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Assets to Sell or Short Now 1-Year Agentic AI Forecast Rankings

Discover assets to sell or short now across stocks, crypto, ETFs, commodities, and forex, ranked by the weakest outlooks in iPulse AI's 1-year agentic forecast. The highest-ranked sell and short candidates combine the weakest expected returns with the least attractive return-to-risk profiles, the strongest bearish AI Agent consensus, persistent downside forecast paths, and heavier event-risk pressure. For stocks, low Financial Health scores, weak profitability and cash generation, balance-sheet stress, and demanding valuations can add further evidence to the downside case. Use the table to identify vulnerable assets and potential short opportunities, then inspect the forecast, price target, risk, and supporting metrics behind every rank.

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Table Definitions

Definitions for every metric available in the Top Picks table.

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Editorial Category Rank
The selected asset’s position within this edition’s editorial category. This human-reviewed selection order is independent of its quantitative universe rank.
Asset Universe Rank
The asset’s quantitative rank within the analyzed asset universe for the selected scoring snapshot. Original published ranks are preserved when an editorial table shows only a subset of assets.
Asset Name
The ranked asset in this Top Picks view, including name, ticker, market category, and listing context where available.
Price Data Cutoff Date
The market price date used for this row. Recomputed ranking snapshots can use newer closes than the original deep-analysis batch.
Cross-Horizon Score
A governed 0-100 candidate score that combines the remaining one-year outlook with confirmed five-year direction, confidence, financial health, and risk. It supports editorial review and does not replace either horizon rating.
iPulse Score
iPulse AI Consensus Score combines expected return, risk-adjusted return, advisor agreement, and risk-pressure inputs into one ranked signal.
Consensus Rating
Consensus Rating is the plain-language buy, hold, or sell interpretation of the iPulse AI consensus score for the selected horizon.
Expected Return Including Dividends
Total compounded expected return over the full selected horizon, including reinvested annual net dividends when applicable.
Annualized Return
Annualized expected return expressed as a one-year-equivalent rate for the selected forecast horizon.
Net Dividend Contribution
Annualized net dividend contribution used by the scoring pipeline, estimated from historical cash-dividend events after tax assumptions and outlier filtering. When a legacy immutable snapshot omitted the input field, the page derives the contribution only from that snapshot’s frozen dividend-inclusive and price-only return outputs; it never substitutes current dividend data.
P/E Ratio
Trailing P/E ratio. For example, 21.7 means the market value is 21.7x trailing earnings.
Event Risks
The Event Risks column summarizes clustered consensus frictions and tail risks as Very Low (0-19), Low (20-39), Moderate (40-59), High (60-79), or Very High (80-100). The number is a relative pressure score, not a probability of loss or a complete measure of investment risk.
Financial Health
0-100 equity-only financial quality score using liquidity, leverage safety, profitability, cash generation, and operating trend.
Annualized Historic Volatility
Annualized historical price volatility from daily returns, used as a risk denominator in scoring.
Direction Agreement
Percentage of advisors whose predicted direction matches the consensus direction.
Grouped Voices
Vote-count summary across raw voices, distinct advisors, personas, models, and adjusted grouped votes.
Advisors
Number of distinct advisor identities contributing forecasts for this asset in the selected batch, mode, and horizon.
Forecast Price / Initial Price
Projected consensus price at the selected horizon, shown against the initial/latest close price used by the snapshot.
Detailed Methodology
Top Picks ranked assets and investment research metrics. Select an asset name or its row to open the asset report.
Asset Universe RankAsset NameiPulse ScoreConsensus RatingExpected Return Including DividendsNet Dividend ContributionP/E RatioAnnualized Historic VolatilityForecast Price and Initial Price
246
000660.KRX
SK Hynix (000660)
StocksListing South Korea
Data 180d old
-483(▼499)
SELL ALL-32.1%(+/-9.1%)0.7%6.16x+/-41.1%₩675,000(₩1,000,000)
245
MU.NASDAQ
Micron Technology (MU)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-426
SELL ALL-31.6%(+/-11.1%)0.3%12.6x+/-48.7%$286.8($420.6)
244
W.NYSE
Wayfair (W)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-373(▼442)
SELL ALL-28.7%(+/-6.9%)0.0%—+/-74.6%$51.1($71.7)
243
GBPUSD.FOREX
GBP/USD (GBPUSD)
FOREX
Data 179d old
-368
SELL ALL-7.5%(+/-2.5%)--—+/-9.8%$1.25($1.35)
242
XBRUSD.FOREX
Brent Crude Spot (XBRUSD)
Commodities
Data 180d old
-367
SELL ALL-18.0%(+/-8.3%)--—+/-38.9%$81.0($98.7)
241
SPCE.NYSE
Virgin Galactic (SPCE)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-350(▼143)
SELL ALL-42.9%(+/-14.1%)0.0%—+/-558.0%$1.72($3.02)
240
GEV.NYSE
GE Vernova LLC (GEV)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-329
SELL ALL-19.3%(+/-7.9%)0.1%16.0x+/-52.9%$800.0($991.3)
239
005930.KRX
Samsung Electronics Co (005930)
StocksListing South Korea
Data 180d old
-323(▼230)
SELL ALL-18.2%(+/-15.5%)1.5%10.5x+/-30.1%₩165,830(₩206,000)
238
VRT.NYSE
Vertiv (VRT)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-321
SELL ALL-20.9%(+/-8.3%)0.1%69.2x+/-54.6%$233.1($295.1)
237
ENR.XETRA
Siemens Energy (ENR)
StocksListing Germany
Data 180d old
-315
SELL ALL-19.6%(+/-10.7%)0.4%50.4x+/-50.5%€133.9(€167.2)
236
