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Real guides, in plain English, without unnecessary jargon โ so you understand not just what the score says, but why.
A breakdown of the 7 categories that weight the 0-100 score: what each one actually checks, why it has the weight it has, and what the score doesn't tell you.
6 min read
A simple explanation of the most common method for pricing stocks: what free cash flow is, why it's discounted, and why the discount rate has such a big impact on the result.
5 min read
Support and resistance, moving averages, RSI, and MACD โ what each one actually checks, in plain language, without unnecessary jargon.
7 min read
Revenue, gross profit, EBITDA, and cash flow โ the four numbers that actually matter to understand in a quarterly report, and what each one reveals that the others don't.
6 min read
How dividend yield is calculated, why an especially high yield is sometimes a warning rather than an opportunity, and what to check before relying on a stable dividend.
5 min read
The difference between an open-market purchase and a routine option exercise, and why an insider buying carries more weight than any other filing.
4 min read
A stock screener filters hundreds of stocks by criteria you set โ score, sector, rating, and more โ instead of checking them one by one. A guide to using StockIQ's screener effectively.
5 min read
AI has one clear, narrow job in stock analysis: explain real data in plain language, not generate it. Understanding that distinction is critical before trusting any AI-powered analysis tool.
5 min read
Large institutional investors are legally required to disclose their holdings to the SEC every quarter. Here's how to use these filings correctly โ and where they can mislead.
5 min read
The most widely known metric in investing โ what it actually measures, when a low ratio is an opportunity versus a warning sign, and how StockIQ uses it.
5 min read
The most common momentum indicator in technical analysis โ what it actually measures, what 'overbought' and 'oversold' mean, and when it gives a false signal.
4 min read
The momentum indicator based on the difference between two moving averages โ what the signal line is, what a 'crossover' means, and why it tends to lag price.
4 min read
The hardest number to fake in financial statements โ why free cash flow is considered more reliable than accounting profit, and how it feeds into fair value.
5 min read
Return on invested capital โ the metric that checks how efficiently a company's capital is used, not just how profitable it is, and the crucial difference from ROE.
5 min read
The most common statistical measure of a stock's volatility relative to the market โ what a Beta of 1.5 actually means, and why it doesn't capture every kind of risk.
4 min read
What percentage of a company's tradable shares are currently sold short โ what it signals about market sentiment, and what a 'short squeeze' actually is.
5 min read
The metric that checks how leveraged a company is โ when debt is a real risk, and when it's a perfectly sensible financial tool.
4 min read
The statistical phenomenon where stocks that recently outperformed tend to keep outperforming in the short-to-medium term โ why it happens, and why it can reverse all at once.
4 min read
A high yield today isn't the whole story. What consistent dividend increases over years mean, and why that consistency can be a more important signal than the yield itself.
4 min read
The two most common crowd behavior patterns in the market โ how they show up in real data, and why they're called 'biases,' not emotions that can be measured directly.
5 min read
The technical indicator that measures actual volatility, not direction โ why it doesn't say whether a stock will rise or fall, and why that's exactly what makes it useful.
4 min read
A multiple that fixes P/E's biggest blind spot: it factors in growth rate too, not just the current price relative to earnings.
4 min read
The metric that isolates a business's true operating profitability, before financing and tax effects โ and why it's usually a more stable, reliable measure.
4 min read
The liquidity metric that filters out inventory โ why that matters, and when it's the better measure to reach for.
4 min read
Three lines that widen and contract based on real volatility โ what '%B' is, and why touching the outer band doesn't mean 'buy' or 'sell'.
4 min read
How many times operating profit covers interest payments โ the metric that shows whether debt is a managed burden or an approaching danger.
4 min read
A pricing method that looks at what a company is worth today if it were liquidated, not future cash flow โ and why that matters especially for certain companies.
4 min read
Why investors tend to copy each other, and why it's so easy to ignore information that contradicts a decision already made โ two separate phenomena that feed each other.
5 min read
An indicator that doesn't say whether a stock is rising or falling โ only how strong the current trend is, in either direction.
4 min read
Another momentum indicator that compares the current price to its recent trading range โ similar in concept to RSI, different in calculation and response speed.
4 min read
Why a company can look strong on paper and still be highly exposed to a single supplier or a single link in its supply chain โ and how X-Ray actually measures that.
5 min read
Sometimes the company that benefits most from a trend isn't the one everyone's talking about, but a supplier, a subcontractor, or a supplier-to-the-supplier much deeper in the chain.
5 min read
Not every link in a supply chain carries equal weight. How to identify the one point where, if it breaks, the whole chain stops with it.
4 min read
Why investors keep treating an old peak price as if it's still relevant, even after the company's reality has completely changed.
4 min read
A well-established finding in behavioral economics: losing a given amount hurts psychologically far more than gaining the same amount feels good โ and how that distorts investing decisions.
4 min read
The index meant to reflect how much volatility the market expects over the coming month, and why it tends to spike specifically when the market falls, not when it rises.
4 min read
Why certain sectors tend to lead in early stages of an economic cycle and others in later stages โ and why it's a statistical tendency, not an exact formula.
5 min read