MERMALDONADO EQUITY RESEARCH
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Maldonado Equity Research exists because institutional-grade analysis shouldn't be locked behind Wall Street paywalls. Every report is systematic, backtested, and built on a framework validated across 350 reports and three distinct market regimes.

✦ Named Analyst ✦ U.S. Copyright Registered ✦ Backtested Methodology
Methodology Validation
79.4%
Directional Accuracy
350
Backtested Reports
3
Market Regimes Tested
0.363
OLS R² Score

The Analyst

Mercedes Maldonado is the founder of Maldonado Equity Research, an AI-powered independent equity research platform delivering institutional-style analysis to self-directed retail investors across all U.S. equities.

MER was built on a single premise: the systematic rigor available to institutional analysts — multi-factor scoring, structured risk frameworks, and disciplined valuation modeling — should not require a Bloomberg terminal to access.

Mercedes brings a multidisciplinary analytical lens to equity research, combining technical analysis (Smart Money Concepts, Volume Profile, VWAP), fundamental scoring, and options flow analysis into one cohesive framework.

The MER v4.7 PRO Framework is the product of extensive research and validation — a five-module scoring engine refined from v4.3 through v4.7, improving directional accuracy from 74.3% to 79.4% (+5.1 percentage points) across 350 backtested reports.

The framework has been validated using OLS regression analysis (R²=0.363, F=24.25, p<0.001) and tested across three distinct market regimes: the 2022 Bear Market, 2024 Bull Market, and 2025 Recovery period.

MER features 10+ deployed research tools, an institutional PDF report pipeline, and a growing subscriber base of independent investors.

The Framework

M1
Score-Rating Alignment
Enforces consistency between numerical scores and qualitative ratings
M2
HOLD Reduction
Eliminates indeterminate ratings through stricter threshold enforcement
M3
Narrative Override
Allows qualitative signals to adjust quantitative score outputs
M4
Bear Market Filter
Adjusts scoring during confirmed bear regimes — biggest accuracy driver (+12pp)
M5
Price Normalization
Normalizes valuation inputs across different price ranges and market caps

The Approach

01

Systematic Over Subjective

Every report is generated through the same five-module scoring pipeline. No ad-hoc opinions — only structured inputs producing structured outputs, with documented methodology and backtested accuracy.

02

Retail Access, Institutional Rigor

MER reports follow institutional sell-side structure: company overview, financial analysis, five-method valuation, risk matrix, options analysis, and a 12-month price target with bull/base/bear scenarios.

03

Transparency by Default

Every report discloses its scoring framework, methodology version, and backtested accuracy rate. The MER framework carries U.S. copyright registration and is subject to ongoing academic methodology review.

04

Education First

MER is an independent research and financial education publisher. All reports are for informational purposes only. MER is not a registered investment advisor, and nothing published constitutes personalized investment advice.