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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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Top 5 Sell / Short Assets

Table Definitions

Definitions for every metric available in the Top Picks table.

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Asset & Rank
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.
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.
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 and iPulse RankiPulse ScoreConsensus RatingExpected Return Including DividendsNet Dividend ContributionP/E RatioEvent RisksFinancial HealthAnnualized Historic VolatilityForecast Price and Initial Price
373
SBUX.NASDAQ
Starbucks (SBUX)
StocksListing United States
-498(β–Ό30)
SELL ALL-19.4%(+/-9.1%)1.7%61.1xModerate (55)29+/-29.5%$83.8($105.9)
372
PWR.NYSE
Quanta Services (PWR)
StocksListing United States
-420(β–Ό389)
SELL ALL-17.3%(+/-8.8%)0.1%89.7xVery High (81)37+/-34.4%$543.5($658.0)
371
AEHR.NASDAQ
Aehr Test Systems (AEHR)
StocksListing United States
-416(β–Ό69)
SELL ALL-45.5%(+/-18.1%)--β€”Very High (91)50+/-95.4%$41.9($76.9)
370
VIK.NYSE
Viking (VIK)
StocksHQ BMListing United States
-415(β–Ό25)
SELL ALL-20.9%(+/-10.6%)--38.9xHigh (73)56+/-40.2%$82.6($104.5)
369
W.NYSE
Wayfair (W)
StocksListing United States
-409(β–Ό7)
SELL ALL-29.5%(+/-7.8%)--β€”High (76)25+/-75.2%$63.3($89.8)
368
SPCE.NYSE
Virgin Galactic (SPCE)
StocksListing United States
-399(β–Ό19)
SELL ALL-46.3%(+/-17.6%)--β€”Very High (100)23+/-549.0%$1.37($2.56)
367
AAPL.NASDAQ
Apple (AAPL)
StocksListing United States
-395(β–²23)
SELL ALL-15.4%(+/-5.1%)0.3%40.2xModerate (54)53+/-37.4%$281.1($333.4)
366
IWM.NYSEARCA
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)
IndicesListing United States
-333(β–Ό35)
SELL ALL-9.7%(+/-4.9%)0.9%β€”Low (33)β€”+/-23.0%$262.2($292.6)
365
RHM.XETRA
Rheinmetall (RHM)
StocksListing Germany
-327(β–²16)
SELL ALL-17.9%(+/-11.7%)0.6%73.6xHigh (70)49+/-38.3%€931.1(€1,140)
364
TGT.NYSE
Target (TGT)
StocksListing United States
-320(β–Ό183)
SELL ALL-15.1%(+/-10.7%)2.4%19.1xLow (33)35+/-33.5%$119.8($144.5)
363
HWM.NYSE
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)
StocksListing United States
-299(β–Ό32)
SELL ALL-13.3%(+/-9.1%)0.2%64.1xModerate (49)61+/-39.6%$240.1($277.3)
362
SNOW.NYSE
Snowflake (SNOW)
StocksListing United States
-283(β–Ό16)
SELL ALL-24.5%(+/-12.6%)--β€”High (74)36+/-62.3%$225.1($298.1)
-271
SELL ALL-4.2%(+/-3.2%)--β€”Very Low (1)β€”+/-8.7%$1.10($1.15)
360
LCID.NASDAQ
Lucid Group (LCID)
StocksListing United States
-271(β–Ό5)
SELL ALL-54.3%(+/-11.3%)--β€”Very High (98)21+/-339.0%$3.71($8.12)
359
FIX.NYSE
Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
StocksListing United States
-270(β–Ό172)
SELL ALL-15.9%(+/-12.8%)0.3%41.7xVery High (84)55+/-43.1%$1,423($1,698)
358
DDOG.NASDAQ
Datadog (DDOG)
StocksListing United States
-269(β–Ό22)
SELL ALL-17.0%(+/-10.5%)-->300xHigh (75)55+/-59.7%$222.9($268.6)
357
NET.NYSE
Cloudflare (NET)
StocksListing United States
-259(β–²44)
SELL ALL-27.2%(+/-12.1%)--β€”Very High (81)41+/-67.4%$206.3($283.4)
356
WMT.NYSE
Walmart (WMT)
StocksListing United States
-256(β–²65)
SELL ALL-8.0%(+/-6.0%)0.9%39.1xModerate (49)37+/-30.3%$101.3($111.1)
355
CSCO.NASDAQ
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
StocksListing United States
-254(β–Ό18)
SELL ALL-11.4%(+/-11.4%)2.0%37.9xModerate (50)51+/-26.1%$98.6($113.6)
354
QBTS.NYSE
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS)
StocksListing United States
-253(β–Ό165)
SELL ALL-23.1%(+/-6.6%)--β€”Very High (97)57+/-126.0%$13.83($17.98)
353
CAT.NYSE
Caterpillar (CAT)
StocksListing United States
-248(β–Ό37)
SELL ALL-19.4%(+/-6.7%)1.2%40.0xHigh (77)45+/-31.3%$644.9($809.1)
-248(β–²68)
SELL ALL-4.4%(+/-5.9%)--β€”Low (32)β€”+/-8.0%Β₯153.5(Β₯160.6)
-245(β–Ό29)
SELL ALL-3.7%(+/-3.0%)--β€”Very Low (0)β€”+/-9.4%$1.30($1.35)
350
ITW.NYSE
