Short-Selling with the O'Neil Disciples: Turn to the Dark Side of Trading

338 Pages·2015·63.64 MB·English

by  Gil Morales

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HORT ELLING WITH THE EIL
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ISCIPLES
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HORT ELLING WITH
O’N D
THE EIL ISCIPLES
Turn to the Dark Side of Trading
Gil Morales
Chris Kacher
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Short-sellingwiththeO’Neildisciples:turntothedarksideoftrading/GilMorales,Dr.ChrisKacher.
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1.Short-selling.2.Stocks.3.Speculation.I.Kacher,Chris.II.O’Neil,WilliamJ.Howtomakemoney
sellingstocksshort.III.Title.
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As the old aphorism says, ‘‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.’’
When the stock market gives you lemons, one should make lemonade by
selling short. This book is dedicated to all those who seek to improve
and transform themselves by taking the lemons that life throws at
them and turning them into lemonade.

CONTENTS
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
CHAPTER1 IntroductiontoShort-Selling 1
CHAPTER2 Short-SellingEssentials 15
vii
CHAPTER3 Short-SellingSet-Ups:ChartPatternsforthe
DarkSide 51
CHAPTER4 InandOut:TheMechanicsofShort-Selling 75
CHAPTER5 CaseStudy#1:Apple(AAPL)in2012–2013 123
CHAPTER6 CaseStudy#2:Netflix(NFLX)in2011 137
CHAPTER7 CaseStudy#3:KeurigGreenMountain
(GMCR)in2011 145
CHAPTER8 CaseStudy#4:3DSystems(DDD)in2014 153
CHAPTER9 CaseStudy#5:Molycorp(MCP)in2011 163
CHAPTER10 TemplatesofDoom:AShort-SellingModel
Book 175
AbouttheAuthors 301
Index 303
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