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14 Aug 2026, 08:28 UTC · 1h ago
Michael Burry is shorting Nvidia and Micron, but won't touch this AI stock
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Invezz
14 Aug 2026, 08:28 UTC · 1h ago
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Michael Burry has increased his short position in Micron (MU). — A high-profile short from a known contrarian on a key AI hardware provider signals a bearish outlook on memory margins and compute demand.
-0.60Burry has shifted his bearish semiconductor ETF bets into a larger put position on the Nasdaq-heavy QQQ. — This indicates a broadening of his bearish thesis from specific chip stocks to the wider tech-heavy index.
-0.50Burry maintains put options on Nvidia and Palantir. — Continued bearish positioning against the primary benchmarks of the AI trade suggests long-term conviction in a correction.
-0.40Burry refuses to short CoreWeave due to its limited float and volatility, despite distrusting the company. — This is a tactical avoidance of risk rather than a bullish signal, but it suggests a potential 'short squeeze' risk for the name.
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Burry increased his short position based on a thesis that memory margins will mean-revert.
Michael Burry is maintaining put options (short position) against the company.
Michael Burry is holding put options against the company.
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