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Betting against beta

Can somebody please explain why I DO NOT get positive returns if I take a long position overnight on the stocks with high beta, but DO get huge negative returns if I take a short position on the same stocks? Is it because some orders don't get filled and are canceled? I'd be glad if somebody could take a look at my backtest and help me to improve it.