The Investing Playbook Vol. 2
A systematic guide to top-ranked ideas across global markets
The Bastion Strategy Playbook delivers stock rankings across 9 fundamental strategies, over 30 interactive dashboards, and fresh weekly data. Its goal is to help generate investment ideas and provide deeper insight into market trends. The Playbook is designed for both professional analysts and private investors.
Strategies Covered
๐ GEAR+ โ multi-factor model (Growth, Quality, Value, Momentum, Antifragility)
๐ Growth โ revenue and earnings leaders
๐ฅ Quality โ highly profitable, resilient businesses
๐ฐ Value โ low-multiple stocks with strong free cash flow
๐ Momentum โ the hottest market ideas right now
๐ก Antifragility โ low-volatility, stress-resistant companies
๐ฅ๐ Quality + Growth โ efficient businesses with fast growth
๐ฐ๐ Value + Momentum โ low-multiple stocks gaining increasing market interest
๐๐ Growth + Momentum โ dynamic stocks for trend-following strategies
Each strategy is built on 7 key metrics. Every metric receives a score from 1 to 10 with an assigned weight, and the final composite score shows how well a stock fits the strategyโs style.
This report includes dashboards of the top 20 ranked leaders across 9 strategies in the S&P 500 and US Midcaps.
You can explore full stock rankings by strategy in the Excel file ๐ Strategy Playbook in the Bastion Terminal. To view rankings for individual companies, use ๐ Stock Dashboards.
Terminal โ Updated on August 25, 2025.
The Bastion Terminal is a set of Excel-based tools that I use for stock analysis and generating investment ideas.
There, you can filter by region, country, or sector and view rankings beyond the top 100. The Bastion universe currently covers about 3,500 companies worldwide.
๐ก Next: Explore the current leaders for each strategy.
1. ๐ GEAR+: 5 Factor Strategy
1.1 ๐บ๐ธ๐ผ S&P 500: Top-Rated GEAR+ Strategy Stocks
Key Statistics
1.2 ๐บ๐ธ๐ช US MidCaps: Top-Rated GEAR+ Strategy Stocks
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