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Method

How Coustra works.

An AI that researches, briefs, and takes a side — sourced and explained in plain language. Here's exactly what that means.

Step 01

Research that takes a side.

Coustra's AI doesn't just describe the market — it publishes research with a verdict: going long, going short, or standing aside, and whether the moment is act now or wait.

A research analysis, verdict first — "GOING SHORT — act now" with the idea and the why-now / watch-out columns

The research runs in three lanes — Macro (rates, FX and geopolitics), Innovation (frontier tech), and Volatility (shorts, spikes, dislocations) — and covers single stocks as well as the market as a whole. A view you can follow, question, and judge over time, instead of a black box that only ever shows its highlights.

Step 02

Every analysis explains itself.

Every research report opens in plain English before any jargon:

  • The idea — what the AI thinks, in one readable paragraph.
  • Why now, and what could break it — side by side.
  • The advanced work-up — pros and cons, what to monitor, hedge ideas, and a summary with the risks to watch.

And on any single stock, the AI Analysis states a bull case and a bear case with an overall sentiment and a confidence score — so you see the strongest version of both sides, not just the one you hoped for.

The AI Analysis card — bull case and bear case side by side, with the sentiment chip and confidence score

Step 03

Honest by construction.

Most AI research only ever says buy. Coustra's verdicts include going short and standing aside — and "wait, entry not ready yet" is a first-class answer, not a footnote.

Every stock analysis carries its bear case next to its bull case, and every claim in a briefing or report links back to a source. If a view changes, you can step back through the earlier takes and see how the read evolved.

A verdict banner that says wait — "GOING LONG — wait, entry not ready yet"

Step 04

The data behind it.

Coustra runs on real market data: US equities data — prices, fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, news — from Financial Modeling Prep, and institutional flow — the options tape, dark-pool prints, open-interest changes, congressional and insider disclosures — from Unusual Whales.

The live options tape — time, symbol, strategy, expiration and premium, with the flow filters beside it

On top of the numbers, the AI reads the world — web research and the day's reporting — so its briefings and analyses are grounded in what's actually happening, not just price.

Step 05

The AI stack.

Coustra is model-agnostic. It routes simpler questions to fast, efficient models and reserves the most capable models for deep, agentic work — research, analysis, and decisions.

The agent working from a prompt — attached articles, and the analysis it wrote back

The goal is the right tool for each job: quick where quick is fine, careful where it counts.

Step 06

What we don't do.

Two hard lines, on purpose:

  • We analyze and explain; we never execute trades. Coustra is an intelligence product, not a broker.
  • We inform and educate; we never give personalized investment advice.

If we can't explain something clearly, we don't publish it.