Vol. I · No. 1
In Plain Sight

ELITE COMPOUNDERS + REGIME ALPHAS

 

Systematic equity intelligence for alpha hidden in plain sight

In Plain Sight is a modular probabilistic ranking framework that produces model-ranked lists of securities using publicly available market, financial, and relative-strength data. The framework separates durable structural participation quality from tactical alpha opportunity and special-situation/regime behavior. It is designed for reproducibility, point-in-time integrity, conservative calibration, and testability against simpler baselines

IPS Investment Philosophy

IPS is built on a simple investment philosophy: durable performance comes from separating business quality from market setup. We seek companies with strong structural characteristics—consistent SPY-relative participation, resilient fundamentals, high-quality cash flows, and sound balance sheets—while also respecting tactical conditions such as valuation, relative strength, estimate revisions, and market regime. The goal is not to predict exact prices or chase narratives, but to estimate the probability of how a security may perform relative to SPY over the next 12 months using a disciplined, transparent, and conservative framework. IPS favors repeatable evidence over opinions, applies risk gates before ranking candidates, and clearly distinguishes long-term compounders from shorter-term regime opportunities.

Long-Run Comparison · 2000 – Present

Equal-weight monthly total return, rebased to 100 at each basket's first available month. Log scale.

Important Disclaimer: In Plain Sight is an educational research publication. It does not provide personalized investment, financial, legal, or tax advice. Model rankings, watchlists, and performance tables are not recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any security. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Past performance and backtested results do not guarantee future results.

IPS, its owner, contributors, or affiliates may hold positions in securities discussed on this site and may buy or sell such securities without notice. Readers should assume potential conflicts of interest may exist. IPS does not receive compensation from the companies discussed unless expressly disclosed. IPS content is not tailored to any individual reader. IPS does not know your investment objectives, risk tolerance, income, net worth, tax situation, investment horizon, or portfolio concentration.

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