What is a Monster Stock?

Simply put:  a monster stock is an equity that, when properly handled, has the potential to change one’s whole financial life forever.

Here are some monster stocks from the past 25 years:

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Dell (DELL)

UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

Apple (AAPL)

Amgen (AMGN)

Microsoft (MSFT)

Qualcomm (QCOM)

Taser (TASR)

EBay (EBAY)

Google (GOOG)

Mosaic (MOS)

Charles Schwab (SCHW)

Wal-Mart (WMT)

First Solar (FSLR)

America Online (TWX)

This is but a small list of stocks that made a killing for those fortunate enough to have owned them.  Take CSCO, for example.  It went public in February of 1990 while the country was struggling through a recession, the failures of over 700 S&Ls, a depressed real estate market and “toxic assets” known as junk bonds (sound familiar?).  However, despite all the bad news, CSCO broke out of a double bottom base in October and went on to climb over 75,000% during the next decade.  So never let bad news or Wall Street’s “noise” discourage you.

And, to be sure, all of the stocks in the list above shared specific fundamental and technical characteristics, characteristics that were in place before they started their amazing runs.  Knowing what these characteristics are and the market variables to look for is what separates the Monster Stock Trader from the underperforming pack.  The stakes couldn’t be higher: just one or two of these monsters can radically change your life….