How Investing Stopped Being a Blind Game: My Experience with ValueSense

Today, the information flow, especially in the investment environment, is simply off the charts. Reddit, X (former Twitter), Telegram channels — all this has generated a new wave of "popular" investment ideas that are spreading at a furious speed. And, I admit, I also succumbed to this impulse for a long time. I saw that someone in the comments called the stock "the future of Amazon" — and here I am already at the FOMO stage and ready to click "buy". Everything changed when ValueSense entered my routine.

Why a "hot idea" is not always a good investment

Any investment idea is essentially a hypothesis. It can be beautiful, even inspiring, but not always viable. I do not have a financial education, and therefore for a long time I focused more on the narrative than on the foundation. As a result, I entered unprofitable companies with prospects only on paper.

ValueSense became the filter through which I began to pass every idea. Analysis of profitability, multiples, capital structure, profitability and revenue trends - all this is now available in a couple of minutes. And not in the form of dry tables, but in a visual and understandable format. Thanks to this, I began to notice how often an idea sounds strong in the "presentation", but in terms of numbers - a complete failure.

Backtesting: How to Avoid Repeating Others' Mistakes

The backtesting feature has been a revelation. Now I can take any strategy — say, buying stocks with a certain ROE and debt load — and see how it would have performed over the past few years. It’s a powerful way to verify: no need to guess “what if it works.” If a strategy has consistently underperformed the index, why repeat someone else’s mistakes?

It is especially important that in ValueSense you can test both ready-made strategies and your own ideas, combining parameters: margin, multipliers, dividend yield, profit growth, etc. Thus, you learn not just to copy other people's investments, but to form your own understanding of what works and why.

The emotions are gone, the data remains

The main effect I felt was a reduction in emotional stress. Previously, I was often nervous, especially if the stock was sharply going against me. Now I enter positions only after a clear check. ROE below 5%? Negative operating margin? High debt multiple with falling revenue? That's it - stop. And this saves not only money, but also nerves.

ValueSense also provides benchmark-based analytics. I started comparing not just absolute numbers, but how a company compares to its sector and the market as a whole. This gives context and removes false illusions.

Strategy through numbers, not hype

Now my portfolio has completely changed: it now includes companies with stable profitability, clear cash flow, and normal debt load. I no longer react to information noise, because I have a tool that helps me make decisions based on facts. And most importantly, I understand why I buy this or that stock. This is not a random choice, but part of a well-thought-out strategy.

ValueSense turned out to be more than just a platform for testing hypotheses — it is a full-fledged analytical tool that turns investing into a manageable process. It is especially useful for those who do not have access to paid analytics or professional terminals.

Conclusion: In a world where an investor can easily be disoriented by a barrage of information, having a platform that helps structure and interpret data is invaluable. ValueSense has become not just an assistant for me, but a necessary element in building an investment discipline. It does not provide ready-made solutions, but it gives you a tool so that you yourself start thinking like an analyst. And, frankly, in the long term, this is what gives a stable result.