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It's almost like the research side and the trading side of a big firm can have different views?

• givemeethekeys 4y ago
  If I read, "John Do from Goldman downgrades stock X", then I'd say, "okay, let's see if J is any good". If I read, "Goldman says stock x is trash", then I'd judge the company as a whole. Almost all these articles give the company much more weight than the analyst, which to me sounds like, while the Analyst may have done the research, the announcement is from the company.
  • octodog 4y ago
    So what's your point here exactly? It sounds like you've already figured out that media companies refer to 'Goldman' when they are quoting research analysts and that doesn't mean anything more than that.
• ShivShankaran 4y ago
  It's almost like the trading wants the research side to help them make a profit? Almost 100% of the news that comes from these market makers are absolute trash. SeekingAlpha ran a "buy shopify" articles 24/7 in Jan-Mar and even in April, May while the stock price went from $1300 to around $300. I always wonder why these garbage sites are not regulated for misleading investors then I realize that the fed is trying to mop up liquidity to rein in inflation.
  • seanhunter 4y ago
    Noone from trading takes the research side seriously and in any case, the research side is independent from trading and has their own view. Trading can't even read the research before it gets published let alone influence it. If you're interested in investing of course you should do your own research and definitely not pay the slightest bit of attention to any kind of opinion coming out of anyone else. I always took the view that everyone publishing research is looking after their own interests and if I want any sort of edge I need to put in the work for myself.