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106 HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS—GETTING STARTED

Follow the market, not the news!
Despite investor fears and bad economic news after the housing and finan-
cial crisis, the market action showed it was time to buy.

Step 2: Look for stocks near a buy point by quickly scanning the
IBD 50 and Your Weekly Review.

The same day the market direction changed
to “Confirmed uptrend,” the analysis for
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Your
© 2013 Investor’s Business Daily, Inc. appears with buy point at 42.99.”
Weekly Review said: “Cup with handle

Green Mountain was also featured in that
day’s Daily Stock Analysis video.

With the general market in an uptrend and
Green Mountain near a potential buying area, it definitely merited further
review.

New to charts? Note how Your Weekly Review identified the chart pattern
and buy point. That’s a huge help if you’re new to chart-reading.

Step 3: Use IBD Stock Checkup to see if the stocks you circled pass
the Buying Checklist.
A quick look at Stock Checkup
showed Green Mountain passed
the Buying Checklist:
• Composite Rating: 99
• EPS Rating: 93
• RS Rating: 97

• Return on Equity: 21%
• Last Quarter Sales Growth: 56%
• Last Quarter EPS Growth:
14%*
• 3-Year Annual EPS Growth:
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