Best 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: Risk-Conscious – Conservative Stock Forecast
Recommended Positions: Long
Forecast Length: 1 Month (05/02/2019 – 06/02/2019)
I Know First Average: 0.98%

Several predictions in this long-term 1 Month forecast saw significant returns. The algorithm had correctly predicted 9 out 10 stock movements. BAB was the top performing prediction with a return of 2.44%. ITM and HYD saw outstanding returns of 1.39% and 1.37%. With these notable trade returns, the package itself registered an average return of 0.98% compared to the S&P 500’s return of -4.61% for the same period.

The Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF (Fund) is based on the ICE BofAML US Taxable Municipal Securities Plus Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of US dollar-denominated taxable municipal debt publicly issued by US states and territories, and their political subdivisions, in the US market. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted monthly.

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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