The percent growth rate to look for depends on the current economic conditions. As the economy has slowed dramatically the percent gains in revenues and profits will be much less. As of August 2001 a growing number of companies are losing money. Chart Patterns Technical analysis is high on our barometer of useful data. We try to find nice long-term up trends on their charts.
Most stocks have a down pattern for a good reason.
But please don't overweight chart patterns as they are only reflections of past events. Click here for more information about technical analysis. The higher the better. Increasing margins are great and decreasing ones can bring disaster. A very important number to follow.