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Backtesting Your First Strategy in Stonkly
Walk through building a moving average crossover strategy using the visual backtesting engine, from parameter setup through reading the equity curve and interpreting drawdown periods.
Using the Technical Screener: 5 Filters That Actually Matter
The screener has 40+ parameters. Learn which combinations produce the highest-signal results in trending markets and which ones generate noise regardless of market regime.
Reading a Company Profile: What Each Score Means
Stonkly's company scores distill hundreds of data points into six dimensions. Here's exactly what's under the hood and how to weight each score relative to your investment thesis.
Setting Up Fundamental Screener Alerts
Filter by P/E ratio, revenue growth, and consecutive earnings beats, then configure alerts to fire the moment a stock crosses your threshold, before the market moves.
How to Read an 8-K Before the Market Does
8-K filings hit EDGAR before analysts can interpret them. This guide teaches you how to scan one in 90 seconds and identify the two or three numbers that actually move the stock.
RSI vs. MACD: When Each Signal Actually Works
Both indicators measure momentum, but they diverge at exactly the moments that matter most. Learn when to trust each one and the specific market conditions where they cancel each other out.
The 10-K Deep Dive: Five Numbers That Tell the Whole Story
Most investors skim the executive summary. These five figures buried in the annual filing reveal what management doesn't highlight on the earnings call, and what the AI scores are reacting to.
Understanding Sentiment Percentiles
A sentiment score of 72 means nothing without knowing the distribution. Learn how Stonkly normalizes news, analyst, and social signals into a single ranked score with historical context.
Why Earnings Beats Aren't Always Bullish
Q4 2024 showed that 'beat and guide down' killed more gains than outright misses. Three patterns to watch heading into any earnings season, plus the screener setup to track them in real time.
The Small-Cap Premium Is Back: Here's the Data
After three years of underperformance, small-caps are showing the setup conditions that historically precede significant relative outperformance. The breadth and momentum data behind the thesis.
Sector Rotation Is Accelerating: What the Breadth Data Says
Sector breadth has reached an 18-month extreme in both directions simultaneously, a rare condition with a specific historical read-through for mid-cap industrials and healthcare.
FAQ
Common Questions
Glossary
Key Terms
P/E Ratio
Price-to-Earnings ratio. A stock's current share price divided by its trailing twelve-month earnings per share. Used to gauge relative valuation within a sector, not across sectors.
Free Cash Flow
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The cash a business generates after maintaining its asset base. Stonkly's AI weights it most heavily in fundamental scoring, particularly for capital-light businesses.
EPS
Earnings Per Share. Net income divided by diluted share count. The headline figure in every earnings report, and the basis for most valuation multiples including P/E.
Short Float %
The percentage of a stock's publicly tradeable float that is currently sold short. Readings above 20% signal elevated bearish consensus and create conditions for a short squeeze if the thesis breaks.
MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence. A momentum indicator built from the difference between 12-day and 26-day exponential moving averages. Bullish when the MACD line crosses above its signal line on rising volume.
RSI
Relative Strength Index. A bounded oscillator (0–100) that measures the speed and magnitude of recent price changes. Readings above 70 signal overbought conditions; below 30 signal oversold.
10-K
The annual report filed with the SEC by US public companies. Contains audited financial statements, management discussion, and risk factors. Required within 60–90 days of fiscal year end.
8-K
A current report filed to disclose material events: earnings releases, executive changes, M&A announcements, and regulatory actions. Filed within four business days of the triggering event.
Earnings Beat
When a company's reported EPS exceeds the analyst consensus estimate. A beat on both EPS and revenue is the strongest configuration. Stonkly tracks consecutive beat streaks in every company profile.
Sector Rotation
Capital flows from one market sector to another as the economic cycle evolves. Typically moves from defensives (utilities, healthcare) into cyclicals (industrials, materials) as growth accelerates.
Market Cap
Share price multiplied by total shares outstanding. Determines index membership: large-cap (>$10B), mid-cap ($2B–$10B), small-cap ($300M–$2B). Screener filters apply this automatically.
Insider Activity
Purchases and sales of company stock by officers, directors, and 10%+ shareholders. Required to be reported on SEC Form 4 within two business days. Tracked in every Stonkly company profile.
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