:A little will drive up price.M=Market Direction=How to determine it and follow.The final chapter is 18 common mistakes most investors make, this is excellent advice for what not to do.This book's author believes in buying for growth with little regard to actual value or P/E ratios. He justifies this by showing all the the big misses a value investor would have had not buying hot stocks over the years because a value investor would have thought they were over valued, when they were priced at a premium due to growth factors.Great book I highly recommend.

I received my order on-time as expected and in great condition. I recommend this book to everyone interested in learning the basics of making money in the Stock Marget.

Mr. O'Neil book is fun to read and helped me make the right choices that made me lots of money. Buy it you can make yourself rich!