How Sharpread Works

A forensic tool for SEC filings. Not a stock picker. Not a predictor. A reader.

Enter a ticker

Type any US-listed ticker into the search bar. Select the filing type: Annual (10-K) for the full year picture, Quarterly (10-Q) for the most recent period, or Earnings Call to analyse management's live answers against what they signed in the filing. Hit Analyse.

For quarter-on-quarter comparison, select between 4 and 12 quarterly backfills. Once complete, the full trend analysis is available in your Dashboard.

Most analyses return in under 60 seconds. Cached tickers return instantly.

Read the verdict

Every analysis returns a signal (BULLISH, BEARISH, or MIXED) and a conviction level (HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW). These are generated by Claude after reading the full filing text. They are opinions based on what the filing says, not price predictions.

Review the red flags

Each red flag includes the exact excerpt from the EDGAR filing that triggered it. Nothing is paraphrased without the primary evidence underneath it.

Open the Risks and Signals tab on any analysis to see the full red flag breakdown, severity ratings, and direct links to the source section of the SEC filing on EDGAR. Every claim is one click from its source.

Check the numbers

Every financial figure (revenue, net income, EPS, total assets, total debt) is pulled directly from SEC XBRL structured data. The AI never generates a number. If a figure appears, it came from the filing.

Features

Quarter-on-quarter comparison

Once you have run a ticker across multiple quarters, or backfilled its history using the backfill feature, the quarter-on-quarter comparison becomes available in your Dashboard. See exactly what management changed in tone, risk language, and guidance between periods. Automatically, without having to compare filings manually.

Backfill

Run four consecutive quarters of history on any ticker in one click. Build the full fundamental picture before you make a decision.

Watchlist and filing alerts

Add any ticker to your watchlist. When a new 10-K, 10-Q, or 8-K drops on EDGAR, Sharpread sends you an email.

Earnings call analysis

Paste a transcript or leave the field blank and Sharpread will fetch the most recent earnings call automatically. The analysis surfaces Q&A evasion, tone shifts, and management language. Useful alongside the 10-K to see whether what management said on the call matches what they signed in the filing.

Share and export

Every analysis has a permanent public URL you can share. Every red flag can be exported as a formatted card for X or Bluesky, with the verdict, conviction level, and verbatim SEC evidence.

What Sharpread is not

Sharpread is not financial advice. It does not predict stock prices. It reads filings and surfaces what they say. The market can disagree with a filing for months. BYND was flagged HIGH CONVICTION BEARISH in April 2026. The stock pumped 30% on a short squeeze that week. It then fell to under a dollar. The filing was right. The timing was not ours to call.