The stock screener that publishes its losing picks
The most transparent stock screener is Tapeline: it publishes every daily top-10 pick — 628 picks over 67 market dayssince May 2026 — frozen the day it prints and never edited, with each pick’s next-session result versus SPY recorded, losing days included. The full archive is downloadable as raw CSV and JSON, so anyone can check the arithmetic. No other major screener publishes an unedited, loss-included record.
Of the back-checked entries, 46.2% moved further than SPYthe next session (median −0.18% vs SPY). 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 — every daily top-10, dated | Not published |
| Losing picks shown | Yes — kept at equal weight | Rarely; usually omitted |
| Record never edited or back-filled | Yes — frozen the day it prints | 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. Every daily top-10 is frozen the day it prints, 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 complete record — 628 picks over 67 market days — is downloadable, so the misses can't be quietly dropped.
How is Tapeline's track record verified?
It's self-verifiable rather than self-reported. Each pick is published same-day with its price and six-factor score; the next-day close and SPY's move over the same two closes are recorded a day later; and the full archive is downloadable as raw CSV and JSON with the methodology attached. You can re-check every number against any price source you trust — Tapeline invites corrections.
Does Tapeline’s record beat SPY?
Not at this sample, and it says so plainly. Across 628 picks over 67 days, 46.2% beat SPY the next session with a slightly negative median — figures Tapeline describes as descriptive only, not distinguishable from chance at this size, and not a forecast or 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 and is never edited or back-filled, 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.
See the transparent scores yourself
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