Group action plays a very important role, and experienced investors learn that they can increase their odds of picking a great winner by always focusing their buying efforts in the market's leading groups. The "L" criteria in CAN SLIM(R) tells us to choose leading companies in leading industry groups, thus it is suggested that investors choose from the top quartile of the 197 Industry Groups (listed in the paper most days on page B4). A classic example of the success enjoyed by many CANSLIM.net readers usually starts when an investor reads a CANSLIM.net report and buys a featured stock before it has risen above the pivot point by greater than 5%. After a stock breaks out above its pivot point, there is only a +5% window that investors have to purchase the stock under the proper guidelines. Once a stock rises above the "maximum buy price" the risk of a shake out balloons, meaning that even a normal retracement in the stock might force you to employ the 7-8% loss cutting rule. Much can be told by the stock's daily action in the weeks and months that follow a breakout. Typically, a light volume and orderly pullback suggests that the bulls remain in control. However, high volume pullbacks that violate support paint a totally different picture.
Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd. (IGLD +$1.85 or +12.79% to $16.31) triggered a technical buy signal today when it broke out of a 2-month cup-with-handle type pattern with a considerable gain on nearly 5-times its average volume, which showed a compelling sign of institutional (the "I" criteria) buying demand. This stock was first featured in a CANSLIM.net Stock Bulletin released on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (read here) when it was setting up, with a $15.73 pivot point ($0.10 above its February 26, 2007 high). During the next five sessions IGLD drifted a little lower on below average volume and formed a short "handle", while disciplined investors studied and waited for the moment to take action.
It is important to note that IGLD is headquartered in Israel, and there are additional risks when investing in foreign companies. IGLD has increased its earnings versus the year earlier by an impressive +60% +350%, and +233% in the three most recent comparisons for the quarters ended in Jun, Sept, and Dec '06 while the company increase its sales revenues by +32%, +54%, and +58%, respectively. The company's management owns a whopping 70% stake in its shares, keeping the directors keenly focused on building shareholder value. However, that particularly heavy stake also makes additional stock offerings more likely at some future date, which could serve as a short-term hindrance. The company hails from the Internet-ISP group which is presently ranked 15th on the 197 Industry Groups list, which places it in the top quartile of industry groups and satisfies the "L" criteria. It is important to avoid buying any stock above its maximum buy price. The stock closed today's session below its $16.52 maximum buy price.
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Internet Gold - Golden Lns |
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Ticker Symbol: IGLD (NASDAQ) |
Industry Group: Internet-isp |
Shares Outstanding: 18,590,000 |
Price: $15.01 1:45PM ET |
Day's Volume: 247,000 4/25/2007 1:25PM ET |
Shares in Float: 5,530,000 |
52 Week High: $15.63 2/26/2007 1:45PM ET |
50-Day Average Volume: 175,700 |
Up/Down Volume Ratio: 1.3 |
Pivot Point: $15.73 2/26/2007 high plus .10 |
Pivot Point +5% = Max Buy Price: $16.52 |
Web Address: http://www.igld.com/ |
CANSLIM.net Profile:Internet Gold Golden Lines, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides Internet access, e-content/e-advertising, e-commerce, search, and VoIP-based telephony in Israel. The company provides Internet access, international telephony, e-advertising, content, and e-commerce services under the brand name "Smile". It provides Internet services through a network providing dial-up, broadband, Web hosting, Web security, and integration services. Internet Gold, through a joint venture with Microsoft Corporation, also manages the msn.co.il portal that offers MSN features, such as personalized services, varied Internet content, and e-commerce services; Hotmail, Messenger, Passport, and MSN Search, an Internet search engine; and news. Internet Gold-Golden Lines was founded in 1992 by Eli Holtzman. It was formerly known as Euronet Golden Lines (1992), Ltd. and changed its name to Internet Gold - Golden Lines, Ltd. in 1999. The company is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel. Internet Gold Golden Lines, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Euronet Communications. IGLD has increased its earnings versus the year earlier by an impressive +60% +350%, and +233% in the three most recent comparisons for the quarters ended in Jun, Sept, and Dec '06 while the company increase its sales revenues by +32%, +54%, and +58%, respectively. The company's management owns a whopping 70% stake in its shares, keeping the directors keenly focused on building shareholder value. However, that particularly heavy stake also makes additional stock offerings more likely at some future date, which could serve as a short-term hinderance. The company hails from the Internet-ISP group which is presently ranked 16th on the 197 Industry Groups list, which places it in the top quartile of industry groups and satisfies the "L" vriteria.