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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.

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Investment Strategies / Mechanical Investing

Top 10 Mechanical Investing posts of the day!

Author

Recs

Date

Rankings for 5Oct2026	elann	12	10/05/26
Re: Benchmark Investing Update Oct 2, 2026	AllTooFoolish	7	10/05/26
Re: ESBD - Minor Bottoms	FlyingCircus	3	10/05/26

Top 50 Mechanical Investing articles of the month!

Author

Recs

Date

Re: return on equity / mungofitch?	mungofitch	22	09/25/26
Rankings for 22Sep2026	elann	21	09/22/26
Rankings for 14Sep2026	elann	20	09/14/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	RAMc	19	09/28/26
Rankings for 7Sep2026	elann	18	09/07/26
Re: return on equity / mungofitch?	mungofitch	15	09/28/26
Rankings for 21Sep2026	elann	15	09/21/26
s&p500 useful criteria	musselmant	13	09/20/26
Rankings for 5Oct2026	elann	12	10/05/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	lizgdal	12	09/27/26
Re: new strategy source	algo-catalog	11	10/03/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	musselmant	9	09/28/26
Trends and Ranks 02-Oct-26	mapg	8	10/02/26
Re: new strategy source	musselmant	8	10/02/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	musselmant	7	09/28/26
Benchmark Investing Update Oct 2, 2026	AllTooFoolish	7	09/28/26
Trends and Ranks 18-Sep-26	mapg	7	09/18/26
ModernFamily EOM Sep-2026	mapg	6	10/01/26
Trends and Ranks 25-Sep-26	mapg	6	09/25/26
Re: call for more research	musselmant	6	09/13/26
Re: new strategy source	musselmant	2	10/03/26

BCC Updated to 09/11/2026	zeelotes	25	09/12/26
BCC Updated to 10/02/2026	zeelotes	24	10/04/26
BCC Updated to 09/18/2026	zeelotes	23	09/19/26
ESBD - Minor Bottoms	platykurtic	22	09/29/26
BCC Updated to 09/25/2026	zeelotes	22	09/26/26
Re: return on equity / mungofitch?	mungofitch	22	09/25/26
Re: Timing and the 2 year rate	zeelotes	22	09/11/26
Rankings for 22Sep2026	elann	21	09/22/26
BCC Updated to 09/09/2026	zeelotes	21	09/09/26
SI Pro Rankings 2026-09-18	lohill	20	09/19/26
Rankings for 14Sep2026	elann	20	09/14/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	RAMc	19	09/28/26
SI Pro Rankings 2026-09-11	lohill	19	09/12/26
SI Pro Rankings 2026-09-25	lohill	18	09/26/26
Rankings for 7Sep2026	elann	18	09/07/26
Rankings for 28Sep2026	elann	17	09/28/26
Arezi Ratio for Sep 28	elann	16	09/25/26
SI Pro Rankings 2026-10-02	lohill	15	10/03/26
Re: return on equity / mungofitch?	mungofitch	15	09/28/26
Rankings for 21Sep2026	elann	15	09/21/26
Arezi Ratio for Sep 21	elann	15	09/19/26
Timing and the 2 year rate	mungofitch	15	09/11/26
Re: Arezi Ratio for Sep 7	zeelotes	14	09/07/26
Arezi Ratio for Sep 7	elann	14	09/07/26
Arezi Ratio for Oct 5	elann	13	10/02/26
Re: return on equity / mungofitch?	mungofitch	13	09/28/26
s&p500 useful criteria	musselmant	13	09/20/26
Re: call for more research	FlyingCircus	13	09/12/26
new S&P500 screen doubles SPY with under 1/2 m	musselmant	13	09/09/26
Rankings for 5Oct2026	elann	12	10/05/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	lizgdal	12	09/27/26
Re: new strategy source	algo-catalog	11	10/03/26
IBD's AI	musselmant	11	09/24/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	RAMc	11	09/21/26
Re: call for more research	lizgdal	11	09/10/26
Re: call for more research	lizgdal	11	09/09/26
call for more research	musselmant	11	09/08/26
Re: tqqq	rayvt	11	09/07/26
Arezi Ratio for Sep 14	elann	10	09/11/26
Re: new strategy source	algo-catalog	9	10/02/26
Re: Chart: timing with Nas100 RS screen	bankersfate	9	09/30/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent	musselmant	9	09/28/26
MI development of an AI agent	unquarked	9	09/21/26
Trend signals on a few asset classes	FlyingCircus	9	09/18/26
Re: An old monetary indicator	Olivier	9	09/17/26
Trends and Ranks 02-Oct-26	mapg	8	10/02/26
Re: new strategy source	musselmant	8	10/02/26
Re: call for more research	FlyingCircus	8	09/13/26
Examining some momentum strategies	rayvt	8	09/10/26
Re: Arezi Ratio for Sep 7	elann	8	09/07/26

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