Chalk Analytica was born from the idea that there was a niche market opening for high conviction research, analysis, and insight identification.

The analytical world is now filled with quantitative analysts, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and the like all looking at their models with identical methods through similarly trained eyes.

The overcapacity in this space has created a small pocket of opportunity for unique and alternative offerings.  Thinking outside the box?  Yes.  But there’s much more to it.

Mark Cuban has stated that there will be a need for one critical skill in the future:  the ability to think creatively.  ‘Freer thinkers’ who can bring ‘different perspectives’.

What makes the Chalk Analytica process different is our ability to understand counter-intuition.

The ability to bring together a multitude of unique datasets and data points which give overwhelming evidence to capturing our edge.  The chasing of alpha through value accretive positive expectancy processes.

Timing is everything.  Price is paramount.  Cycles are critical.

A puzzle of 1000 pieces isn’t complete if there is one missing piece.  Sometimes it is this missing link which is all that matters.

There are too many equally gifted yet equally trained analysts looking at these puzzles through similarly focused lenses.  The harnessing power of this talent has created an overcapacity, which in turn has diminished returns on offer with more participants fighting over fewer spoils.