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MongoDB versus Amazon

- A scenario of [company versus company](http://garyteh.com/2018/04/trading-strategy-capitalizing-on-loss-aversion/)
- On 9th Jan 2019, Amazon announced the launch of DocumentDB a direct competitor to MongoDB
- Key areas used to assess potential impact of new entrant

If incumbent's distribution channel was in anyway disrupted by new entrants
- If solution has sufficient lock in cost
- Market segment differentiation through analysis of product features

- Short term: [Loss aversion, reversion to mean](http://garyteh.com/2018/04/trading-strategy-capitalizing-on-loss-aversion/) scenario

Market reacted by falling 17%
- Market recovered in 14 days

Related references

- [Trading strategy capitalizing on loss aversion and reversion to mean, Gary Teh](http://garyteh.com/2018/04/trading-strategy-capitalizing-on-loss-aversion/)