How Do Stock Markets Process Analysts' Recommendations? An Intra-Daily Analysis

How Do Stock Markets Process Analysts' Recommendations? An Intra-Daily Analysis
Author: Jennifer L. Juergens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2000
Genre:
ISBN:

This paper explores the impact of analyst investment recommendations on intra-daily stock returns and volatility when those recommendations are conditioned on the release of public news. Using a sample of 3,679 recommendations of computer and computer-related firms, we investigate differences in the timing and price reaction of two types of information: analysts' recommendations and public news announcements. We determine that overnight news announcements are significantly linked to the contemporaneous analysts' recommendations. When we condition recommendations on the presence of public news, we find that there is a significant intra-daily price reaction, both in terms of returns and volatility, to analysts' recommendations. Lastly, we show that recommendations have weakly Granger causal relations with news announcements. Overall, we establish that analysts' recommendations have an immediate impact on the market when they are released both with and without public news. Hence, anyone who examines the impact of public news announcements on market prices should also account for comments made by analysts as well.

Advances in Behavioral Finance, Volume II

Advances in Behavioral Finance, Volume II
Author: Richard H. Thaler
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 744
Release: 2005-07-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1400829127

This book offers a definitive and wide-ranging overview of developments in behavioral finance over the past ten years. In 1993, the first volume provided the standard reference to this new approach in finance--an approach that, as editor Richard Thaler put it, "entertains the possibility that some of the agents in the economy behave less than fully rationally some of the time." Much has changed since then. Not least, the bursting of the Internet bubble and the subsequent market decline further demonstrated that financial markets often fail to behave as they would if trading were truly dominated by the fully rational investors who populate financial theories. Behavioral finance has made an indelible mark on areas from asset pricing to individual investor behavior to corporate finance, and continues to see exciting empirical and theoretical advances. Advances in Behavioral Finance, Volume II constitutes the essential new resource in the field. It presents twenty recent papers by leading specialists that illustrate the abiding power of behavioral finance--of how specific departures from fully rational decision making by individual market agents can provide explanations of otherwise puzzling market phenomena. As with the first volume, it reaches beyond the world of finance to suggest, powerfully, the importance of pursuing behavioral approaches to other areas of economic life. The contributors are Brad M. Barber, Nicholas Barberis, Shlomo Benartzi, John Y. Campbell, Emil M. Dabora, Daniel Kent, François Degeorge, Kenneth A. Froot, J. B. Heaton, David Hirshleifer, Harrison Hong, Ming Huang, Narasimhan Jegadeesh, Josef Lakonishok, Owen A. Lamont, Roni Michaely, Terrance Odean, Jayendu Patel, Tano Santos, Andrei Shleifer, Robert J. Shiller, Jeremy C. Stein, Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, Richard H. Thaler, Sheridan Titman, Robert W. Vishny, Kent L. Womack, and Richard Zeckhauser.

Mastering Market Timing

Mastering Market Timing
Author: Richard A. Dickson
Publisher: FT Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780134770291

For generations, technical market analysts have relied on the Wyckoff method for understanding price/volume interactions--a breakthrough technique created by Richard D. Wyckoff, one of the most influential traders in stock market history. More recently, many technical analysts have also applied the Lowry Analysis, an exceptionally powerful approach to understanding the forces of supply and demand that are the starting point for all macro-analysis. Now, for the first time, two leaders at Lowry Research discuss how to combine these methods. Drawing on more than 45 years of experience as technical analysts, Richard A. Dickson and Tracy Knudsen introduce a uniquely powerful, objective, and quantifiable approach to applying traditional price/volume analysis. By understanding their techniques, investors can gain insights unavailable through other technical methodologies, and uncover subtle indications of emerging trend shifts before other methods can reveal them. Dickson and Knudsen explain each concept clearly and simply, presenting realistic examples. Mastering Market Timing is accessible to a wide range of investors and traders, including those without extensive technical analysis experience or high-level mathematical training.

Fire Your Stock Analyst!

