It's a recent reminder of how difficult
purely quantitative analysis & investment can actually prove to be — for investors in the real world.
Not exact matches
Buffet doesn't trade in stocks, the
purely quantitative buying and selling of stocks based on trends, algorithms, formulas, regression
analysis, etc..
Regardless of the metrics, I consider valuation a
purely quantitative exercise, based almost entirely on past / present financials — whereas a company's prospects & potential earnings belong to another entirely separate qualitative
analysis.