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Practical, hype-free guides for self-directed investors: how to analyze a stock, size positions, set stop-losses, read backtests critically and use AI analysis the right way. With free calculators.
Analysis
How to analyze a stock: a practical 7-step checklist
A repeatable, hype-free process to analyze any stock before you buy: business, numbers, valuation, trend, news, the bear case and your own risk plan.
Analysis · 3 min readHow to build a bull case and a bear case for any stock
A step-by-step method to argue both sides of a stock like a professional analyst, with a template, examples and the questions that expose a weak thesis.
Analysis · 2 min readTechnical vs. fundamental analysis: which one should you use?
What technical and fundamental analysis each measure, their strengths and blind spots, and a simple way to combine them so each covers the other's weakness.
Analysis · 2 min readWhy you need a second opinion before buying a stock
Confirmation bias, overconfidence and the sunk-cost trap quietly shape investment decisions. How a deliberate second opinion counters them, and how to get one in minutes.
Analysis · 2 min readHow to read a stock chart in six steps
A beginner-friendly guide to reading stock charts: timeframes, candlesticks, trend, moving averages, support and resistance, and volume, with a checklist you can reuse.
Backtesting & AI
AI stock analysis: what it can and can't do
What AI stock analysis tools are actually good at, where they fail, how multi-agent systems differ from a single chatbot, and five questions to ask before you trust one.
Backtesting & AI · 3 min readBacktesting pitfalls: why most track records mislead you
Overfitting, look-ahead bias, survivorship bias, cherry-picking and tiny samples, explained with examples, plus how to read an out-of-sample, walk-forward result.
Risk management
Position sizing: how much should you invest per trade?
The simple formula for risk-based position sizing, worked examples for stocks, why the stop decides the size, and the mistakes that blow up accounts. With a free calculator.
Risk management · 2 min readThe risk/reward ratio, and why win rate alone lies
How to calculate the risk/reward ratio, the breakeven win rate formula, expectancy and profit factor, and why a 40 % win rate can beat 70 %. With a free calculator.
Risk management · 3 min readStop-loss strategies compared: fixed %, ATR, support and breakeven
Four ways to set a stop-loss, when each one works, how breakeven stops change your results, and the mistakes that turn a stop into a guaranteed loss.
Risk management · 2 min readHow to calculate your average cost per share
The formula for average cost per share across several buys, worked examples of averaging down and up, the break-even price, and when adding to a loser is a mistake. With calculator.
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