Every week, our model comes up with 40 stocks, 20 positive and 20 negatives, to watch for next week’s trading. The model is based on a mix of fundamental and quantitative factors, built on my proprietary database of detailed earnings model on more than 1275 U.S. listed companies. The historical data for these earnings models is sourced from SEC filings. Performance of last week’s model portfolio for the week was, Net: 0.8% Longs: 5.2% Shorts: -4.4% Assuming 5% is dedicated to each position, resulting in 0% net exposure and no…
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Thinking About Fiverr And Upwork Pair Trade, Think Kahneman
We looked at Fiverr International Ltd. (NASDAQ: FVRR) and Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) as a pair trade, i.e. going Long Upwork and Shorting Fiverr, but Daniel Kahneman inspired ‘Type 2’ thinking helped us conclude that it isn’t as good a trade as a first look at the two stocks and their respective valuations may want us to believe, especially if the market continues to favor growth. Why did we bother? Next Yr. PE P/ Sales Current Yr. Sales 2019 Enterprise Value ($M) EV/ next yr. sales Fiverr 210.3 25…
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