A stock heading into a split may follow a fairly common pattern. That pattern is that approximately twelve trading days before a stock executes its split, it usually begins a run up into that split and sometimes these runs can be very powerful. For the short term trader, no other short term hold has as much potential to put money in your account. But remember, when the market tanks, these stocks will tank also. When the market is flat to rising, they usually outperform the market. Remember: even stocks heading into a split get smacked when the overall market is in the toilet, do not let the market take your money. If the stock is weak...don't buy it.
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