Whitney Tilson shorted Tesla in the mid 30s, then covered at 200+.
Irrational stupidity can last longer than your margin account...
Whitney Tilson shorted Tesla in the mid 30s, then covered at 200+.
Whitney Tilson shorted Tesla in the mid 30s, then covered at 200+.

Whitney Tilson shorted Tesla in the mid 30s, then covered at 200+.
Yeah, he made similar thing with Google's IPO, bragging Google was way too expensive.
This guy is a genius : do exactly opposite and you are rich.
Conclusion : you can short Tesla @USD200 and buy back @30 !
Chris Mac
And that is why he failed because he was too confident with his brain. Trading is about skills and mental, not IQ level.Actually, he is a genius, an academic genius. He was a Baker scholar at Harvard Business School, i.e. top 5% of his class. However, his AUM peaked at $400m in 2011. Now at $59m.
And that is why he failed because he was too confident with his brain. Trading is about skills and mental, not IQ level.
LTCM guys, Jesse Livermore...
All geniuses but they lost fortunes...