Our Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio, the best of our Danger Zone picks, has beaten the S&P 500 by 31% since the start of 2021.

In 2023, the Model Portfolio didn’t not fare as well, as it rose 56% compared to 22% for the S&P 500[1] and underperformed 34% as a short portfolio, which outperforms when the stocks in the portfolio fall more than the index. 25 out of our 55 picks outperformed as shorts.

Over the prior two years, the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio did very well as it outperformed shorting the S&P 500 by 36% in 2021 and 28% in 2022.

This week we’re focusing on the best performers from our Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio. We looked at the worst performers in our report here.

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