Use Cases
Under the Hood of a Macro Data Hackathon
On Thursday, April 15th, 2021 we held a workshop deep-dive following the success of our February Hackathon event in February where teams of data hackers competed against each other using a mix of datasets provided by Eagle Alpha data partners.
A Comparison of Major Consumer Transaction Vendors for Merchant Analysis
This report highlights the major US and European consumer transaction, merchant-level data vendors. The report provides important details such as data sources, panel information, history, comments on any biases in the data, coverage, and guidelines on pricing.
DocuSign: Consumer Panel Data Used to Predict Results
Hatched Analytics uses data from opt-in panelists to predict company revenue and KPIs. For DocuSign, a prediction was provided for subscription revenue that has proven to be accurate and better than consensus forecasts.
ESG Insights from Eagle Alpha's March Virtual Conference
On Tuesday, March 11th and 12th, 2021, we held our Next Level Data Conference. As part of this, explored the topic of ESG through 3 sessions.
Data for ESG Investing
In this report we provide an overview of ESG data for the buyside, covering both traditional scoring providers such as MSCI and Sustainalytics as well as alternative data sources such as web data, satellite data, and patent data.
I know what you bought at Chipotle
This article is about algorithms using consumer transaction data.
Alt Data for Tech Hardware & Equipment
This case study deck outlines alternative datasets that can be used by investors to monitor the technology hardware and equipment markets.
Alternative Data Trends and Themes 2021
In this report, we summarize the major developments in the alternative data industry in 2020 based on Eagle Alpha’s proprietary data and insights. Many of these trends and themes will have relevance into 2021 and beyond.
Popular Datasets in China
In this paper Jianming Sun, Data Sourcing & Partnerships for Eagle Alpha outlines the most popular datasets for China. The datasets that are explored are listed below.