Most investors don’t struggle because they’re lazy.
They struggle because they’re making decisions without a framework.
They react to price.
They chase narratives.
They spend time on valuation models before they understand the business.
By the time they realize something is wrong, the mistake already happened.
Not because the stock moved against them — but because the thinking was flawed upstream.
The Problem I See Over and Over
People want certainty.
So they look for:
Tickers
Targets
Trades
Opinions
What they actually need is judgment.
Judgment is what tells you:
When not to buy
When to walk away
When price is noise
When a business is breaking
You don’t get that from alerts or hot takes.
You get it from understanding how businesses work — and how markets misprice them.
What This Series Is (And Isn’t)
This series is not:
A stock-picking service
A signal feed
A macro commentary loop
It won’t tell you telling you what to buy tomorrow.
What it will do is show you how I evaluate businesses before the market does.
Slowly.
Deliberately.
With a bias toward saying no.
The Goal
The goal of this series is simple:
To help you make fewer bad decisions.
If you can avoid the obvious losers:
You don’t need to be right often
You don’t need perfect timing
You don’t need constant action
You just need repeatable thinking.
That’s what compounds.
How This Will Work
Each post will focus on one piece of the puzzle:
How opportunities actually form
What makes a business durable
Which metrics matter (and which don’t)
How to read financials without wasting hours
Why incentives and price action matter
Every post will stand on its own.
Together, they form a complete framework.
No rush.
No noise.
No filler.
Why I’m Publishing This Now
Because markets reward patience after they punish impulsivity.
Most mistakes happen long before a trade is placed.
This series is about fixing that part.
One Ask
If you’re looking for fast answers or constant trades, this probably isn’t for you.
If you want to build judgment you can reuse for years — you’ll get value from what follows.
The first post goes live shortly.
Read it slowly.
— Connor
Alpha Before It Prints
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