What Makes a Stock (Bond, Commodity) Look Good?

This Element is an excerpt from Technical Analysis Plain and Simple: Charting the Markets in Your Language (9780137042012) by Michael N. Kahn, CMT. Available in print and digital formats. The six stock-picking criteria that help you consistently choose winners. If you can find at least three of the following six characteristics in a stock, the chances are you will pick a winner: 1. Rising price trend as more investors jump aboard. 2. Strong, but not excessive, price momentum. Anything higher indicates that supply and demand are out of synch. 3. Strong sector....