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After tax 12-month’s earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding. 

Earnings before interest and taxes. Also known as operating income. 

Stock price is heading down.

The process whereby an in-depth examination of a company’s business prospects is conducted.

These are reversal patterns. It is a decline or advance twice to the same level (plus or minus 3%). It indicates support or resistance at that level. These are signature patterns that are playable with little or no confirmation.

A trade is on a downtick when the last trade occurred at a price lower than the previous one.

The date on which a security holder must be registered as a holder of an issue to receive the dividend/distribution.

Cash or stock paid to shareholders, usually on a quarterly schedule.

Investing a fixed amount of dollars in a specific security at regular set intervals over a period of time. Dollar cost averaging results in a lower average cost per share, compared with purchasing a constant number of shares at set intervals. The investor buys more shares when the price is low and buys fewer shares when the price is high.

Total of 12-month’s dividends paid (historical or forecast) divided by the latest share price.