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212 APPENDIX D

• KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER •

Market Direction Is Everything
• Invest when the market is in a confirmed uptrend. Most
stocks follow the overall market trend so it’s important to
invest when the market and leading stocks are moving
higher.
Preservation of Capital Is the Most Important
Part of Investing
• Always sell a stock if it falls 7 to 8% below what you paid for
it. Keep your losses small and let your winners run.
Success Is Definitely Attainable If You Stick to
the CAN SLIM Investing System
• It’s necessary to have a set of rules. If you follow CAN SLIM,
gains of 20 to 25% and more are very possible during a bull
market. You can and will outperform the major moving
averages.
• The successful investors that you’ve read about in this book
achieved their stock market gains by staying true to the
CAN SLIM System. Don’t add other methodologies or
techniques. You will find this lowers your odds of success.