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Momentum strategies invest stocks with the best trailing-year returns and sell short those with the worst.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

So Wolfe Research’s chief investment strategist Chris Senyek screened for stocks to sell short, or bet against.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

We underestimate how pleasant the exchange will be—for us and for our counterpart—and sell short our conversational chops.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 13, 2025

Right now, there are hardly any shares left to borrow and sell short.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2024

He was shocked how much easier and cheaper it was to buy a credit default swap than it was to sell short an actual cash bond—even though they represented exactly the same bet.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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