as of Oct 22
TTD
GrowthTrade Desk Inc/The
The Trade Desk, Inc. operates as a technology company in the United States and internationally. The company creates, manages, and optimizes digital advertising campaigns across ad formats, channels and devices, including CTV and other video, display, audio, and native, on a multitude of devices, such televisions, streaming devices, mobile devices, computers and digital-out-of-home devices. It provides data and other value-added services.
Close · 3M
-32.54%
Held by 1 AI ETF
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
weight 0.560% → 0.930% (+0.370 pp)·stock down 8.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 20·entry $12.65·now $13.00Drifting
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.930% → 0.910% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 11.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 19·entry $12.26·now $13.00
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
weight 0.560% → 0.920% (+0.360 pp)·stock down 14.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 16·entry $12.23·now $13.00Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 6d
weight 0.550% → 0.930% (+0.380 pp)·stock down 9.4% in the 30 days before
Oct 15·entry $13.13·now $13.00Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
weight 0.550% → 0.610% (+0.060 pp)·stock down 18.8% in the 30 days before
Oct 14·entry $12.18·now $13.00Drifting
BUZZ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.560% → 0.580% (+0.020 pp)·stock down 18.7% in the 30 days before
Oct 13·entry $12.17·now $13.00Drifting
BUZZ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.550% → 0.580% (+0.030 pp)·stock down 11.1% in the 30 days before
Oct 8·entry $12.34·now $13.00Drifting
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.570% → 0.550% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 17.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 2·entry $11.95·now $13.00
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 7d
weight 1.330% → 0.570% (-0.760 pp)·stock down 4.7% in the 30 days before
Sep 24·entry $12.63·now $13.00
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 6d
weight 1.330% → 0.580% (-0.750 pp)·stock down 4.4% in the 30 days before
Sep 23·entry $12.68·now $13.00
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 5d
weight 1.330% → 0.590% (-0.740 pp)·stock down 0.0% in the 30 days before
Sep 22·entry $13.18·now $13.00
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 1.330% → 0.630% (-0.700 pp)·stock up 4.2% in the 30 days before
Sep 21·entry $13.88·now $13.00
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 1.330% → 0.660% (-0.670 pp)·stock up 2.8% in the 30 days before
Sep 18·entry $13.92·now $13.00
AIEQ · Exit · 1d
weight 0.840% → 0 (exited)·stock down 12.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 1·entry $12.10·now $13.00
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 0.950% → 0.860% (-0.090 pp)·stock down 4.7% in the 30 days before
Sep 24·entry $12.63·now $13.00
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.950% → 0.890% (-0.060 pp)·stock down 4.4% in the 30 days before
Sep 23·entry $12.68·now $13.00
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 1.020% → 0.950% (-0.070 pp)·stock up 2.8% in the 30 days before
Sep 20·entry $13.88·now $13.00
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 1.020% → 0.970% (-0.050 pp)·stock up 2.8% in the 30 days before
Sep 18·entry $13.92·now $13.00
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
AI ETFs AIEQ and BUZZ show recent increases in their holdings of The Trade Desk, indicating a positive sentiment and accumulation trend. This contrasts sharply with the Buffett-style verdict of 'Too Hard,' which suggests the company's future is too unpredictable for a conservative, long-term investment approach focused on stable cash flows.
- Circle of CompetenceThe rapidly evolving programmatic advertising landscape, marked by technological shifts and regulatory changes, makes long-term cash flow prediction genuinely unpredictable beyond a few years.
- Economic Moat
- Management
- Financial Health
- Margin of Safety
The Trade Desk operates in a dynamic industry where technological innovation and regulatory changes constantly reshape the market, making its future earning power difficult to predict over a ten-year horizon. This lack of long-term predictability leads to a 'Too Hard' verdict, as it falls outside the framework's circle of competence. While the company may be growing, the framework prioritizes predictability over growth in highly fluid sectors.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.