I Know First Reviews Weekly Algorithmic Performance: December 18th, 2016

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On December 18th, 2016, our weekly newsletter was sent out to all our I Know First subscribers, which can be found here. Below, find the I Know First Reviews, highlighting the algorithm’s performance for this past week.

I Know First Reviews

I Know First sends a weekly newsletter every Sunday to all the I Know First subscribers, highlighting the past week’s performance in all the covered financial markets, i.e. equity positions, currencies, and commodities. Additionally, the weekly newsletter includes analysis and updated news reports regarding prominent firms such as Apple, Yahoo, Baidu, and more which our subscribers are able to utilize for their investment strategies. The in-depth analysis is provided by the I Know First financial analysts, who are often times also top rated authors for prominent financial sites such as Seeking Alpha.

In general, the algorithm is based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with elements of Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms incorporated in it. This means the algorithm creates, deletes, and modifies relationships between different financial assets to optimize its predictive accuracy. Based on the relationships and the latest market data, the algorithm calculates its forecasts. Since the algorithm learns from its previous forecasts and is continuously readjusting the relationships, it adapts quickly to changing market situations.

For a more detailed explanation, regarding the algorithm, click here.

As highlighted in the newsletter, our subscribers had seen superb returns, whether long-term or short-term. Our investors are able to tackle the market head on with all its recent uncertainties and achieve premiums well over those offered by institutional and classic fund managers. For example on December 18th, 2016, we published a 1 year long forecast of our Dividends Package with a bullish signal for United States Steel Corporation (X). Within 1 year 8 of the 10 predictions revealed themselves to be correct and registered a return of 373.34%.

Every week the top performing financial instruments are highlighted, as shown below from this past week’s newsletter.

1. 30 Day Returns Yield Over 68% 
The top equities predicted by I Know First’s self-learning algorithm this past week, came from these 1 month forecasts. This 52 Weeks High Stocks forecast had an overall average return of 30.13%, with superb returns from FMCC at 68.54%. Additionally, the algorithm had high returns from this Top 10 Stocks forecast, which includes stocks with the algorithms highest signal strengths. The forecast had returns of almost 58%, and a market premium close to 17%. I Know First’s AI-based algorithm had as well predicted high returns from this 52 Week High Stocks forecast at 21.82% average and returns reaching 57.92%.

2. Investors Achieve Over 373% 1 Year ROI
The top 1 year forecast came from this Dividend Stocks forecast, which had returns reach 373.34% from X, and an overall average of 74.39% in 1 year. The forecast offers investors an exposure to dividend yield investing, with firms that maintain a consistent dividend payout. Additionally, this Basic Industry Stock forecast had excellent returns reach over 373% in 1 year. The forecast had an overall package average of 70.89%, achieving an alpha of 60.30% above the S&P 500 Index.

3. 90 Day Returns Reach Almost 92%
In 3 Months, I Know First’s self-learning algorithm had forecasted excellent returns. This Low Price To Sale Fundamental Stocks forecast, offering individuals exposure to stocks fundamental key ratios, had returns at 91.56% from HNR, and achieved an average of almost 33%. Furthermore, the algorithm predicted high returns with this Energy Stocks forecast with returns reaching almost 70% and a market premium of over 26%.

4. Over 74% ROE In 14 Days 
The most impressive 14 day forecasts came from this this Low Price To Sales Fundamental Stocks forecast with returns reaching 51.66%, and market premium of 12.89%.  I Know First’s algorithm had as well predicted 14 day returns reaching 74.24% from TDW, and an overall package average of 10.86% from this Risk Conscious Stocks forecast. Additionally, investors seeking firms under a market cap of $1 billion, had returns of over 56% from this Small Caps Stocks forecast. Investors seeking exposure to O&G firms had returns of over 38% from VNR found in this Energy Stocks Forecast.

5. Above 49% Returns In 7 Days
This Small Cap Stocks forecast was our top 7 day prediction this past week, with returns reaching 49.05% and an average of 12.45%. Additionally, I Know First’s self-learning algorithm had predicted high short-term returns of over 30% from ATW, found in this Low Price To Sales Fundamental Stocks forecast. The algorithm had as well predicted bullish signals for O&G firms, which had returns reach 27.47%, and a forecast average 10.44% from this Energy Stocks forecast.

6. Short Term Trading Reaches Over 76% In 3 Days
In 3 days, I Know First’s machine learning algorithm had achieved returns of 76.32% from this Risk Conscious Stocks forecast. The forecast had as well an overall average of over 14%. Additional high returns came from this 3 day Energy Stocks forecast, which yielded returns over 23%, and a market premium of 7%.

7. Swing Trading Strategies Reach Almost 77%
We recurrently backtest various short term trading strategies based on the I Know First algorithmic indicators. The top strategy yielded up to a 66.13% alpha above the S&P500 Index, from January till November 29th, 2016. Read the full trade report for a more detailed analysis with charts and graphs, depicting a high reward to risk payoff with low Betas and high Sharpe Ratios.

Article Summaries

  1. Earlier this month, on December 1st, 2016, I Know First’s self-learning algorithm had predicted a bullish  3 day forecast on SGY. In accordance with the algorithm, SGY had risen 41.06% in 3 days. This stock had surged from the momentum gained after the recent OPEC meeting. Currently, SGY shares to continue to increase with a return of 57.52% to date.
  2. On December 12th, 2016, an I Know First analyst had written a bullish analysis on Transocean Ltd. (RIG) in accordance with our AI-based algorithm. The analyst had explained that operational improvements along with OPEC, as a macro input, had helped RIG shares to rise. Since then, RIG shares have risen by over 7%, in accordance with the bullish prediction by I Know First’s algorithm.
  3. Over the past few months, Micron Technology (MU) shares have risen by over 30% in accordance with I Know First’s self-learning algorithm’s bullish prediction on August 25th, 2016. In addition to the bullish forecast, one of I Know First’s financial analyst had as well written an article to compliment the bullish forecast. The analyst’s bullish outlook is as well in accordance with top wall street analyst who have as well upgraded their own price targets with 17 analyst currently advertising a buy position on MU shares.