RKLB.NASDAQ
Rocket Lab USA (RKLB)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-308(▲4)
SELL ALL-30.1%(+/-11.1%)0.0%—+/-76.6%$47.6($68.1)
235
CAT.NYSE
Caterpillar (CAT)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-302(▼125)
SELL ALL-15.4%(+/-11.1%)1.2%37.2x+/-30.6%$661.0($790.7)
234
EURUSD.FOREX
EUR/USD (EURUSD)
FOREX
Data 179d old
-298
SELL ALL-6.0%(+/-4.5%)--—+/-8.9%$1.10($1.17)
233
IWM.NYSEARCA
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)
IndicesListing United States
Data 180d old
-292(▼286)
SELL ALL-11.0%(+/-8.6%)0.9%—+/-23.0%$230.5($261.3)
232
XAGUSD.FOREX
Silver Spot (XAGUSD)
Commodities
Data 180d old
-283
SELL ALL-14.7%(+/-13.4%)--—+/-27.7%$64.8($76.0)
231
XAUUSD.FOREX
Gold Spot (XAUUSD)
Commodities
Data 179d old
-256
SELL ALL-7.6%(+/-7.4%)--—+/-14.6%$4,388($4,750)
230
COST.NASDAQ
Costco Wholesale (COST)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-244(▼89)
SELL ALL-7.3%(+/-5.4%)0.4%55.0x+/-21.9%$921.5($998.5)
229
ASML.AMS
ASML Holding (ASML)
StocksListing Netherlands
Data 180d old
-234
SELL ALL-13.2%(+/-12.7%)0.8%43.8x+/-33.8%€1,093(€1,270)
228
KLAC.NASDAQ
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-201
SELL ALL-13.2%(+/-13.8%)0.7%48.8x+/-41.0%$1,498($1,737)
227
PWR.NYSE
Quanta Services (PWR)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-188
PARTIAL SELL-9.9%(+/-11.0%)0.1%81.4x+/-33.2%$527.2($585.4)
226
DOGE.CC
Dogecoin (DOGE)
Crypto
Data 179d old
-188(▼163)
PARTIAL SELL-21.7%(+/-13.6%)--—+/-190.0%$0.07($0.09)
225
GLE.PAR
Societe Generale (GLE)
StocksListing France
Data 180d old
-183(▼153)
PARTIAL SELL-11.8%(+/-14.9%)2.5%5.72x+/-37.3%€61.5(€71.4)
224
LOW.NYSE
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-181(▼383)
PARTIAL SELL-7.8%(+/-10.2%)1.4%26.1x+/-29.0%$222.0($244.2)
223
ASM.AMS
ASM International (ASM)
StocksListing Netherlands
Data 180d old
-176
PARTIAL SELL-10.5%(+/-12.0%)0.5%46.0x+/-40.7%€675.2(€757.8)
222
005380.KRX
Hyundai Motor Co. (005380)
StocksListing South Korea
Data 180d old
-165(▼30)
PARTIAL SELL-8.9%(+/-11.7%)2.9%19.1x+/-35.8%₩433,697(₩489,500)
221
LCID.NASDAQ
Lucid Group (LCID)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-158(▲40)
PARTIAL SELL-20.0%(+/-16.8%)0.0%—+/-348.0%$6.86($8.58)
220
TGT.NYSE
Target (TGT)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-153(▼270)
PARTIAL SELL-9.3%(+/-14.7%)2.4%16.0x+/-33.3%$107.9($121.9)
219
QQQ.NASDAQ
Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ)
IndicesListing United States
Data 180d old
-152(▼107)
PARTIAL SELL-4.8%(+/-7.1%)0.4%—+/-22.3%$579.7($611.1)
218
SHW.NYSE
The Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-145(▼228)
PARTIAL SELL-6.7%(+/-9.8%)0.6%41.2x+/-33.7%$311.6($336.1)
217
PEP.NASDAQ
PepsiCo (PEP)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-139(▼168)
PARTIAL SELL-3.8%(+/-6.6%)2.3%22.1x+/-19.6%$147.8($157.1)
216
PLUG.NASDAQ
Plug Power (PLUG)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-133(▼100)
PARTIAL SELL-21.5%(+/-33.0%)0.0%—+/-88.7%$2.15($2.74)
215
GM.NYSE
General Motors (GM)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-132(▼148)
PARTIAL SELL-7.2%(+/-11.3%)0.7%—+/-36.8%$70.4($76.4)
214
BROS.NYSE
Dutch Bros (BROS)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-128(▼24)
PARTIAL SELL-11.0%(+/-11.4%)0.0%95.0x+/-66.0%$49.7($55.9)
213
AMD.NASDAQ
AMD (AMD)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-124(▼150)
PARTIAL SELL-10.0%(+/-12.4%)0.0%69.9x+/-58.6%$220.5($245.0)
212
BESI.AMS
BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI)
StocksListing Netherlands
Data 180d old
-120
PARTIAL SELL-8.3%(+/-12.7%)1.7%89.0x+/-46.6%€190.8(€211.5)
211
KO.NYSE
Coca-Cola (KO)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-120(▼112)
PARTIAL SELL-3.1%(+/-6.9%)2.1%27.0x+/-18.2%$73.5($77.5)
210
LRCX.NASDAQ
Lam Research (LRCX)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-115
PARTIAL SELL-8.6%(+/-12.3%)0.7%48.5x+/-52.6%$239.3($263.7)
209
SBUX.NASDAQ
Starbucks (SBUX)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-109(▼116)
PARTIAL SELL-4.3%(+/-9.8%)1.7%68.7x+/-29.4%$90.9($96.6)
208
EQIX.NASDAQ
Equinix (EQIX)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-105(▼171)
PARTIAL SELL-3.5%(+/-8.1%)1.5%74.8x+/-27.1%$979.7($1,030)
207
AMAT.NASDAQ
Applied Materials (AMAT)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-102
PARTIAL SELL-7.5%(+/-14.3%)0.6%40.7x+/-42.5%$367.0($399.5)
206
GILD.NASDAQ
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-99(▼172)
PARTIAL SELL-2.8%(+/-7.0%)2.5%20.7x+/-25.7%$131.9($139.0)
205
NBIS.NASDAQ
Nebius Group (NBIS)
StocksHQ NetherlandsListing United States
Data 180d old
-96(▼319)
PARTIAL SELL-11.9%(+/-21.8%)0.0%60.3x+/-64.0%$127.7($145.0)
204
BCH.CC
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Crypto
Data 179d old
-93(▲57)
PARTIAL SELL-10.2%(+/-13.2%)--—+/-97.5%$393.0($437.6)
203
VOW.XETRA
Volkswagen (VOW)
StocksListing Germany
Data 180d old
-92(▼184)
PARTIAL SELL-3.7%(+/-9.1%)4.5%4.82x+/-32.8%€84.4(€91.6)
202
TQQQ.NASDAQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ)
IndicesListing United States
Data 180d old
-88(▲237)
PARTIAL SELL-11.4%(+/-19.0%)0.9%—+/-76.2%$43.2($49.2)
201
JNJ.NYSE
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-87(▼127)
PARTIAL SELL-2.0%(+/-7.2%)2.1%28.2x+/-18.4%$228.7($238.5)
200
ABNB.NASDAQ
Airbnb (ABNB)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-78(▼73)
PARTIAL SELL-4.1%(+/-9.4%)0.0%78.3x+/-46.5%$123.7($129.0)
199
DASH.NYSE
DoorDash (DASH)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-77(▼96)
PARTIAL SELL-9.1%(+/-17.4%)0.0%85.2x+/-68.2%$138.7($152.6)
198
SOUN.NASDAQ
SoundHound AI (SOUN)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-75(▼57)
PARTIAL SELL-13.1%(+/-25.1%)0.0%72.4x+/-138.0%$5.59($6.43)
197
DE.NYSE
Deere & (DE)
StocksListing United States
Data 180d old
-71(▼17)
PARTIAL SELL-4.7%(+/-14.1%)1.0%47.6x+/-30.3%$571.2($605.0)

