9 new stocks made February’s Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio, available to Pro and higher members on February 4, 2026.
Below, we feature one of the stocks in this Model Portfolio.
Recap from January’s Picks
Our Most Dangerous Stocks (+2.3%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+0.8%) as a short portfolio from January 8, 2026 through February 2, 2026 by 1.5%. The best performing large cap short stock fell by 26% and the best performing small cap short stock fell by 20%. Overall, 15 out of the 33 Most Dangerous stocks outperformed the S&P 500 as shorts.
This Model Portfolio gives investors downside protection and potential short opportunities. It includes stocks that earn our Unattractive or Very Unattractive ratings due to misleading earnings and expensive valuations. From the pitfalls to avoid and stocks primed to fall, this Model Portfolio provides defense in any type of market.
Looking for buy opportunities instead? The outperformance of the Very Attractive Stocks Index, managed by Bloomberg, shows that Very Attractive-rated stocks outperform. The index, which tracks all the stocks that get our Very Attractive rating, beats the S&P 500 by 37% over the past five years through February 6, 2026.
Although you can’t trade the Very Attractive Stocks Index, you can get access to all of our Very Attractive-rated stocks, our Most Dangerous Stocks, and our Most Attractive Stocks via subscriptions here and here.
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