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I want to trade fundamentally strong stocks that are volatile, with good
volume, and good float.
I am not capable of making any sense of fundamental data. I am planning on
using tech analysis to buy and sell fundamentally strong stocks.
Is there any way besides reading the Hulbert Digest, to find the TRUE track
records of various advisor sites like The Prudent Speculator, The Motly
Fool, Value Line, etc?
Has anyone here been a subscriber to the Hulbert Financial Digest, The
Prudent Speculator,The Motly Fool , Value Line, or one that I have not
mentioned?
A short description of The Hulbert Financial Digest is below. Thanks, Ron
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----- Original Message -----
From: "brian.z123" <brian.z123@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 3:48 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Idea for fundamental database for backtesting in AB
> Thanks Erik,
>
> It looks like an option.
>
> I'll try it and add to the list for future reference.
>
> Brian.
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "eodeen" <eodeen@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> After reading the threads below about fundamental database &
>> backtesting in AB I decided to share the following idea. Why not
>> retrieve the fundamental data directly from the official 10-Q forms
>> filed at edgar?
>> This data is FREE including historical 10-Q forms. Take IBM for
>> example, one can retrieve the 10-Q forms in xml or text format back
> to
>> 1994.
>> So the steps as I see them would be:
>>
>> 1. use list of ticker symbols and/or CIK codes
>> 2. use script to retrieve existing 10-Q forms
>> 3. parse data fields in 10-Q forms
>> 4. populate database (MySQL?) with the data
>> 5. use a SQL plug-in for AB to retrieve data from MySQL database
>> 6. calculate relevant fundamental ratios (P/E, P/S, ROE, etc.)
>> 7. plot, explore, and backtest based on combination of TA &
>> fundamental data
>>
>> The drawbacks that I see with this method is that it requires a lot
> of
>> work parsing the 10-Q docs and structuring the database. It also
> would
>> not include info such as earnings estimate & analysts ratings.
>>
>> The advantages are that it is FREE, historical data is available and
>> it is the "official" filed company data.
>>
>>
>> Here are some relevant links:
>>
>> http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
>> for example, type IBM, then type 10-Q for form
>>
>> http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?type=10-
> Q&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&action=getcompany&CIK=IBM
>>
>> select the latest one:
>> http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465906069905/a06-
> 19062_710q.htm
>>
>> edgar home page:
>> http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Erik Odeen
>>
>
>
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