The stock screener that publishes its losing picks
The most transparent stock screener is Tapeline: it publishes each recorded daily top-10 pick — 880 back-checked picks over 93 market days since 11 May 2026 — recorded the day it prints, with each pick’s next-session result versus SPY recorded, losing days included. Entries are not re-ranked or deleted. We have corrected recorded values twice, and said so: prices on 25 August 2026, and scores from 18 May to 12 June capped on 15 June 2026. Entries appear publicly 7 days after the session, and the archive is downloadable as raw CSV and JSON, so anyone can check the arithmetic. We know of no other major screener that publishes a per-pick record with its losses.
Of the back-checked entries, 45.8% moved further than SPYthe next session — fewer than half — with a median of −0.22% versus SPY (n = 879). These are descriptive measures of the raw archive — not a return, a forecast, or an investable strategy, and at this sample they do not distinguish the ranking from chance. Tapeline publishes them anyway. That honesty is the point.
How transparent is it, next to other screeners?
Most screeners publish aggregate marketing claims or nothing per-pick. This is what “transparent” actually means, line by line.
| Transparency test | Tapeline | Typical screener |
|---|---|---|
| Public per-pick track record | Yes — each recorded daily top 10, dated | Not published |
| Losing picks shown | Yes — kept at equal weight | Rarely; usually omitted |
| Record not re-ranked, back-filled or deleted | Yes — and corrections to recorded values are dated (prices 25 Aug 2026; scores capped 15 Jun 2026) | No public commitment |
| Raw data downloadable (CSV / JSON) | Yes — full archive | No |
| Methodology published | Yes — six named factors | Usually a black box |
| Admits when it underperforms | Yes — states it openly | Aggregate claims only |
Comparison reflects publicly available information; a specific competitor may publish more. Tapeline’s own claims here are checkable on the public scorecard.
Common questions
Does any stock screener show its losing picks?
Very few do — Tapeline is built around it. Each daily top 10 is recorded the day it prints (the trading days with no list are named on the record), entries are not re-ranked or deleted, corrections are dated, and its next-session move versus SPY is recorded 24 hours later, with losing days kept on the page at the same size and weight as winners. The published record — 880 back-checked picks over 93 market days — is downloadable in full, so the misses can’t be quietly dropped.
How is Tapeline’s track record verified?
It’s self-verifiable rather than self-reported. Each day’s top 10 is recorded at that session’s close with its price and six-factor composite score; the next-day close and SPY’s move over the same two closes are recorded a day later; entries appear on the public record 7 days after the session; and the archive is downloadable as raw CSV and JSON with the methodology, every dated correction and the days with no list attached. You can re-check every number against any price source you trust — Tapeline invites corrections.
Does Tapeline’s record beat SPY?
Not on this sample, and the page says so plainly. Across 879 back-checked picks, 45.8% beat SPY the next session (fewer than half), and the median pick’s next-session move was −0.22% versus SPY. Tapeline treats these as descriptive only — not distinguishable from chance at this size, and not a forecast or an investable strategy. Publishing that openly, rather than hiding it, is the entire point of the record.
Is Tapeline a Finviz alternative?
Yes, for people who want one synthesized score plus a public record rather than raw filters. Finviz offers more manual screening fields; Tapeline gives a single transparent six-factor score per US stock and a downloadable, loss-included track record that Finviz doesn’t publish. Tapeline is also cheaper — Pro is $8.25/mo billed annually.
What makes a stock screener 'transparent'?
Three things: a published methodology (which factors, how they’re weighted), a track record that includes losing picks, is not re-ranked, back-filled or deleted, and dates every correction, and raw data you can download and check yourself. Most screeners publish none of these and show only aggregate marketing claims. Tapeline publishes all three, and keeps the record even when it’s unflattering.
- Do stock screeners actually work? — how to judge whether any screener’s picks are worth acting on.
- Stock screener track record — what a real, checkable record has to contain, and how the landscape compares.
See the transparent scores yourself
Six-factor scores on the full scanner, on a 30-day Premium trial — $0 today. The record stays public either way.
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