Stock Picking Service
At Stock Market Guides, we offer a stock picking service where every pick we make is based on a trade setup that has a quantitative backtested edge.
We don’t shoot from the hip with our stock picks here. We rely exclusively on the data. So if you get a stock pick from us, it’s because that stock has a trade opportunity that has a track record of success in backtests.
What that means is that we’ve identified these windows of time with each stock where, according to history, the odds might be in your favor to make profit by owning it. Each time we see one of these opportunities, we send you a trade alert and post it to our website.
Stock Trade Alerts
Here’s an example of what one of our stock trade alerts looks like.

(sample trade alert)
You can see that our stock trade alert reflects a specific trading strategy and time frame. It also shows how that strategy has performed historically according to backtests, both in terms of wins, losses, and return on investment.
We feel that if we’re going to try to offer the best stock alerts possible, they need to be easy to follow, have a track record of success, and be transparent. Our stock picks are intended to reflect those qualities.

(sample trade alert)
Performance of Stock Picks
We’re well qualified to do statistical research on historical stock performance. We have years of experience doing stock market research and use a rigorous statistical process for testing each swing trading strategy we feature.
Here are the stock picking services we offer, and their respective performances in backtests:
Pre-Market Stock Picks:
Backtest ResultsThis is how our stock picks for this service performed in backtests. When we run a backtest, what we’re doing is taking a given trade strategy and looking back at history to see how it may have performed in the past.
Wins
95,041
Losses
62,451
72.0%
Market Hours Stock Picks:
Backtest ResultsThis is how our stock picks for this service performed in backtests. When we run a backtest, what we’re doing is taking a given trade strategy and looking back at history to see how it may have performed in the past.
Wins
73,927
Losses
45,953
89.1%
Please note that this performance information is not based on live trades, but on backtests, which have important limitations.
Trading stocks involves risk, even when trade setups have a strong history of profitability. You can dial your risk down or up by adjusting your position sizing or the number of trades you take.
The more risk that’s taken, the higher the potential for drawdowns. You can also start out by paper trading stocks to get a feel for the trades before putting real money at risk.
Join TodayStock Picking Service Choices
Here is a table that breaks down the difference between each stock trading service we offer:
Pre-Market Stock Picks | Market Hours Stock Picks | |
---|---|---|
Time of Alerts | Before Market Opens | During Market Hours |
Security Type | Stocks | Stocks |
Alert Format | Email or Text | |
Price | $49/month | $49/month |
Backtested Return* | 72% | 89% |
Avg. Picks per Day** | 10 | 4 |
*This is the average annualized return of our picks in backtests.
**Pick counts vary by day and can be zero some days.
Stock Picks That Are Easy to Follow

Trade alerts for our Pre-Market Stock Picks are sent by email before the market opens. Trade alerts for our Market Hours Stock Picks are sent in real time by either text or email, depending on your preference.
The alerts can be very convenient for people who have limited time and only want to spend minutes per day following stock picks.
Our stock picks are only for buying stocks, not shorting them. From all the research we’ve done, we’ve never found a long-term mechanical edge to shorting stocks. So that makes things simple as far as following the stock picks.
Many Types of Stock Picks
At Stock Market Guides, we offer a wide variety of stock picks for you to consider. Here are some examples of ways the picks vary:
Trade Length
- We accommodate buy-and-hold investing (3 months to a year) and swing trading (3 days to a month).
Trade Type
- You can get stock picks for everything from pullback trades to earnings trades.
Share Cost
- You can filter stock picks by the price of the stock.
Many of the stock picks we feature are based on technical chart setups. They’re optimal for algorithmic stock picking approaches like the ones we feature with our service.
The quantity of stock picks we offer will fluctuate each day based on market conditions and on the filters you enable. In some weeks there might only be a handful. In other weeks there might be dozens.
The stocks we feature are typically for companies that have significant market capitalizations, which means they are normally for major, well-established companies.
Stock Trade Duration
Some stock traders might like to hold their positions for just a few days, while others might like to hold them for a few months or more. Some are in between. Our service accommodates them all. You can choose to get alerts for any of these investment durations.
Learn Stock Trading
If you don’t know exactly how to trade a stock, you can check out our free beginner’s guide for how to buy stocks.
Once you sign up for the service, you’ll also find tutorials that teach our stock picking strategies in detail so that you can learn to find these investing opportunities on your own if you want.
Our goal is to make sure you will have the tools to be able to successfully follow our stock picks no matter what your trading expertise level is. And if questions come up along the way, you can contact us any time and we’ll be ready to help.
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FAQs
I work full time. Can I still follow your stock picks?
Absolutely. One of the goals of this service is to cater to people who have limited time. We do all the research for you and put it at your fingertips. Our hope is that it only takes you minutes each day to see our stock picks and decide which ones you want to trade. This service might suit you well if you’re looking for on-the-go trading or can only trade during certain time windows each day.
What time of day do the stock picks get posted?
We have different services. Our Pre-Market Stock Picks service sends out alerts before the market opens each trading day. Our Market Hours Stock Picks service sends out alerts throughout the trading day between 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
How are alerts sent for your stock picks?
For our Pre-Market Stock Picks service, we send alerts by email. For our Market Hours Stock Picks, you choose between getting email alerts or text alerts to your phone. You can toggle your alerts setting at any time.
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