SABRIENT METHODOLOGY DIAGRAM
Sabrient's multifaceted methodology, as applied to our long equity scorecards, is graphically depicted in the annotated schematic shown below. The same methodology, minus segmentation by style and cap, are used for all Sabrient scorecards, which are delivered electronically on a password-protected section of this website.
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11. Final Quantitative Stock
Selection:
Final stock selections are disseminated by market cap and investment strategy. Sabrient's systems reflect the differing risk profiles, time horizons, trading frequency and other preferences of all the major investing styles, allowing professional investors an unprecedented degree of customization.
Final stock selections are disseminated by market cap and investment strategy. Sabrient's systems reflect the differing risk profiles, time horizons, trading frequency and other preferences of all the major investing styles, allowing professional investors an unprecedented degree of customization.
10. SABRE
Signals:
[Technical signals are no longer used.]
[Technical signals are no longer used.]
9. Sabrient Score:
The strongest candidates are classified by investing style and ranked by the major Sabrient score for each style.
The strongest candidates are classified by investing style and ranked by the major Sabrient score for each style.
8. External
Confirmation:
Ordered set of top prospects is benchmarked and normalized against independent measures of risk/reward, group strength, market consensus, and other confirmation factors.
Ordered set of top prospects is benchmarked and normalized against independent measures of risk/reward, group strength, market consensus, and other confirmation factors.
7. Preconfirmation
Screen:
Utilizing composite ranking techniques, top candidates are compiled and qualified for external confirmation.
Utilizing composite ranking techniques, top candidates are compiled and qualified for external confirmation.
6. Adaptive Weighting:
Output from steps three, four and five are combined and measured against backtesting results, rendering a dynamically weighted composite score.
Output from steps three, four and five are combined and measured against backtesting results, rendering a dynamically weighted composite score.
5. Descriptive
Ranking:
Proprietary blend of key equities data across the spectrum of performance, fundamental and earnings criteria. Descriptive scores focus on discrete data sets providing a backdrop for assessing investment potential against specific normative scores.
Proprietary blend of key equities data across the spectrum of performance, fundamental and earnings criteria. Descriptive scores focus on discrete data sets providing a backdrop for assessing investment potential against specific normative scores.
4. Normative
Ranking:
Composite indicators derived from backtested methodologies and search strategies identify top prospects within each investing style (Value, Growth, Momentum).
Composite indicators derived from backtested methodologies and search strategies identify top prospects within each investing style (Value, Growth, Momentum).
3. Market Reward
Coefficient:
Backtesting reveals those vital characteristics garnering a market premium, and determines the adaptive weighting process. Testing against key benchmarks allows continual tuning and refinement of the stock selection process.
Backtesting reveals those vital characteristics garnering a market premium, and determines the adaptive weighting process. Testing against key benchmarks allows continual tuning and refinement of the stock selection process.
2. Market Cap Sort:
The universe of equities is segmented by market cap to support analysis, prospectus-specific investing styles, backtesting, and heightened granularity.
The universe of equities is segmented by market cap to support analysis, prospectus-specific investing styles, backtesting, and heightened granularity.
1. Universe of Stocks:
All American and some Canadian equities.
All American and some Canadian equities.
