Print out a piece of paper with 100 stocks on it that have propsered
over the last 10 years.. next attach it to your dartboard, walk 10 steps back, cover your eyes, turn and throw dart.. there’s your stock to short. If you don’t have a dartboard, you can do a pin the tail on the realtor version of this game..
One consideration.. maybe stay away from the inelastic stuff… they may not drop as much and may in some cases even have an inverse relationship with recession(cigarettes, alcohol and gambling etc)