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How to read a research call
Beginner · 4 min read
A proper research call has more than a name and an arrow. Each part answers a question you should ask before acting on it:
| Part | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| Instrument & side | What exactly, and buy or sell? |
| Entry range | At what price does the idea make sense — and above or below which it no longer does? |
| Stop-loss | Where is the idea proven wrong? |
| Target | Where is the expected move complete? |
| Horizon | Intraday, days or weeks — how long it should take. |
| Rationale | Why — in words you can check against the chart or the numbers. |
| Risks | What would make it fail. |
| Disclosures | Does the analyst hold it? Did an algorithm help produce it? |
Then do your own sizing
The same call can be right for one account and reckless for another. Size it from the stop-loss and your own capital — the position size calculator does this — and skip it if even the smallest size risks more than your limit.
Check the record, not the claims
A call is worth more when it is published before the move, never edited afterwards, and closed on the record whether it won or lost. That is how Kestrel keeps its ideas.
Education only, with illustrative numbers. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks.