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Plain-English guides to the concepts bips·ai's analyses are built from. Each one stands on its own, cites primary sources where they exist, and is written to be useful whether or not you ever open the app.

What is a bull case and a bear case?

The two-sided thesis at the heart of serious stock research: how each case is built, what makes a thesis falsifiable, and why one-sided research invites confirmation bias.

How to read SEC Form 4 insider filings

Who counts as an insider, the 2-business-day filing deadline, the transaction codes that separate conviction trades from compensation mechanics, and what insider buying can and cannot tell you.

What are forward analyst estimates?

Consensus revenue and EPS forecasts, why the estimate range matters as much as the average, and why the direction of revisions often says more than the level.

What is news sentiment analysis for stocks?

How story tone is classified, why press releases need separate treatment from third-party coverage, and why multi-day windows beat one-day sentiment reads.

10-K vs 10-Q: what is the difference?

The SEC's audited annual report versus the unaudited quarterly one: what each contains, the filing deadlines by company size, and the sections worth reading first.

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