Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. In a rare turn of events, I’m up early today amp; feeling quite perky, so today’s report should be earlier than usual amp; there’s stuff left over from yesterday to catch up on too. Please see th…
Gear4music Holdings (LON:G4M) and Focusrite (LON:TUNE) both provide music products and software online. Both also score well in terms of quality and momentum (G4M with a QM Rank of 87, TUNE with 98), and both also have their own founders still as top s…
A subscriber requested measurement of a “premium” associated with U.S. stocks relative to those of other developed markets by looking at the difference in returns between the following two exchange-traded funds (ETF): SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. In a rare turn of events, I’m up early today amp; feeling quite perky, so today’s report should be earlier than usual amp; there’s stuff left over from yesterday to catch up on too. Please see th…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. In a rare turn of events, I’m up early today amp; feeling quite perky, so today’s report should be earlier than usual amp; there’s stuff left over from yesterday to catch up on too.
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. In a rare turn of events, I’m up early today amp; feeling quite perky, so today’s report should be earlier than usual amp; there’s stuff left over from yesterday to catch up on too.
Hi, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Weds. I’m writing this late on Tuesday evening, because feedback has been very positive when I write about the general Macro/Covid situation, and subscribers seem to like something new to read first thing in the mo…
A subscriber requested measurement of a “premium” associated with stocks of innovative technology firms by looking at the difference in returns between the following two exchange-traded funds (ETF): Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which generally …
Hi, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Weds. I’m writing this late on Tuesday evening, because feedback has been very positive when I write about the general Macro/Covid situation, and subscribers seem to like something new to read first thing in the mo…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Tuesday. Timings – a bit late today, but should be done by 3pm.Today’s report is now finished. Please see the header for company announcements I’ll be looking at. Jack has kindly sent me a section on Air P…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Tuesday. Timings – a bit late today, but should be done by 3pm. Please see the header for company announcements I’ll be looking at. Jack has kindly sent me a section on Air Partner (LON:AIR), which I’ve co…
Do anomaly portfolios that are long (short) the tenth, or decile, of stocks with the highest (lowest) expected value-weighted returns based on some firm accounting variable or stock behavior really work on a net basis? In the May 2019 version of their …
Before I get started, I’d just like to point you towards Jack Brumby’s piece from last week, which covers three potential recovery plays. Jack also included two charts which contrast Google search levels for “corona” with the performance of the FTSE Al…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the placeholder for your early morning comments.
About three months ago I covered Strix (LON:KETL) (here) . Quite a lot has transpired since then. The group has just released its FY20 annual report and I’m interested to see how it is getting on in this COVID-19 era. In my view Strix is a very promisi…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with Monday’s SCVR. Today’s report is now finished. I’m writing this just past midnight on Sunday evening/Monday morning, because my sleep cycle has gone haywire again, and I know readers like having something to get stuck …
Why do recent studies find that the value premium declines over time? In their April 2020 paper entitled “The Fundamental-to-Market Ratio and the Value Premium Decline”, Andrei Gonçalves and Gregory Leonard investigate whether book value (b…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with Monday’s SCVR.I’m writing this just past midnight on Sunday evening/Monday morning, because my sleep cycle has gone haywire again, and I know readers like having something to get stuck into first thing. Plus there’s be…
Below is a weekly summary of our research findings for 4/27/20 through 5/1/20. These summaries give you a quick snapshot of our content the past week so that you can quickly decide what’s relevant to your investing needs. Subscribers: To receive …
Does a decade of underperformance by some widely followed stock value strategies mean it is time to throw in the towel? In their March 2020 paper entitled “Is (Systematic) Value Investing Dead?”, Ronen Israel, Kristoffer Laursen and Scott R…
Breakouts are one of the best patterns a trend following trader can look for. Focusing on breakouts forces one to look for uptrending stocks where the price is breaking through a prior high. This has two benefits: firstly, downtrending stage four stock…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Friday. It’s a quiet day for news. Remember that I only cover results amp; trading updates for some sectors. I’m not going to comment on other stuff, like speculative drug companies jumping on the Covid-19…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the placeholder for Friday, to enable members to post your comments on the morning’s RNS first thing.Here is the link to yesterday’s report – in case you missed it, I added new sections on Up Global Sourcing Holdings (…
We have updated monthly allocations and performance data for the Simple Asset Class ETF Momentum Strategy (SACEMS) and the Simple Asset Class ETF Value Strategy (SACEVS). We have also updated performance data for the Combined Value-Momentum Strategy. W…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. Estimated timings – I’m running late today, so will keep going until about 6pm. Apologies for any inconvenience. Edit at 20:05 – I’m wondering why I put in estimates for timings. Anyway, today’s …
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. Estimated timings – I’m running late today, so will keep going until about 6pm. Apologies for any inconvenience. De-listing risk In the small caps world, we always have to be wary of the smalles…
The home page, Simple Asset Class ETF Momentum Strategy (SACEMS) and Simple Asset Class ETF Value Strategy (SACEVS) now show preliminary positions for May 2020. SACEMS rankings are unlikely to change by the close. SACEVS allocations are currently sensi…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday. Estimated timings – I’m running late today, so will keep going until about 6pm. Apologies for any inconvenience. De-listing risk In the small caps world, we always have to be wary of the smalles…
Good morning, it’s Paul here with the SCVR for Thursday.Estimated timings – I’m running late today, so will keep going until about 4pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.De-listing riskIn the small caps world, we always have to be wary of the smallest co…
The more I look at various share price charts, the more I see March 19th seems to have been when everything got really cheap. Since then, we have actually seen quite an encouraging rally. Is this based on an improving outlook, or are people just tired …
