When investors search for new trade ideas or potential breakout stocks, only a handful of indicators tend to stand out beyond the typical technical patterns. One of the most valuable comes not from price charts, but from the research and positioning of experienced market participants with the insight and track record to spot real opportunities.
[content-module:CompanyOverview|NYSE:WM]By tracking recent Wall Street analyst activity, particularly when it comes to ratings boosts, investors can somewhat steal the homework that has already been done by these analysts, leading them to their conclusions. However, stealing the homework doesn’t just mean buying what analysts are boosting and selling what they are downgrading; rather, it means attempting to reverse-engineer what might have driven the underlying decision.
