The hardest part of market research is not finding data, it is showing up the same way every week. This workflow ties Buydy's core surfaces into one rhythm you can repeat without rebuilding spreadsheets.
Monday, macro frame (10 minutes)
Open global index monitoring. Note weekly direction for major regions and one sentence on dispersion.
If indexes contradict your active thesis, flag it before you screen, not after you fall in love with a name.
Detailed steps: how to monitor global stock indexes.
Tuesday, ETF screener pass (20 minutes)
Rerun saved filters in the ETF screener. Log:
- Names added or removed since last week
- Whether rule changes caused movement (avoid silent mandate drift)
Follow the full template in best ETF screener workflow.
Wednesday, equity heat map ranking (20 minutes)
Take a standing equity watchlist or top holdings from Tuesday's ETF shortlist into the stock heat map. ETF tickers do not appear on this grid. Rank by percentile shifts on underlying equities, not static color alone.
Read how to read a stock heat map if percentile color is new to your process. For fund comparison steps, see how to compare ETFs.
Thursday, evidence review (30 minutes)
Open detail on two or three names that moved most. Confirm fundamentals, dividend history, and valuation metadata. Respect blank cells, they mean insufficient data, not a hidden weak score.
Friday, digest and notes (10 minutes)
Scan Buydy email digests and blog summaries for sector shifts you might have missed mid-week. Write three bullets: what changed, what stayed, what to watch next week.
Keep the workflow honest
- Do not add filters mid-week to justify a narrative
- Do not treat heat map color as a buy signal without detail review
- Do not skip index context because individual names look compelling
When you are ready to run this inside Buydy, see pricing and resources. Compare discovery tools in stock heat map vs stock screener.
Research summaries, not investment advice.