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USING TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TO SELECT INDIVIDUAL STOCKS

Questions

Subjects to Be Covered

Ownership stages of stocks

The importance of the secular trend

Relating absolute to relative price trends

Relating individual stocks to industry groups

Using ratios of early- to late-cycle industry groups

1. Fill in the blanks: When a stock has risen sharply in price, bullish news is widespread, and the media has fallen in love with it, the stock is said to be o_____. When the opposite circumstances are present, the stock is said to be u_____.

2. Which stocks best lend themselves to the buy/hold approach?

A. Cyclicals

B. Growth stocks

C. Stocks with high betas

D. All of the above

3. A secular price trend:

A. Is a deeply religious one

B. Lasts from 1 to 2 ...

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