Finding #1 Stocks: Screening, Backtesting, and Time-Proven Strategies

Acknowledgments.Introduction.Chapter 1: The Importance of Screening and Backtesting.Why Should I Use a Stock Screener?Backtesting!Chapter 2: Identifying What Kind of Trader You Are.Question #1: What Kinds of Stocks Do You Want to Invest In?Question #2: What Characteristics Do You Want Your Stocks to Have?Question #3: What Do You Want Your Stocks to Do For You?Chapter 3: Defining the Basic Trading Styles.Momentum Style.Aggressive Growth Style.Value Style.Growth and Income Style."All Style" Style.Technical Analysis.Winning in Style.Chapter 4: Trading the Zacks Rank.The Zacks Rank vs. the Market.About Len Zacks.Calculating the Zacks Rank.What the Rankings Mean.Four Factors of the Zacks Rank.Chapter 5: Beyond the Zacks Rank.Filtering the Zacks Rank.How Many Stocks Are Right for You?Chapter 6: How to Trade the Strategies.Once a Month.Once a Week.Combining Holding Periods.Chapter 7: Winning Momentum Strategies.Big Money.Earnings Acceleration.Increasing Earnings.New Highs.Using New Highs for Sector and Industry Analysis.Summary.Chapter 8: Winning Aggressive Growth Strategies.Small-Cap Growth.All-Cap Growth.Sizing Up the Markets.Zacks Rank 5 or 4 to 1.First Profit.Summary.Chapter 9: Winning Value Strategies.Value and Spark.R-Squared Growth.ROE for Your ROI.Cash Is King.Price to Cash Flow.Statistical Analysis of P/CF, P/E, P/S, P/B and PEG.Combined Valuation Screen.Summary.Chapter 10: Winning Growth and Income Strategies.Growth and Income Winners.Growth and Income Method1.Modifying Your Strategies.Dividend Attraction.Summary.Chapter 11: Winning "All Style" Strategies (And Other Stuff That Works).Finding Growth and Value Stocks the Right Way.Sales and Margins.Relative Price Strength.Broker Rating Upgrades.New Analyst Coverage.Top Stocks, Top Industries.Combining Two Great Ways for Identifying the Best Sectors and Industries.Earnings Yield.Calculating Price Targets.Summary.Chapter 12: Applying Technical Analysis.Increasing Price and Volume.TA and FA Winners.3 Days Up, Price

Kevin Matras is a vice president at Zacks Investment Research, where he is the fundamental stock screening and technical chart patterns expert. He heads the Research Wizard Division at Zacks, which focuses on stock screening and backtesting. Matras also runs the Chart Patterns Trader service, dedicated to chart pattern analysis, and the Options Trader service, which applies his stock-picking techniques through the use of options. He has been on television and quoted in magazines, and his stock-picking articles can be found on various financial sites. Matras can also be seen weekly on Zacks Roundtable Review videos along with his popular weekly video segments Screen of the Week and Know Your Options.