It’s been about five months since I took a small position in Stanley Black & Decker Inc. ( SWK ) , and in that time the shares have returned about 23.7% against a gain ofI'm a quant investment newsletter writer who marries fundamental analysis with the latest research in momentum. Over the past few years, I’ve developed a piece of software that helps me track the level of optimism and pessimism embedded in stock price. I seek to challenge the assumptions embedded in price by profitably exploiting the discon ...