Michael Barry the guy who called

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The video leverages the notoriety of Michael Barry, a well-known figure in finance, to create intrigue. By presenting a contrarian viewpoint that dismisses his predictions, it taps into a desire for alternative investment strategies and potentially sparks debate among viewers interested in market analysis.

Summary

The video discusses Michael Barry, known for "The Big Short," and claims he has been consistently wrong in his market predictions. It highlights his recent $1 billion bet against the AI bubble and his past bet against Tesla, noting his hedge fund, Cylon Management, is closing. The speaker dismisses Barry's current short positions on stocks like Micron, Nvidia, Caterpillar, and Applied Materials as irrelevant to their own investment strategy.

Structure

1Michael Barry's past predictions and recent bets
2His hedge fund is closing
3His recent short positions are irrelevant
4The speaker's contrarian investment approach

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He called The Big Short. He’s been wrong about almost everything since. Going through the receipts on Michael Burry’s track record — the calls nobody talks about. 🧵 #wallstreet #investing #hedgefunds #fintok #stocks

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MICHAEL BARRY THE GUY WHO CALLED THE BIG SHORT HAS BEEN WRONG EVERY SINGLE TIME SINCE THIS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THAT MICHAEL BARRY JUST BET $1 BILLION ON BUBBLE THIS WAS ONE YEAR AGO AND EVEN BEFORE THAT HE BET AGAINST TESLA WHEN IT WAS $100 MICHAEL BERRY CLEARLY HAS CONTINUED TO LOSE IT'S NOT EVEN JUST THAT HE'S NOW HAD TO CLOSE HIS FUND CYLON MANAGEMENT STATING THAT HE JUST DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE MARKET ANYMORE SO THIS IS WHY I DON'T REALLY CARE THAT HE'S SHORTING MICRON AT 11 OR DOLLARS HIS OPINION JUST DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO ME ANYMORE ALL THE RECEIPTS SHOW HE'S BEEN WRONG EVERY SINGLE TIME SINCE THE BIG SHORT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN SO HIS SHORT POSITIONS TO ME ARE JUST IRRELEVANT NOW I DON'T WANNA SEE HIM IN THE NEWS ANYMORE I DON'T WANNA SEE PEOPLE SAYING OH WELL MICHAEL BERRY SHORTED THIS SO YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED NO THAT'S JUST NOT RELEVANT TO ME ANYMORE REALLY IF MICHAEL BERRY IS SHORTING A STOCK THAT MIGHT EVEN GIVE ME AN INCENTIVE TO BUY THAT STOCK SO HIS SHORT POSITION AND MICRON NVIDIA THESE ARE SOME OF HIS NEW ONES TESLA CATERPILLAR APPLIED MATERIALS JUST DON'T MATTER TO ME AND THAT'S NOT HOW I DO MY MATH WHEN I'M BUYING

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Michael Barry the guy who called The Big Short has been wrong every single time since this. You can see behind me that Michael Barry just bet $1 billion on bubble. This was one year ago. And even before that he bet against Tesla when it was $100. Michael Barry clearly has continued to lose. It's not even just that he's now had to close his fund Cylon Management stating that he just doesn't understand the market anymore. So this is why I don't really care that he's shorting Micron at 11 or dollars. His opinion just doesn't really matter to me anymore. All the receipts show he's been wrong every single time since the big short again and again and again. So his short positions to me are just irrelevant now. I don't wanna see him in the news anymore. I don't wanna see people saying, oh, well, Michael Barry shorted this, so you should be worried. No, that's just not relevant to me anymore. Really, if Michael Barry is shorting a stock, that might even give me an incentive to buy that stock. So his short position and Micron, Nvidia, these are some of his new ones. Tesla, Caterpillar, Applied Materials. Just don't matter to me. And that's not how I do my math when I'm buying.