Fire Your Stock Analyst!
Author: Harry Domash
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2009
Genre: Investment analysis
ISBN: 9781282430365

The #1 Guide to Do-It-Yourself Stock Analysis- Now Fully Updated with Powerful New Shortcuts! "Harry's book is among my most recommended readings because it provides a step-by-step process that enables any investor to analyze potential investment opportunities and ultimately become a much better investor."--Charles E. Kirk, The Kirk Report "This is a thoughtful book that will stir the imagination and whet the appetite of anyone considering investing in stocks. It will serve as a foundation for lifelong education in how to improve your wealth." - Victor Niederhoffer, Chief Speculator, Manchester Investments, and author of the best-selling Education of a Speculator "This book is sensible, balances risks with rewards, has a lot of real-world practical examples carefully worked out, and a lot of tangible parameters. This is the book I wish I had time to write." - David Edwards, President, Heron Capital Management, Inc. "Fire Your Stock Analyst! grabbed my attention early and held it to the very end. This is a good book if you are interested in being your own stock guru or just getting started in common stock investment analysis." - Nicholas D. Gerber, Portfolio Manager, Ameristock Funds "A refreshing antidote to run-of-the-mill investing 'how-tos.' The net result is an insightful and useful treatise on investing that works for both growth and value plays." - Charles Mulford, Invesco Chair and Professor of Accounting, Georgia Institute of Technology, and coauthor of The Financial Numbers Game: Detecting Creative Accounting Practices "Fire Your Stock Analyst! offers honest and up-to-the minute advice and guidance on the investment-research process. Domash offers up a great combination of textbook knowledge backed by real-world examples." - Richard H. Driehaus, Driehaus Capital Management, Inc. "Fire Your Stock Analyst! provides well-thought-out, sensible, step-by-step strategies for analyzing stocks, including when to sell. These analytical methods, used by pros though rarely explained to individual investors, will help you improve your results in the market right away." - Jon D. Markman, Senior Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager, Pinnacle Investment Advisors.

Institutional Investors, Analysts' Recommendations, Annual Reports, Textual Analysis and Stock Returns

Institutional Investors, Analysts' Recommendations, Annual Reports, Textual Analysis and Stock Returns
Author: Andreas Chouliaras
Publisher:
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2015
Genre:
ISBN:

I analyze 18510 SEC EDGAR Form 10-K (annual reports), for NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX (NYSE MKT) stocks, along with 176565 SEC EDGAR Form 13-F (quarterly reports of institutional investors holdings), and analysts' recommendations, from 2001 until 2015. I find that (i) 10-K pessimism negatively affects stock holdings after the filing, (ii) institutions do not appear to have forecasting power as to how pessimistic the annual report will be, as they do not adjust their holdings in the pessimistic stocks before the 10-K filing takes place, (iii) an increase in the number of institutional investors that hold a stock leads to an increase in stock prices after the 10-K filing (iv) institutions increase their positions in stocks that had positive returns one (1) to twelve (12) months before the 10-K filing (v) analysts' recommendations are affected by 10-K pessimism three (3) to nine (9) months after the 10-K filing, (vi) contrary to the cross-section of institutional investors, analysts do appear to have some forecasting power over how pessimistic the annual report will be, a few months before the 10-K filing month.

