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# For Stock Pickers

> Catalysts, risks, and opportunity analysis for active investors

## For investors who do their homework

You're not just buying the index - you're researching individual companies, looking for opportunities, and managing your positions actively. You want to know about catalysts before they happen, understand the risks in your positions, and catch opportunities when they arise.

Tendrill is your research assistant on speed dial.

<Info>
  **An edge in your pocket.** Get earnings previews, breaking news, and deep analysis texted to you - so you can act on opportunities while others are still searching.
</Info>

## How Tendrill helps stock pickers

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  <Card title="Catalyst tracking" icon="calendar-star">
    Know about earnings, FDA decisions, and events before they happen
  </Card>

  <Card title="Risk identification" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    Understand what could go wrong with each position
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deep research" icon="magnifying-glass-chart">
    Ask complex questions about fundamentals, technicals, and sentiment
  </Card>

  <Card title="Opportunity alerts" icon="lightbulb">
    Get notified when stocks you're watching make significant moves
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Recommended setup for stock pickers

### Step 1: Enable comprehensive alerts

```
You: I want to know about everything happening with my stocks

Tendrill: ✅ Comprehensive monitoring enabled!

For each of your 15 holdings, you'll receive:
• Pre-earnings preview (3 days before)
• Post-earnings analysis (within minutes)
• Price moves of 3%+ intraday
• All material news and analyst changes
• Insider trading activity
• Options unusual activity (when notable)

Expect 2-5 alerts per day during earnings season.
```

### Step 2: Set up a watchlist

```
You: Watch PLTR, SNOW, and CRWD for me

Tendrill: ✅ Watchlist updated!

Now monitoring (in addition to your holdings):
• PLTR - Palantir Technologies
• SNOW - Snowflake
• CRWD - CrowdStrike

You'll get the same alerts for these as your owned positions.
Text "stop watching PLTR" anytime to remove.
```

### Step 3: Schedule earnings briefings

```
You: Brief me on every earnings 2 days before

Tendrill: ✅ Earnings preview schedule set!

Two days before any holding (or watched stock) reports,
you'll receive:
• Analyst expectations (EPS, revenue)
• Key metrics to watch
• Historical earnings reactions
• Options implied move
• Your position size and exposure
```

## Stock picker conversations

### Pre-earnings analysis

```
You: Tell me everything about NVDA's upcoming earnings

Tendrill: 📊 NVDA Earnings Preview (reporting Nov 20)

Expectations:
• EPS: $0.74 (vs $0.40 last year) +85%
• Revenue: $32.5B (vs $18.1B last year) +80%
• Data Center: $28B expected (the key metric)

What Wall Street is watching:
1. Data center demand sustainability
2. China export impact from new restrictions
3. Blackwell chip production ramp
4. Gross margin trajectory

Historical earnings reactions:
• Last 4 quarters: +8%, +14%, -3%, +24%
• Average move: ±10%
• Options implying: ±8.5% this time

Your position:
• 50 shares worth $44,500 (34% of portfolio)
• At implied move, you're looking at ±$3,780

Sentiment:
• 42 analysts: 38 Buy, 4 Hold, 0 Sell
• Average price target: $1,050 (vs $890 current)

The risk: Any weakness in data center growth or 
margin compression could trigger sharp selling.

Want me to explain any metric in detail?
```

### Risk assessment

```
You: What are the biggest risks in my portfolio?

Tendrill: 🔍 Portfolio Risk Assessment

CONCENTRATION RISK (High):
• NVDA is 34% of your portfolio
• Your top 3 stocks = 62% of assets
• Tech overall = 75% exposure

If NVDA dropped 20%, your portfolio would drop 6.8%

SINGLE-STOCK RISKS:

NVDA (34% of portfolio):
• Valuation: P/E of 65x prices in a lot of growth
• Competition: AMD, Intel, custom chips emerging
• Geopolitical: China export restrictions

TSLA (8% of portfolio):
• Margin pressure from price cuts
• Execution risk on Cybertruck, Semi
• Musk distraction risk

PLTR (6% of portfolio):
• Customer concentration (government heavy)
• Stock-based compensation dilution
• Profitability sustainability

MACRO RISKS:
• Rising rates hurt growth stocks (your focus)
• 75% tech means you're correlated to Nasdaq
• Limited international diversification

RECOMMENDATIONS (not advice):
• Consider position sizing on NVDA
• You have no bond or defensive exposure
• Sector diversification could reduce volatility

Want me to dig deeper into any of these?
```

