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I Ranked 20 Great Stocks (and Had to Short 8)

Aug 23, 2026

The creator ranks 20 popular stocks into five tiers (S to D) using a market-neutral strategy, with S tier being a full-size long position and D tier a full-size short. The ranking is based on valuation, risk, and personal conviction, with a year-end performance review planned. Several stocks are discussed with specific valuation and risk assessments.

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Tickers discussed in this post

CRWDBearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Crowd Strike is being sold because it cannot compete with Uber or Netflix valuation-wise and is expected to go down.

HOODBearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Robinhood is considered a potential sell candidate due to its high growth, high valuation profile, needing to fill sell positions.

PLTRBearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Palantir is considered a potential sell candidate due to its high growth, high valuation profile, needing to fill sell positions.

NFLXNeutralLow ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Netflix is mentioned as a stock the creator cannot sell, implying a hold or positive stance, alongside Nvidia and AMD.

NKENeutralHigh ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

As a contrarian investor, the creator cannot sell Nike because it is the most downtrend stock in the market.

UBERNeutralHigh ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Uber is deemed impossible to sell at its current valuation, implying a positive or at least neutral stance.

CEGNeutralLow ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Constellation Energy is placed in the neutral B tier because the creator understands the company less and finds it average.

TSLABearishHigh ConvictionSignal-backedPrimary

Tesla is identified as a must-sell stock due to its high valuation, despite being a great company, and is considered for the C tier (half size short).

NVDANeutralLow ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Nvidia is being held aside for now, as the creator doesn't want to fill any tier yet and needs to decide what to sell.

AMZNBullishHigh ConvictionSignal-backedPrimary

Amazon is placed in the S tier (full size long) as it's considered the safest of the hyperscalers and not excessively expensive, with robotics as an additional positive factor.

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Tracked calls opened from this post

AMZN
buy opened Aug 23, 2026
-3.46%
TSLA
sell opened Aug 23, 2026
-2.55%
SOFI
buy opened Aug 23, 2026
-12.32%
NVO
buy opened Aug 23, 2026
-16.99%
IONQ
sell opened Aug 23, 2026
-1.38%