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
StocksListing United States
-240(β–²76)
SELL ALL-6.9%(+/-6.0%)1.6%25.5xLow (29)46+/-23.9%$259.9($283.7)
349
RGTI.NASDAQ
Rigetti Computing (RGTI)
StocksListing United States
-238(β–Ό180)
SELL ALL-23.6%(+/-11.1%)--β€”Very High (97)45+/-126.0%$11.35($14.86)
348
SOUN.NASDAQ
SoundHound AI (SOUN)
StocksListing United States
-230(β–Ό61)
SELL ALL-23.7%(+/-16.3%)--73.8xVery High (94)54+/-135.0%$4.68($6.14)
347
BROS.NYSE
Dutch Bros (BROS)
StocksListing United States
-224(β–Ό18)
SELL ALL-15.0%(+/-10.1%)--103xHigh (79)44+/-65.2%$55.6($65.4)
346
COST.NASDAQ
Costco Wholesale (COST)
StocksListing United States
-207(β–²56)
SELL ALL-5.1%(+/-4.8%)0.4%47.9xModerate (46)46+/-22.1%$901.9($954.2)
345
MMM.NYSE
3M (MMM)
StocksListing United States
-206(β–²24)
SELL ALL-8.3%(+/-11.0%)1.8%31.0xLow (23)45+/-27.0%$158.6($176.1)
344
SYK.NYSE
Stryker (SYK)
StocksListing United States
-197(β–²31)
PARTIAL SELL-5.8%(+/-6.5%)0.7%40.3xLow (35)53+/-26.7%$325.6($348.0)
343
DASH.NYSE
DoorDash (DASH)
StocksListing United States
-194(β–Ό26)
PARTIAL SELL-13.4%(+/-11.8%)--94.5xHigh (69)58+/-57.0%$171.1($197.5)
342
BBAI.NYSE
BigBear.ai (BBAI)
StocksListing United States
-193(β–Ό133)
PARTIAL SELL-24.5%(+/-15.1%)--β€”Very High (98)40+/-161.0%$2.14($2.83)
341
VOLV-B.STO
Volvo AB (publ) (VOLV-B)
StocksListing Sweden
-192(β–Ό7)
PARTIAL SELL-7.3%(+/-9.9%)4.3%20.7xLow (23)34+/-27.4%kr324.3(kr364.8)
340
SAAB-B.STO
Saab AB (publ) (SAAB-B)
StocksListing Sweden
-190(β–²24)
PARTIAL SELL-9.6%(+/-10.4%)0.5%45.1xHigh (61)46+/-43.0%kr532.2(kr591.3)
339
AMD.NASDAQ
AMD (AMD)
StocksListing United States
-184(β–Ό155)
PARTIAL SELL-13.7%(+/-14.3%)--160xVery High (80)65+/-57.0%$418.9($485.4)
338
ANET.NYSE
Arista Networks (ANET)
StocksListing United States
-181(β–Ό115)
PARTIAL SELL-11.9%(+/-11.4%)--58.6xHigh (74)79+/-56.4%$150.7($171.0)
337
MU.NASDAQ
Micron Technology (MU)
StocksListing United States
-180(β–Ό180)
PARTIAL SELL-12.6%(+/-14.2%)0.3%19.8xHigh (78)67+/-51.4%$762.7($874.7)
336
1810.HKEX
Xiaomi (1810)
StocksHQ ChinaListing Hong Kong
-169(β–²23)
PARTIAL SELL-16.2%(+/-4.7%)--20.9xLow (29)51+/-46.0%HK$26.0(HK$31.0)
335
INGA.AMS
ING (INGA)
StocksListing Netherlands
-167(β–Ό113)
PARTIAL SELL-7.0%(+/-10.3%)5.8%13.6xLow (31)26+/-31.7%€26.5(€30.2)
334
KO.NYSE
Coca-Cola (KO)
StocksListing United States
-167(β–²19)
PARTIAL SELL-3.5%(+/-4.6%)2.1%26.7xLow (21)52+/-18.5%$83.7($88.5)
333
HSBA.LSE
HSBC Holdings (HSBA)
StocksListing United Kingdom
-165(β–Ό55)
PARTIAL SELL-7.6%(+/-12.5%)6.5%16.7xModerate (51)36+/-25.2%GBX 1,376(GBX 1,587)
332
RTX.NYSE
RTX (RTX)
StocksListing United States
-158(β–²10)
PARTIAL SELL-5.3%(+/-8.4%)1.6%37.8xModerate (48)38+/-30.3%$199.8($214.4)
331
SMCI.NASDAQ
Super Micro Computer (SMCI)
StocksListing United States
-146(β–Ό74)
PARTIAL SELL-18.2%(+/-27.1%)--15.0xVery High (90)60+/-77.0%$22.7($27.7)
330
CAVA.NYSE
CAVA Group (CAVA)
StocksListing United States
-140(β–Ό27)
PARTIAL SELL-10.9%(+/-13.9%)--128xHigh (75)55+/-59.2%$59.2($66.4)
329
SHOP.TSX
Shopify (SHOP)
StocksListing Canada
-136(β–²77)
PARTIAL SELL-9.2%(+/-10.4%)--118xHigh (70)72+/-64.5%C$155.8(C$171.5)
328
HAG.FRA
Hensoldt (HAG)
StocksListing Germany
-128(β–²5)
PARTIAL SELL-7.9%(+/-11.1%)0.6%β€”Moderate (50)39+/-53.3%€76.8(€83.9)
327
NBIS.NASDAQ
Nebius Group (NBIS)
StocksHQ NetherlandsListing United States
-127(β–Ό146)
PARTIAL SELL-12.6%(+/-18.6%)--69.6xVery High (91)45+/-68.4%$164.7($188.4)
326
CRWV.NASDAQ
CoreWeave (CRWV)
StocksListing United States
-116(β–Ό118)
PARTIAL SELL-14.0%(+/-20.8%)--β€”Very High (91)23+/-114.0%$63.6($73.9)
325
XOM.NYSE
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
StocksListing United States
-109(β–Ό2)
PARTIAL SELL-11.3%(+/-9.8%)2.4%25.9xLow (31)44+/-28.4%$135.9($157.0)
324
GM.NYSE
General Motors (GM)
StocksListing United States
-100(β–²12)
PARTIAL SELL-12.7%(+/-10.6%)0.7%42.4xModerate (43)29+/-37.1%$76.6($88.4)

