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2 ideas:
zacks research is a good source.
ibd(investors business daily) has two lists 85-85 and ibd 100.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mrdavis9" <mrdavis9@xxx> wrote:
>
> 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
> D
>
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> adviser. It's a completely independent, impartial and
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> service that arms you with the facts about stock and mutual fund
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>
> Mark Hulbert started his newsletter to help you choose yours.
Based on
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>
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Hulbert
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found
> their claims to be wildly exaggerated. The same gurus who promised
to
> perform miracles were actually being beaten by the market averages.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brian.z123" <brian.z123@xxx>
> 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@> 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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