The Super Analysts

The Super Analysts
Author: Andrew Leeming
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2000-10-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The Super Analysts Conversations with the World's Leading Stock Market Investors and Analysts The Super Analysts covers the full spectrum of the world's equities markets and includes interviews with fund managers and analysts from around the globe. This is a book dedicated to understanding how some of the world's top professionals approach the challenge of making money out of stocks, their methods and philosophies. "In Buddhism, sitting at the feet of the master is well understood as the most effective way to learn. Investment professionals have no such mantra and it is unusual for the "stars" to share their experiences and approaches. In this book, Andrew Leeming has interviewed the world's leading investors and analysts to understand how they managed to achieve great success. With the spread of publicly available information-in particular via the Internet-adding value, interpreting and utilising this information is critical in the investment process. These interviews allow the reader to benefit from the experiences of experts and will act as a guide which is as effective as sitting at their feet. This book is insightful and an essential read for all interested in investing." - David Robins Chairman & CEO ING Barings "Andrew Leeming has put together a series of great in-depth interviews with a wide gamut of investors that pose intelligent questions and get intelligent answers. It's a great and easy read for anyone seriously interested in how stock market professionals work day in and day out." - Rob Ferguson Chairman BT Funds Management "In this day of all-star research teams, when short-term performance is sometimes carried to irrational extremes, it's refreshing to hear that some of the best stock-pickers think success boils down to such fundamental issues as discipline, a healthy dose of skepticism.and humility! If you're thinking of a career in financial services, a manager trying to deal with the market's insatiable appetite for information, or, just an average investor, there's a gold mine of common sense in these insightful interviews." - John T. Olds Vice-Chairman and CEO DBS Group Holdings Ltd

All About Market Timing

All About Market Timing
Author: Leslie Masonson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2003-09-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071413312

Shell-shocked investors have lost patience with the traditional buy-and-hold approach to investing. All About Market Timing arms investors with simple, easy-to-use timing techniques that they can use to enter rising markets, exit (or go short) falling markets, and make consistent profits in both market environments while protecting against catastrophic losses. Compelling arguments demonstrate the superiority of basic timing over buy-and-hold, while step-by-step instructions show how uncomplicated timing can be. Specific investment vehicles are recommended that fit well into most timing strategies. Investors who want to time the market using their own strategies are provided with information on available software and Web sites. And those investors who are looking for advisors to help them are provided with unbiased rating services to help them select the advisor that is best for them.

How can I get started Investing in the Stock Market

How can I get started Investing in the Stock Market
Author: Lokesh Badolia
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2016-10-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

This book is well-researched by the author, in which he has shared the experience and knowledge of some very much experienced and renowned entities from stock market. We want that everybody should have the knowledge regarding the different aspects of stock market, which would encourage people to invest and earn without any fear. This book is just a step forward toward the knowledge of market.

The Handbook of Equity Market Anomalies

The Handbook of Equity Market Anomalies
Author: Leonard Zacks
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2011-08-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118127765

Investment pioneer Len Zacks presents the latest academic research on how to beat the market using equity anomalies The Handbook of Equity Market Anomalies organizes and summarizes research carried out by hundreds of finance and accounting professors over the last twenty years to identify and measure equity market inefficiencies and provides self-directed individual investors with a framework for incorporating the results of this research into their own investment processes. Edited by Len Zacks, CEO of Zacks Investment Research, and written by leading professors who have performed groundbreaking research on specific anomalies, this book succinctly summarizes the most important anomalies that savvy investors have used for decades to beat the market. Some of the anomalies addressed include the accrual anomaly, net stock anomalies, fundamental anomalies, estimate revisions, changes in and levels of broker recommendations, earnings-per-share surprises, insider trading, price momentum and technical analysis, value and size anomalies, and several seasonal anomalies. This reliable resource also provides insights on how to best use the various anomalies in both market neutral and in long investor portfolios. A treasure trove of investment research and wisdom, the book will save you literally thousands of hours by distilling the essence of twenty years of academic research into eleven clear chapters and providing the framework and conviction to develop market-beating strategies. Strips the academic jargon from the research and highlights the actual returns generated by the anomalies, and documented in the academic literature Provides a theoretical framework within which to understand the concepts of risk adjusted returns and market inefficiencies Anomalies are selected by Len Zacks, a pioneer in the field of investing As the founder of Zacks Investment Research, Len Zacks pioneered the concept of the earnings-per-share surprise in 1982 and developed the Zacks Rank, one of the first anomaly-based stock selection tools. Today, his firm manages U.S. equities for individual and institutional investors and provides investment software and investment data to all types of investors. Now, with his new book, he shows you what it takes to build a quant process to outperform an index based on academically documented market inefficiencies and anomalies.