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More Ways to Find Winning Stocks

IBD’s stock lists, ratings and other features all have one common goal: To
alert you to today’s best stocks.
You’ll find today’s top performers in IBD’s lists because they screen the
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entire market, looking for stocks with CAN SLIM traits—the 7 character-
istics the biggest winners typically have just before they launch a major price
move. Those are the same traits found on the Buying Checklist (Chapter 3).

Keep It Simple

We’ve already touched on some of the features we’ll get into here—IBD 50,
Your Weekly Review, Sector Leaders and others.
If you’re busy, I suggest you start by using the tools and stock lists we cov-
ered as part of the Simple Weekend Routine and 10-Minute Daily Routine
(Chapter 4). You can dig into other features as you get more comfortable
with IBD and investing in general.

Look at Me! Look at Me!
Pay special attention to any stocks that keep popping up on multiple lists.
There’s a reason that happens: These stocks are the true market leaders with
the potential to double or triple in price.
They say “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Here’s just one example of
how the “squeaky stocks” get the profits:

■ ✔ Lululemon Athletica: 196% gain in just 10 months

The yoga apparel retailer launched that explosive price move when it broke
out of a double bottom on September 14, 2010. Here are just a few of the
places Lululemon was screaming “Look at me!” to anyone using IBD and
the Simple Weekend Routine (Chapter 4).
• For well over a month before its breakout, Lululemon was continually
featured in the IBD 50 (IBD 100 at the time) and highlighted as a Sector
Leader.
• June 7, 2010: Featured in the Daily Stock Analysis video.