Cortex Digests methodology

Robinhood Cortex Digests use artificial intelligence (AI) to help you stay informed about the latest market information. Our AI engine regularly pulls data from a variety of vetted, contracted data sources to periodically generate insights. Guardrails are also applied to verify factual consistency, style, and compliance.

What are the data sources for Cortex Digests?

Data sources range from news providers (like Benzinga, Tipranks, and MT Newswires), research reports, real-time market data, analyst ratings, and technical indicators. This data is then aggregated into insights.

What are the technical indicators in Cortex Digests?

The following technical indicators are used for insights generated by Cortex:

  • 20.0-day Simple Moving Average
  • 50.0-day Simple Moving Average
  • 200.0-day Simple Moving Average
  • RSI (14.0, daily)
  • 20.0-day Exponential Moving Average
  • 50.0-day Exponential Moving Average
  • 200.0-day Exponential Moving Average
  • MACD (fast=12.0, slow=26.0, signal=9.0)
  • BollingerBands (period=20.0-day, standard deviation=2, moving average type=sma)
  • Beta is calculated from the 5 year beta measured against the S&P 500

What stocks might have Cortex Digests?

Cortex Digests are available for the most popular public stocks on the Robinhood platform. These assets are updated periodically.

How does breaking news work with Cortex Digests?

Breaking news generates new insights outside of the periodic generation schedule. When digests include breaking news, a lightning bolt icon will show in the preview next to the time stamp. If breaking news occurs while you’re reading an insight, you’ll get an in-app notification.

Disclosures

All investments involve risks, including the loss of principal. Robinhood Cortex Digests are:

  • Not a research report, you should always do your own research.
  • Not financial advice and should not be viewed as an offer, recommendation, inducement, or invitation to buy, sell, or hold any security or asset or to engage in any investment activity or strategy.
  • For informational purposes only.
  • Generated from sources deemed reliable, but accuracy is not guaranteed.
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