Lutey Growth - CAN SLIM Investing Portfolio 

CAN SLIM Investing Style — Summary

CAN SLIM is a growth-at-the-right-time stock-selection system developed by William O’Neil. It blends fundamental earnings growth, price momentum, institutional demand, and market timing to identify stocks early in major advances.

The philosophy is simple:

Buy the market’s strongest growth companies before their biggest price runs, and only when the overall market supports risk-taking.

The paper emphasizes that CAN SLIM is not purely momentum-based. Instead, it targets companies with:

• Explosive earnings growth

• Strong price action near highs (not beaten-down stocks)

• Institutional sponsorship (but not overcrowded trades)

• Favorable market conditions

What Each Letter in CAN SLIM Means (Condensed)

From the paper’s description and implemented screens:

• C – Current Quarterly Earnings
  Strong recent quarterly EPS growth relative to other stocks.

• A – Annual Earnings Growth
  Sustained earnings growth over multiple years.

• N – New (Catalysts / Highs)
  Stocks making new highs or near highs, often driven by innovation, new products, or momentum.

• S – Supply and Demand
  Strong price performance indicates demand overwhelming supply.

• L – Leader, Not Laggard
  Buy leading stocks in leading industries.

• I – Institutional Sponsorship
  Stocks with meaningful—but not excessive—institutional ownership.

• M – Market Direction
  Only buy aggressively when the overall market trend is positive.