Defensive Stocks

This Conservative Stock forecast is part of the Risk-Conscious Package, as one of I Know First’s quantitative investment solutions. We determine our best defensive stocks by screening our database daily for lower volatility stocks that are less risky. The full Risk-Conscious Package includes a daily forecast for a total of 40 stocks divided into four main categories:

• Top 10 Conservative stocks for the long position
• Top 10 Conservative stocks for the short position
• Top 10 Aggressive stocks for the long position
• Top 10 Aggressive stocks for the short position

Package Name: Conservative Stock Forecast
Recommended Positions: Long
Forecast Length: 1 Year (10/2/2018 – 10/2/2019)
I Know First Average: 2.44%

During the 1 Year forecasted period several picks in the Conservative Stock Forecast Package saw significant returns. The algorithm had correctly predicted 8 out 10 returns. FVD was the top performing prediction with a return of 7.28%. GDO and MMT saw outstanding returns of 6.29% and 5.7%. The Conservative Stock Forecast package had an overall average return of 2.44%, providing investors with a premium of 3.70% over the S&P 500’s return of -1.26%.

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.

How to interpret this diagram

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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