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People said Burry was just hedging… isn’t this actually a BIG SHORT?
This does not sound bullish to me. h/t colzdude
“The whole financial system is built on debt. And debt is built on belief” – The Big Short
“It’s just money. It’s made up”- Margin Call circa (2011). h/t DesmondMilesDant
Fed Warns of “Financial Stability Vulnerability Due to Leveraged Treasury Short Positions
via Mike Shedlock: Hedge funds and asset managers are in opposite camps, with leverage, posing risk of an accident. Hedge Fund Basis Trade ‘Probably’ Back and Posing Risk Bloomberg reports Hedge Fund Basis Trade ‘Probably’ Back and Posing Risk, Fed Says …
“Michael Burry is now down 42% on his “$1.6 billion” S&P 500 and Nasdaq short if he is still holding it.” – Gurgavin noted.
Fifteen years after his famed bet against the mortgage market led to substantial gains, legendary investor Michael Burry has once again set his sights on a major financial maneuver. This time, he has taken a “big short” position against the …
Whoever went short the 20+ year treasury might be about to cover a ~$800m position around the 28th
by 2ndSifter For context, the date of the hypothetical FTD short was on or around 07/24/2023 which may correspond with the beginning of the recent decline. If this short was truly a naked FTD short, that position must hypothetically cover …
Short sellers have lost more than $175 billion betting against US stocks. So far!
Short sellers have lost more than $175 billion betting against US stocks after investor mania for AI fueled an unexpected tech rally. The surge in tech stocks led to $175.2 billion in mark-to-market losses for short sellers year-to-date, with $53.5 …
Big Short trader is short again…
Investor Michael Burry has taken a huge short against the U.S. stock market, to the tune of more than $1.6 billion. Burry, who predicted the subprime mortgage crisis of the 2000s, bought nearly $890 million in puts against the SPDR …
Worst day since May 4th… Moody’s waits for a four month short covering rally to end and then downgrades bank stocks.
Moody’s waits for a four month short covering rally to end and then downgrades bank stocks.https://t.co/8o2SYHn0u5 Third wave down confirmed. pic.twitter.com/U24Azjooza — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 8, 2023 .. worst day since May 4th $KRE @CNBC pic.twitter.com/m6hKEXyKoo — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) …
No one is prepared: Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since 2007; NVDA can take down the entire stock market alone; Speculators are more short treasuries now than they ever have in history…
Markets are RED https://finviz.com/futures.ashx Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since **2007** The yield on 100 of the largest mm funds recently hovered at 5.13%, highest in 16 years –Crane Datahttps://t.co/5pmUpnhAae @WSJmarkets pic.twitter.com/eTNjZdcaod — Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) August 8, …
For the Second Month, the Jobs Report Falls Short of Lofty Expectations
via Mike Shedlock For July, the BLS reports 187,000 jobs vs the Bloomberg Econoday consensus estimate of 200,000. ADP reported gain of 324,000. Last month, ADP reported a stunning jobs gain of 497,000 vs a BLS report of 149,000 private …
Finally Time to Short the Homebuilders Because It Doesn’t Get Any Better
via Mike Shedlock Everything has gone right for homebuilders for a long time. How much better can things get? $SPHB S&P 500 Homebuilder Index courtesy of StockCharts.Com, annotations by Mish What Went Right? A hyperactive Fed with extremely loose monetary …
“Big Short” Trader Danny Moses Reveals Short Position on GameStop Stock The famed trader called Ryan Cohen a “bad trader” and pointed out the reasons for his bearish thesis on GameStop.
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://twitter.com/CNBCFastMoney/status/1681423000405692416 https://www.thestreet.com/memestocks/gme/big-short-trader-danny-moses-reveals-short-position-on-gamestop-stock TLDRS: Danny Moses, recognized for his part in “The Big Short,” disclosed that he holds put options on GameStop. He expressed concerns about GameStop’s financial health, emphasizing its declining cash reserves and anticipated annual losses, …
The Short of the Century Is Setting Up!
