Tag: iVC Report

Project Update_iVC Reporting Engine

Still working industriously behind the scenes I thought to take some time and give a progress report. Good news is the iVC Reporting Engine is almost fully operational. I've been able to automate the following processes: Data Collection: I have two methods to obtain public company filings from the SEC via Python scripts. * The primary method I use leverages the excellent services of the free (for now) data provider, Quandl.com. They aggregate and distribute data from several primary sources i

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Walking the Path takes time...

Readers, I have been away somewhat after my declaration of providing more useful and interesting content. Why is that? Am I being hypocritical or something worse? The answer is neither. The essence of the Blackarbs mission is to continuously find ways to add value to investors anywhere and everywhere they may be. Born out of that mission is the iVC report which has helped a few portfolio managers, and private investors (including myself) make prudent well timed investments in value creating st

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Stocks - Post Earnings UPDATE (week of July 21, 2014)

Let's take a look at how the previously graded stocks have performed over the last ~10 days. Please note this is a raw analysis in that these stocks reported at different times last week, so cumulative performance may be affected by the date they reported in addition to other factors. returns comparisons The key take away for me regarding this chart is that most of the returns on this extremely short time scale cluster between +/- 5%. There are a couple relatively 'extreme' movements by this

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Stocks - Pre Earnings Equity Grade (week of 07.21.14)

With the iVC reports showing some preliminary promise, I thought it would be worthwhile to begin tracking any potential predictive ability of the grading system. It's late so it's likely I'll have to update this post with better prose after I get some sleep. See this week's pre-earnings grades below. The reports are available for sale through the shop.

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Why I'm Bullish on Facebook (FB) Long Term

I am bullish on FB because I believe the firm's strategic vision is sound and recent moves have put FB in a position to build on and maintain a competitive advantage well into the future. There are 4 keys to my thesis: 1. FB is the current market leader in the social networking space 2. FB has just begun to monetize its user base and ad platform 3. Whatsapp's potential value is much greater than 19 billion paid 4. Mobile technology industry will continue to grow globally Facebook is the un

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