Longer reads on analysing stocks
29 posts · reviewed before they are listed · editorial standards
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29 posts · reviewed before they are listed · editorial standards
Latest
- Sep 2, 2026 · 8 minChartRecap Review: A Trading Journal That Keeps the Chart in the RecordA practical review of ChartRecap, a trading journal that captures the chart behind each trade and turns setups, outcomes, and discipline into a reviewable record.
- Aug 12, 2026 · 12 minAI Infrastructure Stocks: The Power, Capex, and Utilization TestAI infrastructure is becoming an electricity, capex, and utilization story. Learn how to test the economics before buying the narrative.
- Aug 4, 2026 · 9 minWatchlist vs Portfolio Tracker: What Each One Should DoSee how a stock watchlist differs from a portfolio tracker, what belongs in each, and how to use both without duplicating the same messy list.
Guides
How to analyse a company, read a report and build a routine.
- Aug 4, 2026 · 9 minWatchlist vs Portfolio Tracker: What Each One Should DoSee how a stock watchlist differs from a portfolio tracker, what belongs in each, and how to use both without duplicating the same messy list.
- Aug 4, 2026 · 10 minEarnings Watchlist: How to Prepare for Reports and Review What ChangedA step-by-step earnings-watchlist workflow for holdings and candidates—from pre-report preparation to a disciplined post-results review.
- Aug 4, 2026 · 9 minHow to Track Stock News for the Companies You FollowBuild a source-first system for stock news, SEC filings, earnings, and alerts so the important changes reach you without constant checking.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 15 minWhat Is a Good P/E Ratio? A Useful Answer for Real StocksLearn what makes a P/E ratio high or low, how sector, growth, earnings quality, and interest rates change the answer, and when P/E becomes misleading.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 14 minFree Cash Flow vs Net Income: Where Did the Cash Actually Go?Understand free cash flow vs net income, why they diverge, how to test earnings quality, and which metric matters for different kinds of companies.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 14 minGross Margin vs Operating Margin vs Net Margin: Read the Whole BusinessSee how gross, operating, and net profit margins differ, what changes in each margin reveal, and how to compare margins without using bad benchmarks.
- Aug 1, 2026 · 14 minHow to Give Hermes Agent Stock Data, a Watchlist, and AlertsConnect Hermes Agent to current stock research with MCP, let it read and update a watchlist, queue missing research, and manage alerts safely.
- Aug 1, 2026 · 15 minOpenClaw Stock Alerts for Telegram, WhatsApp, and DiscordUse OpenClaw with Stocksbrew MCP to check Watchlist changes and relay useful updates to Telegram, WhatsApp or Discord without giving it trading access.
- Aug 1, 2026 · 16 minHow to Build an AI Agent Stock Watchlist with AlertsA practical architecture for an AI stock watchlist that answers any covered ticker, queues missing research, tracks material changes, and manages alerts.
- Jul 23, 2026 · 16 minSemiconductor Stocks: How to Analyze the AI Chip Value ChainAnalyze semiconductor stocks across chip design, foundries, memory, networking, and equipment using demand, margins, capacity, valuation, and cycle risk.
- Jul 23, 2026 · 14 minEarnings Report Analysis Template: What Changed This Quarter?Copy this earnings report analysis template to compare revenue, margins, EPS, cash flow, guidance, risks, and management language without chasing the headline.
- Jul 23, 2026 · 18 minFundamental Stock Analysis: A 15-Metric Research FrameworkA practical fundamental stock analysis framework for business quality, growth, margins, cash flow, balance sheet, valuation, management, catalysts, and risks.
- Jul 23, 2026 · 14 minAnalyst Ratings and Price Targets: How to Read Them CorrectlyUnderstand buy, hold, and sell ratings, consensus price targets, estimate revisions, conflicts, time horizons, and the questions to ask before using analyst research.
- Jul 23, 2026 · 13 minStock News Analysis: Is It a Real Catalyst or Just Noise?A six-step stock news analysis method for verifying the source, measuring financial impact, checking expectations, timing the effect, and avoiding headline chasing.
- Jul 22, 2026 · 17 minUS Stock Market Analysis: A Practical Daily Workflow for 2026A repeatable US stock market analysis workflow covering pre-market context, sectors, movers, earnings, filings, valuation, risks, and post-close review.
- Jul 22, 2026 · 15 minHow to Choose a Stock Analysis App: A 12-Point TestUse this 12-point test to evaluate any stock analysis app for freshness, evidence, valuation, risks, monitoring, pricing, safety, and daily usability.
- Jul 20, 2026 · 11 minHow to Connect an AI Agent to Stock Market Data with MCPA practical guide to giving Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or your own agent current stock research, Watchlist and alert tools through MCP or REST.
- Jul 20, 2026 · 10 min7 Stock Research Prompts for Claude, Cursor, Codex, and AI AgentsReusable prompts for single-stock reviews, comparisons, market context, earnings preparation, and private watchlist monitoring with current tool data.
- Jul 20, 2026 · 13 minHow to Analyze an Earnings Report: What Changed vs. Last QuarterA practical earnings-analysis checklist for revenue, margins, cash, guidance, risks, and management language—using primary filings instead of hot takes.
- Jul 16, 2026 · 14 minHow to Research a Stock: An Evidence-First ChecklistA repeatable stock research workflow built around filings, earnings, valuation, risks, and a written decision log—not hot takes or price predictions.
Agents and automation
Connecting your own agent to stock data, and what to ask it.
Tools
Reviews and roundups of research software.
- Sep 2, 2026 · 8 minChartRecap Review: A Trading Journal That Keeps the Chart in the RecordA practical review of ChartRecap, a trading journal that captures the chart behind each trade and turns setups, outcomes, and discipline into a reviewable record.
- Jul 22, 2026 · 17 minBest Free Stock Market Analysis Tools in 2026: A $0 Research StackBuild a free US-stock research stack with official filings, financials, screening, charts, dashboards, watchlist monitoring, and clear upgrade limits.
Comparisons
Research tools side by side.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 17 minBest Stock Research Websites in 2026: Pick the Right Tool for the JobCompare the best stock research websites for fundamentals, charts, screening, filings, analyst views, news, AI summaries, and watchlist monitoring.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 16 minBest Stock Watchlist Apps in 2026: Seven Ways to Follow What MattersCompare stock watchlist apps for prices, news, earnings, charts, alerts, research, and AI monitoring, including the best fit for each workflow.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 16 minBest Stock News Apps in 2026: Broad Coverage or News for Your Stocks?Compare stock news apps for breaking coverage, company-specific alerts, market context, analyst commentary, and personalized watchlist intelligence.
- Jul 22, 2026 · 18 minBest Stock Analysis Apps in 2026: An Honest Workflow ComparisonCompare the best stock analysis apps for US investors by data freshness, research depth, charts, screening, monitoring, price, and real workflow fit.
- Jul 22, 2026 · 18 minBest AI Stock Analysis Apps in 2026: What Is Actually Grounded?Compare AI stock analysis apps by their market-data connection, timestamps, evidence, explainability, workflow, safety, limitations, and current pricing.
- Jul 16, 2026 · 15 minFinviz vs TradingView vs stocksbrew: Which Research Workflow Fits?A source-backed comparison of screening, charting, watchlist monitoring, alerts, and cost—plus the workflow where using all three makes sense.