earnings surprise
UK earnings drift is a beat-side signal vs the FTSE 100. Biggest beats produce +1.18% CAR at T+63, or +1.38% net of baseline. The miss side does almost nothing. Q5-Q1 spread: +1.59%.
pairs trading
A full 20-year backtest of correlation-based pairs trading on US stocks. -0.50% CAGR, six cash years, beta of 0.067. The 2008 defense was real. The long-run cost was too.
DCF
We ran a Gordon Growth DCF screen with quality filters on 25 years of Canadian TSX data. 9.32% CAGR, 1.68% annual excess return, and a -4.31% down capture — when the S&P 500 fell, Canadian DCF stocks gained on average, driven by resource sector dynamics in the early 2000s.
DCF
We ran the same DCF Threshold screen on 13 global stock exchanges. Seven markets beat SPY. Six underperformed. The dividing line follows a consistent geographic pattern — Western markets work, most Asian markets don't — and the structural reasons are documented.
DCF
We ran a Gordon Growth DCF screen with quality filters on 25 years of Indian BSE/NSE data. No qualifying stocks 2000–2004. From 2005, the strategy returned 11.12% CAGR vs 7.64% SPY, with explosive swing years — 2007 (+85%), 2009 (+84%), 2022 (+36%) — alongside a -61% max drawdown.
DCF
We ran a Gordon Growth DCF screen with quality filters on 25 years of London Stock Exchange data. No qualifying stocks 2000–2003. From 2004, 9.10% CAGR vs 7.64% SPY, with strong recovery years in 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2021 — and a -36% annual gap in 2014 driven by the energy sector collapse.
DCF
We added ROE, D/E, and OCF quality filters to a Gordon Growth DCF screen and tested it on 25 years of US stocks. The result was 11.25% CAGR vs 7.64% SPY, 3.60% annual excess return, and 38% down capture — the strategy captures only 38 cents of every dollar the market loses.
backtests
We tested buying stocks trading below Benjamin Graham's intrinsic value formula. 12.40% CAGR vs 8.01% SPY over 25 years, with 122% up-capture and 0% cash periods. The 75-year-old formula still works without modification.
backtests
We tested Graham Number timing on Swedish stocks. 12.98% CAGR vs 8.01% SPY, +4.97% excess. 0.544 Sharpe ratio (best globally), 72% down-capture. The Goldilocks result: high alpha with controlled risk.
backtests
We tested Graham Number timing on Indian stocks (BSE+NSE). 13.44% CAGR vs 8.01% SPY, +5.43% excess (best globally). 57.1% down-capture with 122.5% up-capture. Value investing asymmetry in emerging markets.
backtests
We tested Benjamin Graham's intrinsic value formula across 14 global exchanges. 8 of 14 beat SPY. Winners: developed value markets (Sweden +4.97%, US +4.39%) and emerging markets (India +5.43%). Losers: high-growth Asia (Taiwan -3.13%).
UK stocks
We backtested a sector-relative EV/EBITDA screen on 25 years of UK stock data (LSE). 9.77% CAGR vs 0.86% for the FTSE 100 (price return), zero cash periods, and a max drawdown of -31.12%. Note: FTSE 100 is price-only — true excess vs total-return FTSE is closer to +5-6% annually.