# AXIOM Analysis

## Investment Analysis Guide

Version 1.0 | April 12, 2026

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## Purpose

Use the Investment domain when you want AXIOM to stress-test a thesis, map downside, surface fragility, and show what evidence is still missing.

This workflow is strongest when the input already contains:

- the asset or company
- the core thesis
- the assumptions doing the heavy lifting
- the main risks
- the key unknowns

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## Best Starting Settings

### Thesis review

- Domain: `Investment`
- Modules: `thesis`
- Report depth: `Standard`
- Engine: `AXIOM Gateway` or `Auto`
- Live sources: `off` if your materials are already uploaded, `on` if external context matters

### Risk stress test

- Domain: `Investment`
- Modules: `risk`
- Report depth: `Standard`
- Engine: `Gemini` or `Auto`
- Live sources: `on` when outside market context matters

### Broad diligence pass

- Domain: `Investment`
- Modules: `thesis`, `risk`
- Report depth: `Standard` first
- Engine: `Gemini` or `Auto`
- Live sources: `on` when you need market or company context checked

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## What To Prepare

Before you run the analysis, collect:

- the core thesis
- the time horizon
- what has to go right
- what would break the thesis
- the strongest risks
- the best bull and bear readings
- any supporting financial, market, or operating notes

If you only give AXIOM a slogan like "great company, big market," the output will stay thin.

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## Best Input Pattern

The cleanest current pattern is:

1. fill out the intake template
2. upload the intake plus thesis material
3. keep the portal prompt short

This works better than putting everything into one improvised prompt box paragraph.

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## Good Prompt Pattern

Use the short prompt file and let the uploaded material carry the detail.

Good results usually separate:

- evidence
- assumptions
- extrapolation
- risk
- missing inputs

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## Common Mistakes

- using `fast` when you actually want a real diligence pass
- turning on live sources when you only want the uploaded memo reviewed
- forgetting to include invalidation conditions
- not including the strongest counter-thesis
- giving conclusions without the evidence base behind them

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## Recommended Run Order

1. Start with `Standard`
2. Use `thesis` or `thesis + risk`
3. Improve the input if the result feels generic
4. Only then try `Deep`

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## What A Strong Result Should Include

A strong investment report should clearly show:

- the thesis structure
- the assumptions carrying the view
- what could invalidate the thesis
- the major risk concentrations
- fragility points
- the most decision-relevant missing evidence

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## Related Files

- `INVESTMENT_ANALYSIS_INTAKE_TEMPLATE_2026-04-12.md`
- `INVESTMENT_ANALYSIS_PROMPT_2026-04-12.txt`
- `INVESTMENT_ANALYSIS_EXAMPLE_REQUEST_2026-04-12.txt`

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End of Investment Analysis Guide v1.0