Questions and answers

Top Picks FAQ

How is iPulse AI Score calculated?

iPulse AI Score summarizes the selected horizon by combining expected return, advisor agreement, forecast dispersion, volatility, dividend support, economic guardrails, and a small event-risk pressure adjustment from clustered consensus frictions and tail risks. It is designed for transparent research prioritization, not investment advice.

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What are the best assets to short now?

For the current 1-Year sell / short ranking, the #1 downside candidate is SK Hynix Inc (000660). Expected return: -32.5%

Which assets are the top sell or short candidates?

The current top 5 sell / short candidates are: 1. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ); 2. Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB); 3. Equinix, Inc. (EQIX); 4. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD); 5. The Coca-Cola Company (KO).

Which asset shows the weakest projected return?

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) currently shows the weakest projected return in this sell / short ranking at -42.90% annualized.

Which asset has the highest dividend yield in this sell / short list?

Volkswagen AG (VOW) has the highest annual net dividend yield in this sell / short ranking at 4.5%.

Which asset is the least volatile in this sell / short ranking?

Euro / US Dollar (EURUSD) is currently the least volatile in this sell / short ranking at +8.94% annualized historical volatility.

Are sell and short rankings updated with new market information?

Yes. Rankings are refreshed as new scoring snapshots become available, so the page reflects the latest consensus state for the selected horizon and market segment.