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Zacks Surprise Trader Catches
Positive Earnings Surprises
BEFORE They're Reported

You are invited to follow this portfolio's buys and sells in real time for the next 30 days.

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Prediction Rate for Positive Earnings Surprises Chart

After 8 years of analysis, backtesting, trial and error, Zacks researchers discovered a breakthrough: a method for detecting positive earnings surprises before they're reported with an unprecedented degree of certainty.

This system, in effect, removes "Positive Earnings Surprise" from the investment vocabulary. Because if you could know when a company will report earnings greater than analyst estimates, it wouldn't be a surprise at all.

Since June 2014, this method has correctly predicted earnings beats with unthinkable 80% accuracy.

The Surprise Trader portfolio allows investors to jump on these stocks before Wall Street can react to the positive surprises and drive up the prices.

Portfolio Features

  • Buy & Sell Alerts
    update you via email as soon as trades are added or removed from the portfolio.
  • Market Commentary
    briefs you on the latest developments and how they affect your trades.
  • Quick Start Guide
    includes important tips to help you get the most out of the service's portfolio.
  • Strategy Focus
    Profit from Earnings Beats
  • Average
    Holdings
    7 to 12 stocks
  • Average
    Holding Period
    1 to 2 weeks*
  • Trades
    Per Month
    5 to 7 trades**

*Could run longer to maximize profit potential. **During earnings season.

Average Return
+24.2% per year

Using Zacks Rank Profit Power

This service applies the timely predictive power of the Zacks Rank to buy and sell decisions. From January 1, 1988 to March 4, 2024 this proven system has more than doubled the S&P 500. The average gain has been +24.2% per year.

From $10,000 to More Than $25.2 Million

S&P 500 vs. Zacks #1 Rank List Hypothetical Return on 10K Investment: Jan 1, 1988 - Mar 4, 2024
$448,793 S&P 500
 
$25,210,022 Zacks #1
Rank List
The S&P 500 Index is owned and published by McGraw-Hill

Maybe +24.2% per year doesn't sound thrilling, but let's suppose you had invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 in 1988. Rebalancing monthly and not counting fees, you would have more than $400,000 today.

But if you had put that same $10,000 into the Zacks Rank system, it could have compounded to more than $25.2 million dollars.

The research breakthrough that powers Surprise Trader was accomplished by combining quantitative Zacks Rank data with two little-used metrics that detect only the most accurate earnings whispers.

Exploiting the Price Pops that Often Follow Earnings Beats

Surprise Trader Editor - David Bartosiak

David Bartosiak
Surprise Stock Strategist

After a company announces it has exceeded earnings estimates, its share price can climb several percentage points in a single trading session. Zacks short-term strategy expert David Bartosiak applies a proven formula that accurately identifies which companies are most likely to beat estimates and pop in price. This gives members the ability to buy stocks before the buying rushes that are likely to follow the announcement of the beat.

While not all picks can be winners, Surprise Trader was designed to identify those with the highest probability of success. That's how this portfolio has recently closed gains of¹:

  • +62.5% on Golar LNG in 8 weeks
  • +39.9% on Shake Shack in 12 weeks
  • +59.8% on International Seaways in 9 weeks
  • +19.7% on Herbalife in 14 days
  • +21.9% on Axos Financial in 12 days

Total Cost for 30-Day Access to Surprise Trader : $1


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Important: To maximize the benefits of this service, we must limit the number of members who have access to its quick-reaction buys and sells. The portfolio closes to new investors midnight Sunday.

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You'll be notified at least seven days before your trial ends. You can choose to:

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Are there money-back guarantees?

You are backed with two assurances. The first is a Guarantee of Satisfaction. You may cancel up to 90 days after your $1 trial is over and if the service has not exceeded your expectations, then your money will be refunded - including the $1 you paid for the trial.

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You gain real-time access to buys, sells, and market commentary from all of these private services:

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  • Large-Cap Trader Selected large-cap stocks offer greater resistance to volatility than small caps, and yet can fly under-the-radar with strong growth potential.
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