Best Small Cap Stocks Based on Big Data: Returns up to 85.6% in 1 Year

Best Small Cap Stocks

The Small Cap Stocks Package includes recommendations by the I Know First algorithm for small cap stocks to buy with a market capitalization of less than $1 billion:

  • Top 10 Small Cap stocks to buy for the long position
  • Top 10 Small Cap stocks to buy for the short position


Package Name: Small Cap Forecast
Recommended Positions: Long
Forecast Length: 1 Year (10/22/20 – 10/22/21)
I Know First Average: 58.13%
Best Small Cap Stocks
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I Know First’s State of the Art Algorithm accurately forecasted 9 out of 10 trades in this Small Cap Forecast Package for the 1 Year time period. KAI was our best stock pick this week a return of 85.6%. Further notable returns came from SYX and QCRH at 80.41% and 73.17%, respectively. With these notable trade returns, the package itself registered an average return of 58.13% compared to the S&P 500’s return of 32.29% for the same period.

Kadant Inc (KAI). supplies equipment used in papermaking, paper recycling, and other process industries primarily in North America, China, and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Papermaking Systems and Wood Processing Systems. The Papermaking Systems segment develops, manufactures, and markets a range of equipment and products, including custom-engineered stock-preparation systems and equipment for the preparation of wastepaper for conversion into recycled paper; fluid-handling systems used primarily in the dryer section of the papermaking process and during the production of corrugated boxboard, metals, plastics, rubber, textiles, chemicals, and food; doctoring systems and equipment, and related consumables to enhance the operation of paper machines; and cleaning and filtration systems for draining, purifying, and recycling process water and cleaning paper machine fabrics and rolls. The Wood Processing Systems segment designs and manufactures stranders and related equipment used in the production of oriented strand board (OSB), an engineered wood panel product used primarily in home construction. This segment also supplies debarking and wood chipping equipment used in the forest products and the pulp and paper industries. The company also produces and sells biodegradable absorbent granules from papermaking byproducts primarily for agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc (KAI). in July 2001. Kadant Inc (KAI). was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

Algorithmic traders utilize these daily forecasts by the I Know First market prediction system as a tool to enhance portfolio performance, verify their own analysis and act on market opportunities faster. This forecast was sent to current I Know First subscribers.

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Algorithmic Stock Forecast: The table on the left is a stock forecast produced by I Know First’s algorithm. Each day, subscribers receive forecasts for six different time horizons. Note that the top 10 stocks in the 1-month forecast may be different than those in the 1-year forecast. In the included table, only the relevant stocks have been included. The boxes are arranged according to their respective signal and predictability values (see below for detailed definitions). A green box represents a positive forecast, suggesting a long position, while a red represents a negative forecast, suggesting a short position.

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