Buried in Reddit, the Seeds of Melvin Capital’s Crisis

Evotec Ahares Rise Amid Speculation Melvin Capital Closing Short Positions (Reuters)
MILAN (Reuters) – Evotec rose sharply on Tuesday amid market speculation that Melvin Capital Management was unwinding its positions in the German drugmaker after some of its investments turned sour. Evotec’s shares jumped 10% at one point on Tuesday with three traders saying the move was likely linked to Melvin Capital closing out its shorts following losses on GameStop and other investments.

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Steve Cohen: Involvement in GameStop Stock Situation Won’t Affect Mets (CBS Sports)
GameStop has been a major player in the financial world of late after several Reddit users bought stock and increased the price of the video game store giant. While the stock world doesn’t usually have a ton to do with sports, it just so happens to on this occasion. New York Mets billionaire owner Steve Cohen is reportedly involved in this GameStop scenario. According to the Financial Times, Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management provided $750 million and joined with Citadel, a hedge fund, to funnel money into Melvin Capital, a firm that has been negatively affected by the skyrocketing GameStop stock prices.
 
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Fairy "godfather"?
:D
Were they reeeally selling calls below intrinsic?!
I gotta think someone with some coding sense and a blowtorch connection could arb that.
Pete or John Najarian said the MMs were not buying at parity because they knew the RH could not afford to exercise the calls.
 
Dan Sundheim’s $20 Billion D1 Capital Loses About 20% This Month(Bloomberg)
Dan Sundheim’s D1 Capital Partners, one of last year’s top-performing hedge funds, lost about 20% this month through Wednesday, making it one of the biggest victims yet to emerge as retail investors target hedge funds’ favorite positions. The fund managed about $20 billion as this year began — far more than rivals such as Melvin Capital and Maplelane Capital that have also taken hits to their portfolios amid the attacks. D1’s loss, described by people briefed on the situation, contrasts with a 60% gain during last year’s pandemic turmoil.
 
Dan Sundheim’s $20 Billion D1 Capital Loses About 20% This Month(Bloomberg)
Dan Sundheim’s D1 Capital Partners, one of last year’s top-performing hedge funds, lost about 20% this month through Wednesday, making it one of the biggest victims yet to emerge as retail investors target hedge funds’ favorite positions. The fund managed about $20 billion as this year began — far more than rivals such as Melvin Capital and Maplelane Capital that have also taken hits to their portfolios amid the attacks. D1’s loss, described by people briefed on the situation, contrasts with a 60% gain during last year’s pandemic turmoil.

So they are up 28% instead of 60%. Hardly a disaster.
 
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