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Oct 21, 2024 4:03 PM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to Track Cryptocurrency Prices Using Financial Modeling Prep's API and JavaScript
Are you interested in tracking cryptocurrency prices and building your own simple app, but have no coding experience? Don't worry! This guide will walk you through how traders and analysts can use Financial Modeling Prep's Full Crypto Quote API to build a simple app that tracks prices using JavaScri...
Oct 15, 2024 7:33 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
Stock Fair Value Calculation Using DDM Equity Valuation Model
As you may know, there are three main equity valuation models. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model discounts a company's free cash flow by the WACC (weighted average cost of capital), calculates the company's Terminal Value, discounts it by the WACC, sums up the result to get the Enterprise Valu...
Oct 11, 2024 1:04 PM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
Equity selection process, a complete guide. From stock selection and risk management to trade execution, asset allocation, and portfolio evaluation.
Equity selection consists of multiple stages. Investment analysts and traders go through different stages when selecting stocks for their investment portfolio. In this article, we will dive deep into this process, and by the end of this article, you will be able to select stocks like professional in...
Oct 10, 2024 9:57 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to define the strength of the trend with Exponential Moving Average (EMA)
The Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a widely used indicator in Technical Analysis, designed to help smooth out price data and identify trends by placing greater weight on recent prices. This makes it particularly valuable in fast-moving markets, as it quickly responds to price changes while mini...
Oct 8, 2024 4:26 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to Choose the Right ETF
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are financial instruments that offer diversification, flexibility, and cost-efficiency and track different assets. They can track stocks, bonds, FX, or have mixed instruments. When you buy an ETF, you buy a financial instrument, and the performance of that ETF is the wei...
Oct 7, 2024 10:41 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to Build a Recession-Proof Stock Portfolio
Investing during a recession can be challenging, but with the right strategies, you can protect your investments and even find opportunities to grow your wealth. A recession-proof stock portfolio focuses on companies that remain stable and perform well even when the economy is struggling. This guide...
Oct 7, 2024 7:50 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to Perform Financial Statement Analysis to Identify Great Stocks
Financial statement analysis is essential in selecting the best stocks, as it provides insights into a company’s financial health, profitability, and growth potential. This article outlines a comprehensive approach to financial statement analysis, utilizing key metrics and Financial Modeling Prep (F...
Aug 31, 2024 10:27 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
What are API endpoints and how can traders use them?
Dear traders, how do you obtain stock market data? Everyone should access fresh and accurate data to analyze investments and define great trading strategies. As you may know, buying a stock based on its price level is not the best option because buying a stock is all about buying a company. You shou...
Aug 27, 2024 6:24 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
What Are Japanese Candlesticks and How to Use Them to Get Valuable Trade Signals?
Japanese candlesticks are a popular tool used by traders to analyze stock prices and make trading decisions. These candlesticks provide a visual representation of price movements over a specific time period, helping traders see the patterns that emerge. The technique originated in Japan over 300 yea...
Aug 11, 2024 8:05 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to pick great stocks: complete guidance!
Today, I will show you how my stock selection process looks and what steps you need to go through in order to pick great shares. Before we start, I need to tell you that there is no secret formula for picking stocks that will always be rising or companies that will always be great. There is no formu...
Jul 21, 2024 9:21 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to minimize market risk or portfolio management options for equity investors.
When it comes to market risk minimization, two principles come into play: diversification and right asset allocation. First, let's start with diversification. You may have heard the expression, "don't put all your eggs in one basket." This applies to the diversification principle, meaning that it is...
Jul 15, 2024 7:15 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to define investor confidence through US treasuries and one amazing bond trading strategy.
Investor confidence towards the stock market depends on many factors, including macro trends, larger companies' financial reports, corporate actions, and the cost of money. While it is clear for many investors how to track the dependency between corporate reports, macro and micro factors, and stock ...
Jul 5, 2024 10:32 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to find your next GME stock. Select great stock with huge upside potential using FMP tools.
Why GME stock was so popular? Let me share one simple way of finding your next GME stock but with great growth potential and strong fundamentals. Before we start, let me make one quick reminder: GameStop is a stock ideal for intraday trades, and its price is driven by speculative capital and hig...
Jun 28, 2024 3:11 PM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to Use Financial Modeling Prep API to Analyze Earnings Reports
Earnings surprises can have a significant impact on stock prices. When a company's earnings report exceeds or falls short of analysts' expectations, it can lead to substantial price movements. In this article, we'll explore how to use the Financial Modeling Prep API to analyze earnings surprises and...
Jun 14, 2024 10:44 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to set Stop-Loss and Take-Profit for your selected stock.
In this article, I will teach you how to set your stop-loss and take-profit levels. But before we dive into the process, let me explain what a stop-loss and take-profit are. In stock trading, stop-loss and take-profit are crucial tools used to manage risk and optimize profits. Stop-loss is a p...
Jun 1, 2024 7:14 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to get Analyst Target Prices for Your Selected Stock and Which Target Price to Use for Assessing Stock Growth Potential
Today, I will demonstrate how you can access analyst target prices for your chosen stock and provide my recommendations on how to use these target prices correctly in your stock analysis. A stock target price is an analyst's projection of a stock's future price, based on factors such as company perf...
May 28, 2024 3:51 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to extract company EPS estimates, what they are, and why they are important.
Before we jump to EPS extraction, let me explain what it is and why EPS is important. Then I will show you how to extract company EPS data, including estimates and actuals, as well as the company's expected report dates. So, let's see what EPS is. EPS, or earnings per share, is a company's net in...
May 17, 2024 4:39 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
How to understand what people think of your selected stock and whether your stock will be popular.
I have already explained how to calculate a stock's target price and build a basic stock fair value calculator app, even if you don’t have programming skills. You can read the article on stock target price calculation to follow step-by-step guidance and build that app. Read it before extracting the ...
May 14, 2024 11:41 AM - Sanzhi Kobzhan
The easiest way to calculate stock’s target price and why the target price is important.
A stock's target price, also known as its fair value, is an indication of what a share can cost based on the company’s forecasted financial statements. It is important to know a stock's fair value to find undervalued stocks with great growth potential. Let's consider how investment analysts calculat...
Dec 9, 2023 12:55 PM - Parth Sanghvi
Timeless Wisdom for Life and Investing: 6 Lessons from Morgan Housel's "Same As Ever"
In his latest book, "Same As Ever," financial author Morgan Housel offers valuable insights on investing and navigating life's complexities. Drawing on his vast experience and timeless wisdom, Housel provides six key lessons that can help you achieve long-term success and fulfillment, both financial...
