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Pivot points, 117–118 overweighting/underweighting relative to
PMC Sierra Inc, 198, 319 S&P, 413
PMD Fund, 311–314 penny-wise and performance-foolish, 420
Polaroid, 241, 313 selecting/measuring, 420–421
Powell, Colin, 258 size problem in, 411–412
PowerShares QQQQ Trust, 401 WONDA, 408, 415–416
Precious stones, investing in, 299–300 (See also Mutual funds)
Precision Castparts, 105, 119, 121 Profit margins, in SmartSelect Ratings,
Price Co., 65, 124, 125, 172, 187, 241, 314, 346, 347
347 Profit taking, 254–272
Price declines: and analysis of failures, 257–258
bear market phases of, 219, 225 gain-loss ratio for, 240
breakeven point after, 207 and general market, 259–261
buying after, 190–192 and key points for selling, 261–262
buying during, 303 profit-and-loss plan, 255–256
Price movement: and pyramiding, 257
due to industry group and sector, 323 revised profit-and-loss plan, 258–259
influence of professional trading on, rules for, 258–259
346–348 technical sell signs, 262–269
Price patterns: when to hold stocks, 270–272
in bear markets, 151 Profit-and-loss plan, 255–256, 258–259
“cup with handle,” 112–117, 119–121 Program for Management Development
“double-bottom,” 123–127 (PMD) Fund, 311–314
faulty, 146, 148 Psychological market indicators, 219,
“flat-base,” 127–128 226–227, 249
“high, tight flag,” 131–136 Public Opinion magazine, 386
historical, 112 Pulte Home, 68
major advances from, 111 Put options, 226, 289–291
“saucer-with-handle,” 122–123 Pyramiding, 257
for selling short, 286–288
tight areas in, 117 Qlogic Corp, 198, 267, 317, 347
volume dry-ups near lows of, 118 Qualcomm, 94, 131, 135, 146, 147, 183, 187,
wide-and-loose, 140–147 192, 208, 241, 263, 264, 410, 411
(See also Bases) Quarterly earnings per share (quarterly
Price/earnings (P/E) ratio, 166–170, 305, EPS), 152–160
306, 403, 412–413 accelerating growth in, 157–158
Priceline.com, 107, 153, 154, 165, 329 deceleration in, 158–159
Price-paid bias, 249–250 and IBD EPS Rating, 165–166
Prime Computer, 7, 186, 241, 322, 328 log-scale weekly graphs of, 159
Professional money management, 403–423 and maintainer management, 158
database power and efficiency, 415–417 major current increases in, 153–155
and “expert” input, 418 minimum level for current increases,
growth vs. value results, 413 156–157
and index funds, 413 misleading reports of, 155–156
industry analyst system, 413 one-time extraordinary gains, 156
influence on stock price, 346–348 and other stocks in group, 159–160
institutional investors, 407–408, 412, reports of, 155–156, 160
419–420 and sales growth, 158
investment philosophies/methods, 412, Quarterly earnings reports, 155–156, 160
420
and market timing, 200 Radio Corp of America (RCA), 21, 172, 313
and MarketSmith, 421–423 Radio Shack, 410–411
mistakes made in, 190–192 Railroad equipment industries, 204
O’Neil Database Datagraph books, Rallies, 210–211, 219–220, 268
407–410 Ramirez, Michael, 356