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Appendix E 219

Extended Weekend Routine

Add these steps to the weekend routine above:
1. Check Your Weekly Review (found in the Friday edition) mini charts for
stocks approaching a potential buy point. Research more about the com-
pany with articles found at Investors.com.

2. Study chart patterns of stocks setting up by using Investors.com charts or
by using MarketSmith charts, a premium charting service and IBD sister
company.
3. Listen to IBD’s How to Make Money in Stocks radio show at Investors.com/
radioshow.
4. Study the 100 charts that are in the front of How to Make Money in
Stocks to learn more about base patterns and life cycles of the big mar-
ket winners.
5. Write in a journal your trades for the week or thoughts about the general
market. This will help as you do a year-end post analysis.

CAN SLIM Investing System

C = Current Quarterly Earnings of at Least 25%
Where to find earnings in IBD:

• Stock Spotlight charts
• IBD 50 charts (Monday and Wednesday editions)
• Big Cap 20 charts (Tuesday)
• Your Weekly Review (Friday)

A = Annual Earnings Growth of at Least 25% over the Past 3 to 5 Years

Return on equity (ROE) of at least 17%. Where to find annual earnings in
IBD:

• Stock Spotlight charts
• IBD 50 charts (Monday, Wednesday)