Best S&P 500 Stock Picks

This top S&P 500 stock picks forecast is designed for investors and analysts who need predictions for the whole S&P 500 (See S&P 500 Companies Package). It includes 20 stocks with bullish and bearish signals and indicates the best S&P 500 Companies stocks to buy:

• Top 10 S&P 500 stocks for the long position
• Top 10 S&P 500 stocks for the short position

Package Name: Top S&P 500 Stocks
Recommended Positions: Long
Forecast Length: 14 Days (2/16/21 – 3/2/21)
I Know First Average: 9.44%

Several predictions in this 14 Days forecast saw significant returns. The algorithm had correctly predicted 8 out 10 stock movements. MRO was the highest-earning trade with a return of 25.2% in 14 Days. The suggested trades for DISCA and DISCK also had notable 14 Days yields of 23.85% and 19.39%, respectively. The package saw an overall yield of 9.44% versus the S&P 500’s return of -1.64% implying a market premium of 11.08%.

Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) operates as an energy company. It operates through three segments: North America E&P;, International E&P;, and Oil Sands Mining. The North America E&P; segment develops, explores for, produces, and markets crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in North America. The International Exploration and Production segment explores for, produces, and markets crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Libya, and the United Kingdom; and produces and markets products manufactured from natural gas, such as liquefied natural gas and methanol in Equatorial Guinea. The Oil Sands Mining segment mines, extracts, and transports bitumen from oil sands deposits in Alberta and Canada; and upgrades the bitumen to produce and market synthetic crude oil and vacuum gas oil. As of December 31, 2015, it had rights to participate in developed and undeveloped leases totaling approximately 32,000 net acres. The company was formerly known as USX Corporation and changed its name to Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) in July 2001. Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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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