### Comparative analysis

```
You: Compare CRWD vs PANW vs S

Tendrill: 📊 Cybersecurity Showdown

| Metric | CRWD | PANW | S (SentinelOne) |
|--------|------|------|-----------------|
| Market Cap | $80B | $120B | $8B |
| Revenue Growth | 35% | 25% | 40% |
| Gross Margin | 75% | 74% | 70% |
| FCF Margin | 30% | 38% | 5% |
| P/S Ratio | 22x | 15x | 10x |
| Net Retention | 120% | 115% | 115% |

CRWD (CrowdStrike):
✅ Best-in-class endpoint security
✅ Strong brand after competitors' breaches
⚠️ Premium valuation
⚠️ July outage still fresh in memory

PANW (Palo Alto):
✅ Most comprehensive platform
✅ Best free cash flow generation
✅ More reasonable valuation
⚠️ Slower growth vs peers

S (SentinelOne):
✅ Fastest growth
✅ Cheapest on P/S
⚠️ Not yet profitable
⚠️ Smallest, most execution risk

My take:
• CRWD for quality at a premium
• PANW for value + profitability
• S for highest growth/risk

Which factors matter most to you?
```

### Catalyst calendar

```
You: What catalysts are coming up for my stocks?

Tendrill: 📅 Your Catalyst Calendar (Next 30 Days)

EARNINGS:
• Nov 12: HD (Home Depot) - before market
• Nov 18: NVDA - after market ⭐ (your largest)
• Nov 19: TGT (Target) - before market
• Nov 21: GAP - after market

ECONOMIC:
• Nov 14: CPI inflation report
• Nov 15: Retail sales data
• Nov 29: PCE inflation (Fed's preferred)
• Dec 18: Fed rate decision

COMPANY-SPECIFIC:
• AAPL: Likely iPhone sales data mid-month
• TSLA: Cybertruck production updates expected
• NVDA: Blackwell availability commentary

EX-DIVIDEND DATES:
• Nov 8: AAPL ($0.24/share)
• Nov 15: MSFT ($0.75/share)

I'll remind you 1-2 days before each event.
```

## Advanced research queries

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Fundamental analysis" icon="calculator">
    * "What's NVDA's free cash flow trend?"
    * "How does AAPL's margin compare to peers?"
    * "Show me MSFT's revenue breakdown by segment"
    * "What's the debt situation at \[company]?"
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Valuation questions" icon="tag">
    * "Is TSLA expensive vs historical P/E?"
    * "What's GOOGL worth based on earnings?"
    * "Compare valuations across my tech holdings"
    * "What growth rate is priced into \[stock]?"
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Technical insights" icon="chart-line">
    * "Is AAPL near any support levels?"
    * "What's the options activity on NVDA?"
    * "Any unusual volume in my holdings today?"
    * "Which of my stocks are near 52-week highs?"
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Sentiment and positioning" icon="users">
    * "What are hedge funds doing with TSLA?"
    * "Any insider buying in my portfolio?"
    * "Short interest on PLTR?"
    * "What's the Reddit sentiment on \[stock]?"
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Stock picker alert types

| Alert Type          | What It Includes                                         |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Earnings alerts** | Preview, results, guidance analysis, position impact     |
| **Price alerts**    | Custom levels, support/resistance breaks, unusual moves  |
| **News alerts**     | Product launches, legal issues, M\&A, management changes |
| **Analyst alerts**  | Upgrades, downgrades, target changes, initiation         |
| **Insider alerts**  | Executive buys/sells, 13F filings from notable investors |
| **Options alerts**  | Unusual activity, large block trades, sentiment shifts   |

## FAQ for stock pickers

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can Tendrill tell me what to buy?">
    No - we provide research and analysis, not recommendations. You're the stock picker; we give you the information to make better decisions.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How fast are earnings alerts?">
    Earnings analysis is typically sent within minutes of the report being released, often before the conference call begins.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I get options flow data?">
    Tendrill highlights unusual options activity when it's significant. For real-time options flow, specialized platforms may be more comprehensive.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Set up watchlist" icon="eye" href="/features/smart-alerts">
    Add stocks you're researching to your watchlist
  </Card>

  <Card title="Earnings calendar" icon="calendar" href="/features/proactive-alerts">
    Never miss an earnings report
  </Card>
</CardGroup>