Abstract: A method of financial data analysis that comprises calculating for each member of a first group of publically traded financial instruments, a current growth grade according to combination of growth factor scores and a current value grade according to a combination of value factor scores, generating a presentation depicting the distribution of members of the first group according to their growth and value factor scores, receiving from a user a correlation between a range of value grades and a range of growth grades, the correlation being selected according to the presentation, selecting a second group of the publically traded financial instruments according to historical financial data so that each member thereof having historical growth and value grades which correspond with the value and growth grade ranges, performing back testing simulation(s) to members of the second group according to financial data from the past period, and presenting the testing simulation outcome.