I believe the S&P 600 is an index for small caps

From: owner-canslim-digest@lists.xmission.com (canslim-digest) To: canslim-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: canslim-digest V2 #2942 Reply-To: canslim Sender: owner-canslim-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-canslim-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-No-Archive: yes canslim-digest Monday, September 16 2002 Volume 02 : Number 2942 In this issue: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap RE: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:12:47 -0500 From: "Katherine Malm" Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0F44_01C25D93.83F5B990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Lin, The definition of big/mid/small/micro cap will vary slightly depending = on the source. Here is one definition: Big Cap - Market cap $10 billion and greater=20 Mid Cap - $2 billion to $10 billion=20 Small Cap - $300 million to $2 billion=20 Micro Cap - $50 million to $300 million=20 Nano Cap - Under $50 million=20 You can read more about it at = http://www.investopedia.com/articles/analyst/010502.asp Katherine ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lin Wells=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap What is generally considered to be the mkt cap range on small caps and = also on mid caps? Thanks Lin - ------=_NextPart_000_0F44_01C25D93.83F5B990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Lin,

The definition of big/mid/small/micro cap will vary slightly = depending on=20 the source. Here is one definition:

Big Cap - Market cap $10 billion and = greater=20
Mid Cap - $2 billion to $10 billion
Small Cap - $300 million to = $2=20 billion
Micro Cap - $50 million to $300 million
Nano Cap - Under = $50=20 million

You can read more about it at http://w= ww.investopedia.com/articles/analyst/010502.asp

Katherine

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Monday, September 16, = 2002 2:25=20 PM

Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt = Cap

What is generally = considered to be=20 the mkt cap range on small caps and also on mid = caps?

Thanks

Lin

- ------=_NextPart_000_0F44_01C25D93.83F5B990-- - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:05:24 -0500 From: "Lin Wells" Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C25DAB.A16D97A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I believe the S&P 600 is an index for small caps. The top 70 companies shown on the IBD page average 1b to 2b. Do you know if there is an index for micro cap? Later in the B section of IBD there is the Nasdaq Small Caps section, but I don't think these are the same small caps as the S&P600. Most of these appear to be penny stocks. I am assuming that the IBS New America index is a mix. I've seen some pretty big companies on the New America page (BLL- although I guess 3b is not considered large). I don't have WON's HTMMIS with me, but it seems he recommended staying below a certain mkt cap and I guess I'm trying to figure out what that is. Thanks, Lin - -----Original Message----- From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Katherine Malm Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:13 PM To: canslim@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Hi Lin, The definition of big/mid/small/micro cap will vary slightly depending on the source. Here is one definition: Big Cap - Market cap $10 billion and greater Mid Cap - $2 billion to $10 billion Small Cap - $300 million to $2 billion Micro Cap - $50 million to $300 million Nano Cap - Under $50 million You can read more about it at http://www.investopedia.com/articles/analyst/010502.asp Katherine - ----- Original Message ----- From: Lin Wells To: canslim@lists.xmission.com Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap What is generally considered to be the mkt cap range on small caps and also on mid caps? Thanks Lin - ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C25DAB.A16D97A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe the S&P 600 is an index for small caps

I believe the S&P 600 is an = index for small caps. The top 70 companies shown on the IBD page average 1b = to 2b. Do you know if there is an index for micro cap? Later in the B section of IBD there is the Nasdaq Small Caps section, but I don’t = think these are the same small caps as the S&P600. Most of these = appear to be penny stocks. I am assuming that the IBS New America = index is a mix. I’ve seen some pretty big companies on the New America = page (BLL- although I guess 3b is not considered large). I don’t = have WON’s HTMMIS with me, but it seems he recommended staying below a = certain mkt cap and I guess I’m trying to figure out what that = is.

Thanks,

Lin

-----Original = Message-----
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com = [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Katherine Malm
Sent: Monday, September = 16, 2002 3:13 PM
To: = canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] = Mkt Cap

Hi Lin,

The definition of big/mid/small/micro cap = will vary slightly depending on the source. Here is one = definition:

Big Cap - Market cap $10 = billion and greater
Mid Cap - $2 billion to $10 billion
Small Cap - $300 million to $2 billion
Micro Cap - $50 million to $300 million
Nano Cap - Under $50 million

You can read more about it at http://w= ww.investopedia.com/articles/analyst/010502.asp

Katherine

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From: Lin Wells

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Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:25 PM

Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap

What is generally = considered to be the mkt cap range on small caps and also on mid caps?

