Stock Tips

Stock Pick FAQs

• How are your stock tips picked?
  We use a number of algorithms to pick a 'tip of the day', and 'tip of the week'. These include things like momentum (shares that have been consistently growing over time), sequential risers (shares that gained for several days in a row), undervalued (shares that have decent growth prospects, but may be trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than might be expected) - and a few other methodologies. We use AI (powered by OpenAI) to produce investment summaries for each stock tip, which gives a balanced (pros and cons) overview of each share.
• Are the stock tips guaranteed to go up?
  No, absolutely not. All shares can go down as well as up, and you should definitely do your own research (DYOR!) before investing, or if you are unsure, you should seek professional financial advice. We have used algorithms that select companies based on their data - which might include recent share price movements, their accounts, whether or not they pay dividends, and many other factors. The algorithms were designed to return stocks that have a potential to provide both short term and medium term growth - but there are no guarantees. You should only ever invest money in shares that you are prepared to lose, in full.
• Can I share the stock tips with my friends?
  Our recommendation is that you shouldn't. Firstly, we offer the stock tipping as a paid service and we would prefer to offer the tips to subscribers, and secondly, as in previous FAQs, there is no guarantee that the tips will go up. Friends will always appreciate a good tip, but will never thank you if they invest in a stock that falls or fails.
• How often do you release stock tips?
  We make 6 stock picks per week - one weekly, and one every day. They are released at 7am, ahead of UK market open.
• How do I know if the stock tips are good?
  We record each stock tip in our database, along with the price at the time of the tip. We release that data publicly, so you can see which of the tips have performed well, and which ones have gone badly. Unlike some other stock tip services, we are aiming for complete transparency, and won't hide stock tips that have fallen. Our hope is that we can demonstrate some methods to pick stocks that produce a return both in the short and medium terms, whilst highlighting the risks associated with any sort of share price investment.
• Who is making these stock tips?
  There is no human intervention with the weekly or daily stock tips; the tips are produced entirely using algorithms, and our investor-relations or customer service teams have no influence on what shares are picked. This approach has both pros and cons - the pros being that the picks are purely algorithmic, and there is no personal bias. The cons are that occasionally, the stock tip algorithm might recommend a share that is inappropriate - such as one that is about to de-list from the market. This is why you should always do your own research before investing.
• How are the AI stock tip summaries produced?
  We use a programmatic interface with OpenAI's AI tools to produce a balanced summary of each share, picked by the stock tip algorithm. AI tools will use many resources, which may include the company's own website, other data publicly available on the Internet, and any additional data that it has been trained on to produce summaries. Whilst we have tested these summaries extensively, AI content can be subject to bias and inaccuracy - and as such, you should only use the AI summaries as one part of reference, as part of a wider research into a company.
• Why are the stock tips a paid service?
  Lse.co.uk has a huge audience in the UK (around 1 million users per month); and there is a danger that if we published tips publicly, we could unintentionally influence the stock market, particularly if our stock tips service is proven to return consistent positive results. By restricting the stock tips to a smaller membership audience, we mitigate the chance of group buying behaviours. In surveys, 'stock tips' have consistently been asked for by our users, and our long-term aim is to build our subscriber base and move away from digital banner advertising.
• Are the stock tips for traders or investors?
  The data used for the stock pick algorithms are focused on short/medium term results - but does not focus on stocks suitable for day-trading. The algorithms use end of day data from previous days, weeks and months and produce results that are likely to suggests shares that will rise both in the short and medium term.