Most of the greatest swing/position traders acknowledge earnings growth as being one of the most important factors in stock selection.

William O'Neil - "In our models of the 600 best-performing stocks from 1952 to 2001, three out of four showed earnings increases averaging more than 70% in the latest publicly reported quarter before they began their major advances.."

Nicholas Darvas - "...I looked out for those stocks which were tied up with the future and where I could expect that revolutionary new products would sharply improve the company's earnings."

Dan Zanger - "It’s finding fast growing companies and leading groups and companies that dominate their space in the global environment."

Qullamaggie - "...these are the stocks that can make very big moves, if you just focus on one type of stocks, focus on the ones that have triple-digit eps and/or revenues."

See a pattern?