In March 2018 Eagle Alpha highlighted lack of consumer interest in the launch of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 handset using data from its Web Queries tool and Google Trends.
The UK government published a new Data Ethics Framework to set principles for how data should be used in the public sector.
The purpose of this meeting held on June 27th, 2018 was to kick off the project of developing a metadata schema for both data buyers and vendors.
On May 31st 2018, we organized our second Data Showcase event in NYC for asset managers and data vendors. Over 530 1-on-1s took place and our three buyside panels along with our expert panel provided excellent insights into the alternative data space.
This data can provide an insight into long-term trends, as well as the most recent trading performance, and is based on metrics such as average selling price (ASP) and share of “bestselling” products in a category, as ranked by the website provider.
The article notes that these investors will leverage alternative data in ways that are materially different than how money managers, whether buy & hold strategies or long/short strategies, are leveraging alternative data.
Eagle Alpha correctly predicted TJX results using consumer transaction and online search data.
On May 30th 2018, we organized our first in-person Data Forum conference for buyside firms to discuss important alternative data topics with peers.
With these insights, analysts can benchmark performance against competitors, reveal competitors' online strategies, discover new opportunities, identify emerging trends and understand consumer intent and journey.
The growth of technology-influenced investing that utilizes algorithms and other quantitative methods has led to a mismatch between the skills of traditional investors and the tasks they are now required to carry out.
On May 15th, 2018, Eagle Alpha organized an online meeting attended by twenty-one asset management firms to discuss the topic of testing alternative datasets for quality.
The vendor tracks every company operating in the U.S. and their locations, accounting for over 95% of U.S. employment.
