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The four stages

Every stock is always basing (going sideways, Stage 1), advancing (uptrend, Stage 2), topping (Stage 3), or declining (Stage 4). You only ever buy Stage 2. The full ten-second test is Lesson 3 of Momentum Investing 101.

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