CAN SLIM
Also called: CANSLIM
William O'Neil's growth-stock strategy — an acronym for seven traits that have marked big winners before their biggest advances.
CAN SLIM, from Investor's Business Daily founder William O'Neil, screens for: Current quarterly earnings, Annual earnings growth, New product/management/price high, Supply and demand (a strong move on volume), Leader not laggard (high relative strength), Institutional sponsorship, and Market direction. It blends fundamentals with technicals to find market-leading growth stocks.
The technical side leans on bases like the cup-and-handle, breakouts on volume, and a high RS Rating; the fundamental side wants accelerating earnings and sales. It's a complete methodology, not a single signal.
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Several StockSetups fields map directly to CAN SLIM: the 1–99 RS Rating (the 'L'), EPS and revenue growth (the 'C' and 'A'), institutional ownership (the 'I'), and base breakouts on volume (the 'N' and 'S') are all screenable on the board.
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What does CAN SLIM stand for?
Current earnings, Annual earnings growth, New product or high, Supply and demand, Leader or laggard, Institutional sponsorship, and Market direction — William O'Neil's seven traits of winning growth stocks.
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