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Aug 2023

19m 55s

2 Short 2 Furious

The Motley Fool

About this episode

Michael Burry, the investor featured in “The Big Short,” made a major bet against market indexes. Are investors due for a sequel of the Great Financial Crisis? (00:13) Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma discuss:

A sales slowdown The Home Depot.
Why the home retailer has “an incredibly high” return on invested capital.
Credit downgrades for regional banks.
Michael Burry’s bearish option bet against the S&P 500 and NASDAQ, worth $1.6 billion in notional value.

Companies discussed: HD, MTB Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Asit Sharma Engineer: Tim Sparks

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