QL Short Desk Pro+
The top 20 short candidates, ranked by conviction — where conviction is a bearish thesis multiplied by how safely the position can be exited.
Most short screens rank a bearish thesis and stop. That is why they surface names you cannot borrow, cannot exit, or that are already crowded enough to squeeze.
Here, conviction = bearish thesis × exit safety. Exit safety is penalised by days-to-cover, short interest as a share of float, thin float, and sustained short volume.
Names that fail a hard veto — illiquid exit, crowded squeeze risk, thin float, small-cap borrow risk — do not rank at any thesis strength.
Every candidate is also cross-checked against the QL Research library: a name whose bearish thesis we have already marked invalidated, or that carries an open bullish thesis, is refused regardless of how bearish the price signal looks. A live bear thesis lifts the score.
| # | Ticker | Conviction | Thesis | Exit safety |
QL Research | Days to cover | SI % float | Binding constraint |
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Rejected by veto
Names with a bearish thesis that are not shortable. Shown so the screen is auditable rather than a black box.
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QuantLogix is not a registered investment advisor. Short selling carries unbounded loss potential, borrow costs, and recall risk; losses can exceed the capital committed. This screen is informational and is not a recommendation to short any security. Conviction scores are model output, not a forecast.