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.

Read full methodology
What are the best assets to short now?

For the current 1-Year sell / short ranking, the #1 downside candidate is Starbucks Corporation (SBUX). Expected return: -20.8% Target price: 83.8

Which assets are the top sell or short candidates?

The current top 5 sell / short candidates are: 1. British Pound / US Dollar (GBPUSD); 2. Euro / US Dollar (EURUSD); 3. US Dollar / Japanese Yen (USDJPY); 4. The Coca-Cola Company (KO); 5. Costco Wholesale Corporation.

Which asset shows the weakest projected return?

Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) currently shows the weakest projected return in this sell / short ranking at -56.90% annualized.

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

HSBC Holdings plc (HSBA) has the highest annual net dividend yield in this sell / short ranking at 6.5%.

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

US Dollar / Japanese Yen (USDJPY) is currently the least volatile in this sell / short ranking at +7.97% 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.

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Ranking version and formula details.

Latest05-Jul-26 (Batch6)373 AssetsFormula version: 2.5.0Price cutoff date: 31-Jul-26Computed today at 04:12 UTC
05-Jun-26 (Batch5)312 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 04-Jun-26
03-May-26 (Batch4)312 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 01-May-26
11-Apr-26 (Batch3)246 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 10-Apr-26
19-Mar-26 (Batch2)209 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 18-Mar-26
28-Nov-25 (Batch1)203 AssetsFormula version: 2.3.0Price cutoff date: 26-Nov-25