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title: "Stock Analysis Methodology — How We Score 35,000+ Stocks"
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# Stock Analysis Methodology — How We Score 35,000+ Stocks

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## Stock Analysis Methodology

How Stock Expert AI scores stocks: a 5-pillar MoonshotScore for U.S. stocks, a legacy 9-factor model for ETFs and OTC, multi-source validation, and a Quality Gate. Transparent methodology.

## Quick Answer

Stock Expert AI scores U.S.-listed common stocks with a sector-relative 5-pillar MoonshotScore — Business Quality, Financial Safety, Valuation, Growth Durability, and Momentum — while ETFs, OTC, and foreign listings use a legacy 9-factor model. A 7-dimensional Quality Gate filters low-quality content, and scores recalculate daily under editorial oversight from founder Sedat ANAK.

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