Thanks

Lin

- ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C25DAB.A16D97A0-- - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:38:26 -0600 From: "Patrick Wahl" Subject: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Since both items were discussed today here, an update - Iraq has reportedly agreed to accept weapons inspectors without conditions (we'll see), and the S&P futures, which closed at around 892, are now trading up 19 points at 911, a very large move. I'm not sure if this will carry over into tomorrow's trading, but a good demonstration of the futures in action and what sort of reaction the market had to news that means a possible avoidance of war. - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:58:03 -0400 From: "Tom Worley" Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures I will bet a cup of Starbucks (SBUX) best, against a dozen Krispy Kreme (KKD) glazed hot off the rack, that by the time the inspection teams are ready to deploy, conditions will have been imposed by Saddam. (just thought I would keep some stock market stuff in the thread) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Wahl" To: Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Since both items were discussed today here, an update - Iraq has reportedly agreed to accept weapons inspectors without conditions (we'll see), and the S&P futures, which closed at around 892, are now trading up 19 points at 911, a very large move. I'm not sure if this will carry over into tomorrow's trading, but a good demonstration of the futures in action and what sort of reaction the market had to news that means a possible avoidance of war. - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:11:15 -0500 From: "Alicia Lensing" Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C25DB4.D4423380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bravo, Fred! And, Tom, don't you think that this is a HUGE range to be considered = "small cap"? I suppose I wish in my wildest dreams that I used a = "small cap" trading account with a range anywhere from $300 million to = $2billion. Of course, I would like to be at the top of the range!!! AliciA ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fred Richards=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:32 PM Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap And they say there is no INFLATION! -----Original Message----- From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com = [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Tom Worley Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:13 PM To: canslim@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Alicia, good thing I didn't bet on the size, guess I am showing my = age. I never would have considered a $2 billion market cap as a "small" = cap. I stop my search for small / micro (and now I see there is a "nano = cap") cap stocks about the $650 to max $750 million level. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alicia Lensing=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Lin: Try these: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/small-cap.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/midcapstock.asp Alicia ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lin Wells=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap =20 What is generally considered to be the mkt cap range on small caps = and also on mid caps? =20 Thanks =20 Lin - ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C25DB4.D4423380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bravo,=20 Fred!

And, Tom, don't you = think that=20 this is a HUGE range to be considered "small cap"? I suppose = I wish=20 in my wildest dreams that I used a "small cap" trading account with a = range=20 anywhere from $300 million to $2billion. Of course, I would like = to be at=20 the top of the range!!!

AliciA

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Fred=20 Richards
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Monday, September 16, = 2002 4:32=20 PM

Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Mkt = Cap

And=20 they say there is no INFLATION!

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmis= sion.com=20 [mailto:owner-canslim@lis= ts.xmission.com]On=20 Behalf Of Tom Worley
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 = 4:13=20 PM
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=
Subject:=20 Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap

Alicia, good thing I didn't bet on the size, = guess I=20 am showing my age. I never would have considered a $2 billion market = cap as=20 a "small" cap. I stop my search for small / micro (and now I see = there is a=20 "nano cap") cap stocks about the $650 to max $750 million=20 level.

----- Original Message -----=20
From: = Alicia=20 Lensing

To: canslim@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:44 PM

Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap

Lin:

Try=20 these:

http://www.inv= estopedia.com/terms/s/small-cap.asp

http://www.i= nvestopedia.com/terms/m/midcapstock.asp

Alicia

----- Original Message ----- =

From:=20 Lin=20 Wells
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com =

Sent: Monday, September 16, = 2002 2:25=20 PM

Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt = Cap

What is generally = considered=20 to be the mkt cap range on small caps and also on mid=20 caps?

