<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer - Investing with a Quantitative Edge: Ranking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weekly update of The Alpha Engineer stock ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/ranking</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D4WC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fccec7099-72e2-4a46-8748-121a3b294a14_1200x1200.png</url><title>The Alpha Engineer - Investing with a Quantitative Edge: Ranking</title><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/ranking</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 07:33:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Cosbro bv]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thealphaengineer@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thealphaengineer@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thealphaengineer@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thealphaengineer@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking May 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-may-10-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-may-10-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dki_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3145a09f-eca1-4f85-9d9d-f357b7856b16_864x435.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dki_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3145a09f-eca1-4f85-9d9d-f357b7856b16_864x435.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dki_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3145a09f-eca1-4f85-9d9d-f357b7856b16_864x435.png 424w, 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Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-may-10-2026">
              Read more
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking May 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-may-3-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-may-3-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67576152-6204-49b7-8488-df0b283745e4_864x235.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png" width="864" height="235" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:235,&quot;width&quot;:864,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:22262,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.thealphaengineer.com/i/196292587?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooEp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ce3d78f-d8de-4586-b762-15a61a17e0d0_864x235.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-may-3-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Apr 26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-26-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-26-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/01647d6b-3981-4f3f-878d-2304ee0e292e_864x195.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png" width="864" height="195" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/efeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:195,&quot;width&quot;:864,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:19263,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.thealphaengineer.com/i/195513208?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kj2D!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefeaf824-d30a-4b83-862b-268e8ee04fec_864x195.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Apr 19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-19-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-19-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:12:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kxru!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Febabb8b6-5d81-44d6-94cb-67d4406a01a1_864x415.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kxru!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Febabb8b6-5d81-44d6-94cb-67d4406a01a1_864x415.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Apr 12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-12-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-12-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xCCv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2e41373-aff3-4ce8-b8bf-750429ae1914_864x355.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xCCv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2e41373-aff3-4ce8-b8bf-750429ae1914_864x355.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
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              Read more
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      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Apr 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-5-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-5-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ur5f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e42efd4-ffa8-4fd8-8893-0fda8fd147d0_864x435.png" width="864" height="435" 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-apr-5-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Mar 29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-29-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-29-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:59:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eHnG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37e80f76-d233-484c-bf53-a34eec8fb5f7_864x395.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eHnG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37e80f76-d233-484c-bf53-a34eec8fb5f7_864x395.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eHnG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37e80f76-d233-484c-bf53-a34eec8fb5f7_864x395.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-29-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Mar 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-22-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-22-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:31:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7rWt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52853b46-2702-4f08-aca7-fad89fa90c56_864x315.png" width="864" height="315" 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-22-2026">
              Read more
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Mar 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-15-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-15-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:03:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UfSG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb99ebb3-94c1-4e36-b3db-bd64f7ab9df7_864x455.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UfSG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb99ebb3-94c1-4e36-b3db-bd64f7ab9df7_864x455.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UfSG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb99ebb3-94c1-4e36-b3db-bd64f7ab9df7_864x455.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-15-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Mar 8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-8-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-8-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:34:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pm4_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a3f3416-1d59-40f0-a799-0effced3ae6e_864x495.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pm4_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a3f3416-1d59-40f0-a799-0effced3ae6e_864x495.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pm4_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5a3f3416-1d59-40f0-a799-0effced3ae6e_864x495.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Mar 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-1-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-1-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:01:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/50ab250a-3e8e-4b9b-a5a6-5babfab7a3eb_864x235.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png" width="864" height="235" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/df180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:235,&quot;width&quot;:864,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:22794,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.thealphaengineer.com/i/189485995?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_E3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf180563-75a4-49e9-8330-b9fdd7d5c32f_864x235.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-mar-1-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Feb 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-22-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-22-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:37:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i8bY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd4c72ed-7722-4ecd-8a42-4d70baa1f81b_864x515.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i8bY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd4c72ed-7722-4ecd-8a42-4d70baa1f81b_864x515.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i8bY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd4c72ed-7722-4ecd-8a42-4d70baa1f81b_864x515.png 424w, 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Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-22-2026">
              Read more
