Guides

Graham Screener: Manual Checklist, Formula, and Workflow

A one-page Graham Screener playbook with ASCII diagrams, practical filters, and direct links to ranking, chart, and event pages.

Published: 2026-02-22

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How to Use Unusual Volume to Shares Outstanding Ratio to Spot Stock Breakouts and Breakdowns

Learn how to read unusual volume spikes, classify turnover events, and apply execution risk controls.

Published: 2026-02-19

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How to Find Stocks Near 52-Week Lows Without Falling Into Value Traps

Learn how to interpret near-low closes with catalyst and balance-sheet checks before taking risk.

Published: 2026-02-19

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How to Analyze Shares Outstanding Changes for Dilution Risk in Microcap Stocks

Learn how to read rising shares outstanding, measure dilution impact, and apply a repeatable stock analysis checklist.

Published: 2026-02-19

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How to Interpret Rising Short Interest and Short Squeeze Risk in Small-Cap Stocks

Learn what rising short interest means for a stock and how to separate bearish conviction from squeeze setups.

Published: 2026-02-19

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Near-Low Opportunity Framework for Net-Net and Microcap Stocks

Use a repeatable near-low checklist to separate capitulation opportunities from permanent impairment risk.

Published: 2026-02-14

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Share-Count Change Watchlist for Net-Net and Microcap Stocks

Turn share-count changes into repeatable actions for valuation updates, risk control, and position sizing.

Published: 2026-02-14

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Short-Interest Change Playbook for Net-Net and Microcap Stocks

Turn short-interest changes into a disciplined signal for risk control, position sizing, and catalyst tracking.

Published: 2026-02-14

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Relative Volume Spike Checklist for Net-Net and Microcap Stocks

Use relative volume, float turnover, and catalyst analysis to turn sudden trading activity into disciplined net-net decisions.

Published: 2026-02-14

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Avoiding Serial Diluters in Microcaps

Screens, filing tells, and position-sizing rules that keep serial diluters out of your net-net portfolio.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Better Net-Nets: Quality Filters That Raise Win Rates

Insider alignment, audit quality, and cash strength filters that improve the hit rate in net-nets.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Catalysts for Net-Net Re-Rates: What Makes Discounts Close

A field guide to the catalysts that unlock value in net-nets and how to handicap timing and odds.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Circle of Competence - Stay Within What You Can Value

Only act where you can appraise value versus price; skip the rest.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Enterprising vs. Defensive Investor (Benjamin Graham Explained)

Who is the defensive investor and who is the enterprising investor? Learn Graham's definitions, rules, and how to pick the right playbook.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Diversification and Position Sizing - Graham's Guidance

Portfolio size rules for defensive vs. enterprising investors, and how margin of safety influences position size.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Dividend and Earnings Stability - Graham's Quality Filter

Why long records of dividends and steady earnings mattered to Graham, and how to use them today.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Earnings Power vs. Asset Value - Graham's Lens

Choose the right anchor: normalized earnings or discounted assets, with Graham-style haircuts.

Published: 2026-02-08

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How to Evaluate Net-Net Risk in Microcaps

Quick risk checklist for net-net stocks covering balance sheet strength and dilution risk.

Published: 2026-02-08

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How to Spot Dilution Risk in Small and Microcaps Stocks

Quick risk checklist for net-net stocks covering dilution risk.

Published: 2026-02-08

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How to Understand Earning Power

Use the golden-goose analogy to reason about recurring cash flows and earning power.

Published: 2026-02-08

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How to Practice Intelligent Speculation (Graham Playbook)

A Graham-style approach to speculation: separate it, size it, price it with a margin of safety.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Investment vs. Speculation - Graham's Lens

How Graham defines investment vs. speculation, why the line blurs, and how to keep speculation fenced.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Liquidity Traps in Net-Nets: How to Avoid NCAV Mirage

A checklist to de-risk net-nets by haircutting receivables and inventory before trusting NCAV.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Margin of Safety - Graham's Core Rule

A Graham-style playbook for pricing, haircuts, and position sizing using margin of safety.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Market Analysis vs. Security Analysis (Graham's View)

What Graham means by security analysis, why market forecasts are unreliable, and how to anchor decisions on value.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Mr. Market - Using Volatility Graham's Way

How to treat the market as a servant, not a guide-buy from him when cheap, ignore him when dear.

Published: 2026-02-08

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NCAV vs NTAV vs Book Value: Which Cheapness Test to Use?

Quick comparison of NCAV, NTAV, and book value so you choose the right discount metric for each stock.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Position Sizing for Illiquid Microcaps

Spread math, volume gates, and exit planning to keep illiquidity from wiping out net-net gains.

Published: 2026-02-08

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How to Read Microcap 10-Qs in 20 Minutes

Step-by-step 20-minute pass through a 10-Q: balance sheet, share count, liquidity, red flags, and catalysts.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Special Situations - Graham's Approach to Workouts

How to evaluate special situations with Graham's focus on terms, timing, and downside protection.

Published: 2026-02-08

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When to Sell a Net-Net: Exit Rules That Keep Gains

Clear exit triggers for net-nets—NCAV parity, catalyst deadlines, dilution, and fundamental breaks.

Published: 2026-02-08

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Why Stocks Trade Below Net Asset Value (Graham-Style)

Graham pointed to unpopularity, neglect, and hard-to-understand businesses as drivers of net-net discounts.

Published: 2026-02-08

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What is Cigar Butt Investing? And How Does it Work?

A complete walkthrough of cigar butt investing, from the NCAV math to Buffett and Graham roots, with the key upsides, downsides, and links to tools.

Published: 2026-02-07

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