Thanks

Lin

<= /BODY> - ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C25DB4.D4423380-- - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:11:48 -0600 From: "Patrick Wahl" Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Yes, he is good at the delay tactics. I suspect the US continues a troop buildup in the region, and if Hussein tries to pull anything, the US is in there is a heartbeat. I think Bush badly wants to remove him and won't tolerate any waffling by saddam. On 16 Sep 2002 at 19:58, Tom Worley wrote: > I will bet a cup of Starbucks (SBUX) best, against a dozen Krispy Kreme > (KKD) glazed hot off the rack, that by the time the inspection teams are > ready to deploy, conditions will have been imposed by Saddam. - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:21:51 -0400 From: "Tom Worley" Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_03BD_01C25DBE.B10BB8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable guess I will have to stop selling my winners when they hit $750 million = now, and let them run their full course to two billion. And yes, I think if you remember why small caps have been periodically = favored (entrepreneurial, rapid growth of sales and earnings, small # of = shares outstanding, large management ownership, smaller float, low debt, = focused on a very limited line of business), then it's hard to see a two = billion dollar company still meeting these criteria. - ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alicia Lensing=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Bravo, Fred! And, Tom, don't you think that this is a HUGE range to be considered = "small cap"? I suppose I wish in my wildest dreams that I used a = "small cap" trading account with a range anywhere from $300 million to = $2billion. Of course, I would like to be at the top of the range!!! AliciA ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fred Richards=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:32 PM Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap And they say there is no INFLATION! -----Original Message----- From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com = [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Tom Worley Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:13 PM To: canslim@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Alicia, good thing I didn't bet on the size, guess I am showing my = age. I never would have considered a $2 billion market cap as a "small" = cap. I stop my search for small / micro (and now I see there is a "nano = cap") cap stocks about the $650 to max $750 million level. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alicia Lensing=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap Lin: Try these: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/small-cap.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/midcapstock.asp Alicia ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lin Wells=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap What is generally considered to be the mkt cap range on small caps = and also on mid caps? Thanks Lin - ------=_NextPart_000_03BD_01C25DBE.B10BB8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

guess I will have to stop selling my winners = when they hit=20 $750 million now, and let them run their full course to two=20 billion.

And yes, I think if you remember why small caps = have been=20 periodically favored (entrepreneurial, rapid growth of sales and = earnings, small=20 # of shares outstanding, large management ownership, smaller float, low = debt,=20 focused on a very limited line of business), then it's hard to see a two = billion=20 dollar company still meeting these criteria.

----- Original Message -----=20

From: Alicia = Lensing=20

To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=

Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:11 PM

Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap

Bravo,=20 Fred!

And, Tom, don't you = think that=20 this is a HUGE range to be considered "small cap"? I suppose = I wish=20 in my wildest dreams that I used a "small cap" trading account with a = range=20 anywhere from $300 million to $2billion. Of course, I would like = to be at=20 the top of the range!!!

AliciA

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Fred=20 Richards
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=

Sent: Monday, September 16, = 2002 4:32=20 PM

Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Mkt = Cap

And=20 they say there is no INFLATION!

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmis= sion.com=20 [mailto:owner-canslim@lis= ts.xmission.com]On=20 Behalf Of Tom Worley
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 = 4:13=20 PM
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=
Subject:=20 Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap

Alicia, good thing I didn't bet on the size, = guess I=20 am showing my age. I never would have considered a $2 billion market = cap as=20 a "small" cap. I stop my search for small / micro (and now I see = there is a=20 "nano cap") cap stocks about the $650 to max $750 million=20 level.

----- Original Message -----=20
From: = Alicia=20 Lensing

To: canslim@lists.xmission.com= =20

Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 3:44 PM

Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Mkt Cap

Lin:

Try=20 these:

http://www.inv= estopedia.com/terms/s/small-cap.asp

http://www.i= nvestopedia.com/terms/m/midcapstock.asp

Alicia

----- Original Message ----- =

From:=20 Lin=20 Wells
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com= =20

Sent: Monday, September 16, = 2002 2:25=20 PM

Subject: [CANSLIM] Mkt = Cap

What is generally = considered=20 to be the mkt cap range on small caps and also on mid=20 caps?

Thanks

Lin

= - ------=_NextPart_000_03BD_01C25DBE.B10BB8A0-- - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:24:33 -0400 From: "Dan Forant" Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures Is it my understanding the Administration wanted 50,000 troops to accompany the inspectors as one of it's demands. DanF - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Worley" To: Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures > I will bet a cup of Starbucks (SBUX) best, against a dozen Krispy Kreme > (KKD) glazed hot off the rack, that by the time the inspection teams are > ready to deploy, conditions will have been imposed by Saddam. > > (just thought I would keep some stock market stuff in the thread) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick Wahl" > To: > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:38 PM > Subject: [CANSLIM] Iraq and futures > > > Since both items were discussed today here, an update - Iraq has reportedly > agreed > to accept weapons inspectors without conditions (we'll see), and the S&P > futures, > which closed at around 892, are now trading up 19 points at 911, a very > large move. > > I'm not sure if this will carry over into tomorrow's trading, but a good > demonstration > of the futures in action and what sort of reaction the market had to news > that means > a possible avoidance of war. > > - > -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" > -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or > -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. > > > > > - > -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" > -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or > -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. > - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. ------------------------------ End of canslim-digest V2 #2942 ****************************** To unsubscribe to canslim-digest, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe canslim-digest" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.