The Short of the Century Is Setting Up! by u/OptionStalker in RealDayTrading
Institutions to dump tech stocks in second half after best first half in 40 years. Hedge funds shift to bearish dollar bet, flipping 20,091 contracts to short
Retail gamblers are trapped. After the best first half for Tech stocks in 40 years, institutions are dumping Tech stocks in the second half.https://t.co/It9OGJH69b Retail gamblers are trapped. pic.twitter.com/9ApQOQSKeP — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 10, 2023 Microsoft has been the most …
Short sellers are betting more than $1 trillion against US stocks after big run
US short interest this month rose to the highest level since April 2022, as investors bet that the current bull run in stock market is set to falter. According to data from S3 Partners, the amount spent by short sellers …
Short Bets on US Stocks Hit $1 Trillion
Short sellers are ramping up bets against US stocks even as paper losses on the positions surpass $100 billion. Total US short interest, or the amount traders have spent betting against US equities, exceeded $1 trillion this month as the …
This short clip will help you understand why the Titanic mini sub is missing and why this was an accident waiting to happen.
This short clip will help you understand why the Titanic mini sub is missing and why this was an accident waiting to happen. https://t.co/srrXmFnoTq — Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) June 20, 2023
Prediction – Blackrock Are Setting Up A Bitcoin EFT..so They Can Short It
BlackRock files for spot bitcoin ETF, with Coinbase as a crypto custodian$COIN $BTC https://t.co/Ey3DCRNayT — King Kong (@JGStockMarket) June 15, 2023 BlackRock files for spot bitcoin ETF, with Coinbase as a crypto custodian$COIN $BTC https://t.co/Ey3DCRNayT — King Kong (@JGStockMarket) June …
NVDA short sellers bleed almost $10 Billion in 2023 as AI boom continues
by rightlibcapitalist NVDA rallied this year and as expected, short sellers lost shit ton of money. Here’s the summary: According to financial data firm S3 Partners, short sellers of Nvidia Corp have experienced substantial losses this year, amounting to more …
SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Principal in Abusive Naked Short Selling Scheme.
by Dismal-Jellyfish SEC Complaint https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-107.pdf Press Release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment adviser Sabby Management LLC and its managing partner, Hal D. Mintz, with fraud in connection with a long running scheme involving misrepresentations and violations of …
The last time the smart money was this short; the world’s largest stock market fell by more than 50%. Yes, folks, the net short position on S&P 500 E-mini futures is now at its highest since 2007
by BoatSurfer600 Source: sagar Singh LinkedIn A new world record! Bulls, your faith in policy-makers is totally unwarranted. Short-covering in Regional banks has marked every turn in the market since the all time high. pic.twitter.com/HL7efgTOgN — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) June 7, …
Biden Country! 30Y Mortgage Rates UP 143% Under Biden, Long And Short Treasury Curves Remain Inverted (Fed Is Only About Half Way To Raising Rates And Will Stop)
by confoundedinterest17 The US economy was sitting high on the global mountain top before Covid. Then Covid struck, The Federal Reserve and Congress went wild with stimulus spending and inflation went wild. This is Biden Country, a feeble shell of this once …
Investors have increased their short positions against tech stocks. Jobless techies being cast into #BidensEconomy to fend for themselves.
Big tech stocks have some of the highest short interest in the market. Last month, investors added $3.57 billion to their short positions against $TSLA, $2.5 billion against $NVDA and $7.26 billion against $META — Cheddar Flow (@CheddarFlow) June 4, …
I feel like we’re watching The Big Short in real time…
by recklessSPY The Fed was on track to keep raising rates to stop inflation. Unemployment still hot and retail still spending. No reason to abate – maintain rates. Some banks f’d up and didn’t hedge their interest rate risk. Runs …