MSCI Western Stocks

This forecast is part of MSCI Stocks Universe Package and it is designed for investors and analysts who need predictions for MSCI ACWI stocks currently trading on Western stock markets, such as Germany, France and the USA. This forecast is part of the MSCI Western Stocks Subpackage, one of I Know First’s algorithmic trading tools. The MSCI Stocks Universe is based on MSCI ACWI Index (part of the Modern Index Strategy) and captures all sources of equity returns in 23 developed and 24 emerging markets.

• Top 10 MSCI Western stocks for the long position
• Top 10 MSCI Western stocks for the short position

Package Name: MSCI Stocks Universe – Western Markets
Recommended Positions: Long
Forecast Length: 3 Months (8/15/2019 – 11/15/2019)
I Know First Average: 19.73%

The algorithm correctly predicted 8 out 10 of the suggested trades in the MSCI Stocks Universe – Western Markets Package for this 3 Months forecast. The top performing prediction from this package was LRCX with a return of 42.91%. The suggested trades for VLOF.PA and NVDA also had notable 3 Months yields of 41.72% and 36.06%, respectively. The package had an overall average return of 19.73%, providing investors with a 5.52% premium over the MSCI return of 14.21% during the period.

Lam Research Corporation, incorporated on October 8, 1989, is a supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. The Company designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes and services semiconductor processing systems that are used in the fabrication of integrated circuits (ICs). The Company operates through manufacturing and servicing of wafer processing semiconductor manufacturing equipment segment. The Company’s products are designed to enable its customers build a range of devices that are used in a range of electronic products, including cell phones, tablets, computers, storage devices and networking equipment. The Company’s customer base includes semiconductor memory, foundry and integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) that make products, such as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), negative-AND (NAND) memory and logic devices. The Company offers a portfolio of products that are used in several areas of the semiconductor manufacturing process flow, including thin film deposition, plasma etch and single-wafer clean. The Company also offers a range of services, including customer service, spares, upgrades, and refurbishment of its deposition, etch and clean products. The Company also provides refurbished legacy products.

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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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