Stock splits, they risk being cynically manipulated by companies with more dubious prospects that split their stocks simply to juice speculative buying.
Some Internet sites and blogs are even dedicated to tracking split stocks
You just buy before the split, get that bump up, and then sell,"
So I believe this form of "investing" will ultimately burn those who focus on it.
David Gardner series: Stock Splits
http://wiki.fool.com/David_Gardner_series:_Stock_Splits#This_is_Probably_Why_They_Do_It
Conclusion
Now I hesitated even including the previous section, because my overall point is that investors everywhere are way too jazzed, too fired up, about stock splits, to the point that they risk being cynically manipulated by companies with more dubious prospects that split their stocks simply to juice speculative buying. Some Internet sites and blogs are even dedicated to tracking split stocks -- let alone people who set mobile alerts to let them know which stocks are splitting and when. So when we hear investment strategies tossed out like "Oh yeah, you just buy before the split, get that bump up, and then sell," I'm convinced that's promoting spotty short-term speculative buying of a sort that will never be sustainable, and will eventually redound back upon its practitioners. So I believe this form of "investing" will ultimately burn those who focus on it.
I would like to point above factors to get a real picture about BLUE.