Questions, answered straight
How the engine works, how risk is handled, and what you can expect from each daily report.
What exactly do I get each day?+
One high-conviction bullish stock to buy shares of, with a confidence score and the full 13-signal breakdown, an entry price and a ~10-trading-day (about two-week) hold plan, a sell plan with share-price targets and a protective stop, and a leaderboard of every other candidate you can expand.
What is Ask Stella?+
Ask Stella is an agentic AI assistant built into the dashboard. Ask it about any ticker, sector, options setup, or strategy and it pulls the live 13-signal score, market data, options analytics, company profile, and risk flags in parallel, then streams a structured, honest answer. It uses probabilistic language, separates known data from interpretation, always includes the downside, and tells you when data is missing or stale instead of guessing. It is educational market analysis, not personalized financial advice.
Do you cover options as well as shares?+
Yes. The Options Call Pick independently selects the best high-conviction bullish name to buy a single long call on, alongside the Shares Pick. It ranks the same validated 13-signal selection but picks the name best suited to premium buying - usually the same name as the Shares Pick, sometimes a different name when the top shares name is too volatile for a call. It shows a real, tradable strike, the option's live (delayed) market price next to the pick-time price, and a calculator to set your own profit target and capital at risk. Stratus Reports add a stacked-EMA 'cloud' trend scan scored 0-6, now with concrete exit levels and a live (delayed) price overlay. Options involve additional risk, including the total loss of premium.
Where does the data come from?+
Nine live providers: Polygon (prices, options, news), Unusual Whales (options flow), Quiver (insider, congress, 13F, WSB, off-exchange), Financial Modeling Prep (earnings, analysts), FRED (VIX/macro), StockTwits (social), SEC EDGAR (filings), plus Resend for delivery and Anthropic for the AI rationale. Options order flow is one of the thirteen input signals, and StrikeIntel expresses the resulting bullish read as both an Options Call Pick and a Shares Pick.
Does StrikeIntel tell me exactly what to buy?+
It names one specific stock to buy shares of, with an entry price and a full exit plan - but it is research intelligence, not personalized advice. You review the evidence and make your own decision.
Will it ever say there is no trade?+
Yes, and that is by design. If no candidate clears the confidence gate, the report returns 'No high-quality trade today.' Cash is treated as a valid position.
How is AI used - does it pick the trades?+
No. The ranking, direction, pick, and exit are all deterministic math. The AI layer only writes the plain-English rationale and can suggest a refinement; it never overrides the engine.
How does it decide when to sell?+
Each pick ships with conservative/central/aggressive share-price targets and a protective stop. Open positions are then monitored against live rules - the share-price target, the protective stop, or a time-based exit at ~20 trading days - and you are alerted when one triggers.
Is the core strategy long-only shares? What are the risks?+
Yes - the core daily strategy names one bullish stock to buy shares of and hold for roughly 20 trading days (about four weeks), with a protective stop as risk guidance. It never recommends puts or short positions. The optional Options Call Pick expresses that same bullish read as a single long call for traders who want it - clearly labeled, with its own risk. As a long-biased strategy it can have meaningful drawdowns, options can lose their entire premium, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
Is the strategy backtested?+
Yes. The identical live strategy is replayed across years of actual share prices, and the win rate, return, CAGR, and drawdown are surfaced as a track record. Backtest results are point-in-time with no look-ahead and are not a guarantee of future results.
Can I review past performance?+
Yes. Every report is archived so you can review prior calls and the model's track record over time.
Stella is an AI research agent that uses real-time and historical market feed data to score securities and publish daily scores and illustrative outcomes. This is not investment advice. Stella is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, or certified financial planner. The top-scoring idea on any day can and often will lose money. Past performance, backtests, and simulated P/L do not guarantee future results. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions; seek advice from a properly licensed professional. By using StrikeIntel you agree that StrikeIntel and its operators have no liability for trading losses or decisions made from this information.