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      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Feb 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-15-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-15-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:01:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bed7b9c3-8876-439d-a56c-91ad232aa71c_864x275.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1_q7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c1917e8-3184-4422-855b-a49740a7cf59_864x275.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1_q7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c1917e8-3184-4422-855b-a49740a7cf59_864x275.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1_q7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c1917e8-3184-4422-855b-a49740a7cf59_864x275.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1_q7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c1917e8-3184-4422-855b-a49740a7cf59_864x275.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1_q7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c1917e8-3184-4422-855b-a49740a7cf59_864x275.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1_q7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c1917e8-3184-4422-855b-a49740a7cf59_864x275.png" width="864" height="275" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Feb 8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-8-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-8-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GF7D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65354b42-302d-4fa5-8704-7631f8e118b7_1640x436.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GF7D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65354b42-302d-4fa5-8704-7631f8e118b7_1640x436.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GF7D!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F65354b42-302d-4fa5-8704-7631f8e118b7_1640x436.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-8-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Feb 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-1-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-feb-1-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vLx3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10de2bb-724e-4415-9e88-211f3b5f17bb_1640x848.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vLx3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10de2bb-724e-4415-9e88-211f3b5f17bb_1640x848.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vLx3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb10de2bb-724e-4415-9e88-211f3b5f17bb_1640x848.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Jan 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-25-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-25-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:24:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking of +3700 stocks is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png" width="1456" height="359" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:359,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:67790,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.thealphaengineer.com/i/185710986?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WZ84!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b990f00-8928-4061-a9e1-8e66dafaccd0_1640x404.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-25-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Jan 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-18-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-18-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:02:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!__67!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5029ed25-9fec-48f8-b0df-104997c272fe_1640x608.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking of +3700 stocks is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!__67!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5029ed25-9fec-48f8-b0df-104997c272fe_1640x608.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!__67!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5029ed25-9fec-48f8-b0df-104997c272fe_1640x608.png 424w, 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Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
      <p>
          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-18-2026">
              Read more
          </a>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Jan 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-11-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-11-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:19:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tiwf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F241353dd-5baf-4574-aada-8496014cc113_1640x490.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking of +3700 stocks is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tiwf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F241353dd-5baf-4574-aada-8496014cc113_1640x490.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tiwf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F241353dd-5baf-4574-aada-8496014cc113_1640x490.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Understanding the Ranking Terms</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Ticker</strong> &#8211; Every stock is identified by its primary ticker, based on the country where most of its trading occurs. Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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              Read more
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Jan 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-1-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-1-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zafn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b44169c-13f5-4ba2-9e7c-c7a5ce274019_1640x522.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking of +3700 stocks is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zafn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b44169c-13f5-4ba2-9e7c-c7a5ce274019_1640x522.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zafn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b44169c-13f5-4ba2-9e7c-c7a5ce274019_1640x522.png 424w, 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Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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          <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-jan-1-2026">
              Read more
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      </p>
   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranking Dec 28, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking]]></description><link>https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-dec-28-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thealphaengineer.com/p/ranking-dec-28-2025</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Cosyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:22:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YmKQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3dc04122-aa9a-451b-a1c1-e3e94f18ae8e_1640x414.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alpha Engineer Stock Ranking of +3700 stocks is provided weekly to paid subscribers. Stocks entering the top 5% of the ranking are provided to all subscribers.</p><p>For details on how these rankings are utilized in both my personal portfolio and The Alpha Engineer Model Portfolio, check out the <a href="https://thealphaengineer.substack.com/p/quant-microcap-strategy">methodology</a>. My <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/method">method</a> section provides additional tools and context, while my <a href="https://www.thealphaengineer.com/s/updates">research</a> demonstrates how the method can be customized to individual preferences. </p><h2>New top stocks</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YmKQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3dc04122-aa9a-451b-a1c1-e3e94f18ae8e_1640x414.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YmKQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3dc04122-aa9a-451b-a1c1-e3e94f18ae8e_1640x414.png 424w, 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Non-US stocks include a colon followed by a three-letter country ISO code.</p></li><li><p><strong>Name</strong> &#8211; The official company name.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sector</strong> &#8211; The primary industry sector of the company. While it's useful to ensure portfolio diversification, I don&#8217;t actively manage sector weights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Country ISO Code</strong> &#8211; A three-letter ISO standard country code (more details <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3">here</a>). My model covers stocks globally to maximize opportunities and minimize market risk, but individual investors can adjust the universe based on personal preference or brokerage limitations.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Cap (USD)</strong> &#8211; Market capitalization in USD. My strategy primarily targets microcaps (below $300M) and small caps (below $2B). Typically, the model portfolio consists of approximately 80% microcaps and 20% small caps. Note: Microcaps, particularly those between $20M and $50M (nanocaps), are significant contributors to excess returns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Current Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s position in the latest weekly ranking (rank 99 = highest rank).</p></li><li><p><strong>Previous Rank</strong> &#8211; The stock&#8217;s ranking position in the prior update.</p></li><li><p><strong>Liquid</strong> &#8211; Indicates whether the stock has an average liquidity greater than $50K USD and a stock price above $0.50 USD over the past two weeks.</p></li></ul><h2>New Ranking</h2>
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