How to make money in stocks : a winning system in good times or bad / William J. O'Neil.

Includes index.

Current quarterly earnings per share -- Annual earnings increases -- New products, new management, new highs -- Supply and demand; shares outstanding plus big volume demand -- Leader or laggard -- Institutional sponsorship -- Market direction -- Common mistakes most investors make -- When to sell and cut your losses -- When to sell and take your profit -- Should you diversify, invest for the long haul, buy on margin, sell short ...? -- How to read charts like an expert and improve your stock picks and timing -- Models of the greatest stock market winners, 1952-2001 -- How to find winning stocks using investor's business daily -- How to pick the best market sectors, industry groups, and subgroups -- The art of tape reading : analyzing and reacting to news -- Should you buy options, nasdaq stocks, new issues, convertible bonds, tax shelters, foreign stocks ...? -- How you could make a million dollars owning mutual funds -- Improving management of pension and institutional portfolios -- Important guidelines to remember.