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Ian's Insider Corner's 'bottom fishing' picks trail the S&P 500 by 13.6 points at 6 months
Source article by Ian Bezek, Ian's Insider Corner
Updated July 3, 2026
6 Months Later — Jul 3, 2026
How are Ian's Insider Corner's January 2026 S&P 500 loser picks performing?
Ian's Insider Corner's January 2026 picks are down an average of 9.6% after six months, while the S&P 500 gained 4.0% over the same period — a 13.6-point underperformance. The article profiled twenty stocks that had fallen hardest in 2025, selecting eight for tracking on the premise that beaten-down names might rebound.
Three of the eight picks have outpaced the market. One stock — COLD — is up 24.2% and accounts for most of the portfolio's relative strength. The remaining five are in negative territory, dragging the average below zero.
The strategy bet on mean reversion among the S&P 500's worst performers. So far, the broader index's steady advance has left most of these laggards further behind.
3 Months Later — Apr 6, 2026
How are Ian's Insider Corner's January 2026 stock picks performing?
Ian's Insider Corner's January picks are down 7.2% on average after three months, but they're still outperforming the broader market by a significant margin. The S&P 500 dropped 22.3% over the same period, putting the newsletter's selections 15 percentage points ahead.
Half the picks tracked—four of eight—are beating the index. DOW leads with a 62.9% gain, cushioning losses elsewhere in the portfolio.
The strategy, described as "bottom fishing" among the S&P 500's worst performers of 2025, aimed to capture rebounds from deeply beaten-down stocks. While absolute returns remain negative, the picks have held up considerably better than the broader decline suggests they might have.
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