Small Cap Value Report (Mon 30 Sep 2019) – CALL, WATR, CTG, TND, ALT

Good morning, it’s Paul here.
Please see the header for the results amp; trading updates which caught my eye, on my initial sweep of the RNS first thing.
Estimated completion time – I’m writing mainly this afternoon, so should be finished by about 6pm….

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Weekly Summary of Research Findings: 9/23/19 – 9/27/19 [PREMIUM]

Below is a weekly summary of our research findings for 9/23/19 through 9/27/19. 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…

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National Election Cycle and Stocks Over the Long Run [PREMIUM]

“Stock Market and the National Election Cycle” examines the behavior of the U.S. stock market across the U.S. presidential term cycle (years 1, 2, 3 or 4) starting in 1950. Is a longer sample informative? To extend the sample period, we use…

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Exploiting Stocks that Incorporate News Slowly [PREMIUM]

Can investors identify stocks that incorporate news slowly enough to allow exploitation? In their August 2019 paper entitled “Tomorrow’s Fish and Chip Paper? Slowly Incorporated News and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns”, Ran Tao, C…

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SIF Folio: Will Luceco light up my returns?

In recent months my Stock in Focus (SIF) fantasy fund has become more heavily tilted towards small-cap growth stocks than in previous periods. This isn’t deliberate, it’s just the result of my screening process, which is finding more opportunities amon…

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Value Investing Dead? [PREMIUM]

Why has value investing (long undervalued stocks and short overvalued stocks) performed poorly since 2007? Is it dead, or will it recover? In their August 2019 paper entitled “Explaining the Demise of Value Investing”, Baruch Lev and Anup S…

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Small Cap Value Report (Tue 24 Sep 2019) – PARK, FA., IDP

Good morning folks,
As far as yesterday is concerned, extra sections were added late in the day by Paul to Monday’s report.
There’s quite a lot that I might cover today.
Park (LON:PARK)Fireangel Safety Technology (LON:FA.)Innovaderma (LON:IDP)Moss B…

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Small Cap Value Report (Tue 24 Sep 2019) – PARK, FA., IDP, MOSB, TEG

Good morning folks,
As far as yesterday is concerned, extra sections were added late in the day by Paul to Monday’s report.
There’s quite a lot that I might cover today.
Park (LON:PARK)Fireangel Safety Technology (LON:FA.)Innovaderma (LON:IDP)Moss B…

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Good stocks hitting new highs: A set of rules to pinpoint market leaders

Momentum investing strategies have a natural dislike for bearish, unsettled conditions. So it’s no surprise that some of them have been on the ropes this year. But with the market clawing its way back from the summer slump, one of our most beloved mome…

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Weekly Summary of Research Findings: 9/16/19 – 9/20/19 [PREMIUM]

Below is a weekly summary of our research findings for 9/16/19 through 9/20/19. 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…

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Overview of Low-volatility Investing [PREMIUM]

What are the essential points from the stream of research on low-volatility investing? In their August 2019 paper entitled “The Volatility Effect Revisited”, David Blitz, Pim van Vliet and Guido Baltussen provide an overview of the low-vola…

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 20 Sep 2019) – CLP, EVE, SOG, FCRM

Good morning!
I’m in an airport restaurant, hoping that nobody notices I haven’t ordered anything. There’s only a few minutes until I have to go to the departure gate – let’s see how much I can cover.
Clear Leisure (LON:CLP)eve Sleep (LON:EVE)StatPro…

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Deeply Learned Management Sentiment as Stock Return Predictor [PREMIUM]

Can investors apply deep learning software to expose obscure but useful management sentiment in firm SEC Form 10-K filings? In their July 2019 paper entitled “Is Positive Sentiment in Corporate Annual Reports Informative? Evidence from Deep Learn…

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An easy dividend checklist for your income portfolio

Checklists seem able to defend anyone, even the experienced, against failure in many more tasks than we realized. They provide a kind of cognitive net. They catch mental flaws inherent in all of us—flaws of memory and attention and thoroughness. And be…

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Timely Firms Have Higher Returns? [PREMIUM]

Do long lags between end of firm quarterly and annual financial reporting periods and issuance of SEC-required financial reports (10-Q and 10-K) indicate internal firm inefficiencies and/or reluctance to disclose adverse performance? In their August 20…

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Small Cap Value Report (Wed 18 Sep 2019) – JDG, CNKS, KETL

Hi folks,
Thank you for the useful suggestions and all the comments, as always.Today I have covered:
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)Cenkos Securities (LON:CNKS)Strix (LON:KETL)
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)
Share price: 3679p (+7%)No. of shares: 6.2 mill…

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Small Cap Value Report (Wed 18 Sep 2019) – JDG, CNKS, KETL

Hi folks,
Thank you for the useful suggestions and all the comments, as always.Today I have covered:
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)Cenkos Securities (LON:CNKS)Strix (LON:KETL)
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)
Share price: 3679p (+7%)No. of shares: 6.2 mill…

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Small Cap Value Report (Wed 18 Sep 2019) – JDG

Hi folks,I’m on a slightly later shift today and will be writing until about 2.30pm.With so many companies reporting, I might make briefer comments in order to expand coverage.Thank you for the useful suggestions and all the comments, as always.Judges …

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Stock Momentum Strategy Risk Management Horse Race [PREMIUM]

What is the best risk management approach for a conventional stock momentum strategy? In their August 2019 paper entitled “Enhanced Momentum Strategies”, Matthias Hanauer and Steffen Windmueller compare performances of several stock momentu…

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Small Cap Value Report (Tue 17 Sep 2019) – FCCN

Good morning,
There is a crazy supply of results today, I won’t be able to cover everything. Let’s see how far I get by mid-day.This list is evolving:
French Connection (LON:FCCN)Goco (LON:GOCO)Watchstone (LON:WTG)

French Connection (LON:FCCN)
Sha…

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