Why Carson Block Won’t Short AI Names Until the IPOs Begin & Muddy Waters’ Pivot to Long Resources Stocks & S&P 500 Momentum
Monetary Matters with Jack Farley
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Show Notes
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Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Capital joins Monetary Matters to discuss why they aren’t rushing to short AI pretenders and fakers until more supply of speculative companies hits the market from big IPOs. They also discuss the increasing dominance of flows over fundamentals in US markets and abroad and Muddy Waters expanding investment focus including: metals and mining stocks, Vietnam, and momentum strategies.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:44 AI and Market Speculation
05:14 Challenges in Short Selling AI Stocks
17:58 Pictet PQNT
19:09 AI Pretenders
21:41 Mining Investments and Strategies
36:51 Red Flags in Investor Presentations
39:07 Geopolitical Considerations
40:15 Fraud in Chinese Companies
49:43 Vietnam and India Investment Opportunities
59:05 Momentum Strategy in the S&P 500
01:05:07 Activist Short Selling and Future Plans