I have been 'lurking' here for quite awhile as a novice trader. Soaking in the knowledge & expertise of ChartStalker, Evo and many others. The best suggestion I can make is to watch these guys, see what stocks they're watching, then as a first step study the charts (I use stockquotes) and try to understand why they are making their picks. Once you really believe you understand chart analysis you have just barely began to have the skills these guys do.