On January 27th Bloomberg News reported that losses had continued past the 30% reported on January 24th by the WSJ although their sources would not give a specific number
as to not upset CIO Gabe Plotkinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Capital#2021_lossesAs of Tuesday, the fund’s losses had increased even with the portfolio repositioning, though investors
wouldn’t say by exactly how much for fear of angering the money manager, which they expect can still fight its way back.
https://www.bloomberg.com(...)rning-to-wall-streetquote:
The first sign of trouble for hedge fund wunderkind Gabe Plotkin came in late October: A poster on Reddit’s popular wallstreetbets forum was taking aim at his wildly successful investment firm.
“GME Squeeze and the demise of Melvin Capital,” wrote the user, Stonksflyingup, referring to stock ticker of GameStop Corp. and Plotkin’s $12.5 billion firm. Before long, veryforestgreen weighed in: “Melvin Capital New Short Attack.” Then, greekgod1990: “Melvin vs WSB! And GME to the moon.”
So it was that the tables turned on Wall Street -- and a hedge fund star suddenly found himself at the mercy of the day-trading Reddit bros who have become one of the most powerful, if improbable, forces in the stock market today. The attack on Plotkin’s six-year-old Melvin Capital shifted the balance of power in ways that would have seemed unimaginable only months ago. By Wednesday, the firm had capitulated to the amateurs and covered the GameStop short.
[b]Op <a href="http://forum.fok.nl/topic/2419064/1/999#p176295558" target="_blank" >vrijdag 5 januari 2018 08:29</a> schreef <a href="http://forum.fok.nl/user/profile/144984" target="_blank" >xminator</a> het volgende:[/b]
Anyway gelukkig zijn er een hoop mensen net zo dom als jij. Daarom koop ik nu wat extra ripple..