One perennial problem is the overwhelming incentive for analysts to issue “Buy” recommendations. The universe of stocks not owned by a customer is always much larger than the list of those currently owned. Consequently, it’s much easier to generate commissions from new “Buy” recommendations than from recommendations to sell.
-Joel Greenblatt
That whole “buying” vs “selling” dichotomy does nothing but cause problems. Let’s just treat selling as buying negative stock.
Like shorting?
Rather, not like shorting. Unless we also use a word like “longing” to mean buying a stock you haven’t previously sold.