What is a fundamental signal?
A fundamental signal is a scored event tied to a company’s reported financials — a metric or change drawn from filings such as 10-K and 10-Q reports rather than from price action.
Improving fundamentals lean bullish and deteriorating fundamentals lean bearish. Fundamentals move slowly and are reported on a lag, so these are structural, slower signals best combined with faster news and filing signals for timing.
Grounded in the financials
Fundamental signals draw on the numbers companies report to the SEC — the balance-sheet, income-statement, and cash-flow data in their periodic filings. They describe the business underneath the ticker, not the market’s short-term mood.
Slow by nature
Financials are reported quarterly and annually, on a delay. A fundamental signal is therefore a slow-moving, structural read — useful for conviction and context, and best paired with faster signals when timing matters.
Recent examples
Live fundamental signals from the platform, newest first. Each links to the company.
| Asset | Direction | Strength | What happened | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRUS KURA SUSHI USA INC | very bullish | 68 | KRUS (Q3 2026, net income): turned profitable (-$1.71M → $423.00K). [sequential period basis, very bullish signal] | 2026-07-07 |
| KRUS KURA SUSHI USA INC | very bullish | 76 | KRUS (Q3 2026, operating income): grew 98.2% (-$2.23M → -$39.00K). [sequential period basis, very bullish signal] | 2026-07-07 |
| KRUS KURA SUSHI USA INC | very bullish | 64 | KRUS (Q3 2026, diluted eps): EPS turned positive ($-0.14 → $0.03). [sequential period basis, very bullish signal] | 2026-07-07 |
| PRPH ProPhase Labs Inc | very bearish | 76 | PRPH (Q1 2026, diluted eps): EPS declined 168.8% ($-0.16 → $-0.43). [sequential period basis, very bearish signal] | 2026-07-07 |
| PRPH ProPhase Labs Inc | very bullish | 76 | PRPH (Q1 2026, operating income): grew 45.3% (-$4.76M → -$2.60M). [sequential period basis, very bullish signal] | 2026-07-07 |
| SAR SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP | very bearish | 68 | SAR (Q1 2026, net income): swung to a loss ($36.60M → -$6.90M). [sequential period basis, very bearish signal] | 2026-07-07 |
See these in context in the daily market digest . Market context, not advice.
Frequently asked
- How often do fundamental signals update?
- On the company’s reporting cadence — quarterly (10-Q) and annually (10-K), plus any restatements. Between reports, the fundamental picture is static.
- Why pair fundamentals with other signals?
- Because fundamentals tell you what a business is worth, not when the market will agree. Combining them with news, volume, and filing signals adds the timing that fundamentals alone lack.
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