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1. Negative EPS
2. Setups

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There is are two sins in the stock market: Trading against the trend and entering to late.

As a stock trader who trades leading stocks, you want to get in as early as possible. That means: As soon as the general stock markets shows a higher high and higher low, trading above its moving average 21 and showing good volume on updays. That's the time when you want to buy leading stocks. But you don't want to buy blindly. You buy at the right time in synch with the market. That means: Breakouts from sound bases in the stocks with the best fundamentals and most important, best technicals.

When the market rallied about 10-20 weeks, the most stocks are exhausted. Usually you will not find any attractive setup after 5-7 weeks. That's the time when stocks are vulnerable for a correction. You see it in the stocks in your portfolio. They are changing their character: From a raging beast to a wobbling worm. That's the time to think about taking profits. Other stocks are exploding to the upside and burn their whole energy in a last, quick move. In that situation, you have to sell into the strength. Price and volume will help you.

The conclusion here: Always be prepared to do the opposite of what you are doing now. Only the prepared traders win the game. It's not a game for lazy and inflexible people.

The most stocks on my watchlist are already broken out and extended. If you missed them, you now have to wait for a new entry point. Be careful with stocks which now breakout. Make sure they are not lagging behind the market.

This week I have 36 stocks on my watchlist, 2 more as last week.

Related to my comments in the Market Conditions section, I produces a shot video about this topic. I think it is very important for every stock trader to understand that the general stock market can help you to time your buys and sells.