The Razor’s Edge is an investing podcast that combines a prop trader’s viewpoint and deep-dive fundamental research to provide a unique take on the markets. The show is co-hosted by Akram’s Razor, a trader, tech enthusiast, meat lover, Marvel fanboy, battle tested activist short-seller and humble market servant, and by Daniel Shvartsman, VP of Content at Investing.com and someone who has seen thousands of investing pitches and ideas and how they play out over the past decade. The duo start with a theme or idea from Akram’s investing, then break it down to understand what goes into the idea, what could go wrong, and what else investors and traders need to know. They also interview industry leaders, executives, and other investors to get a wider perspective. The show has thousands of listeners around the world.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
The Archegos Capital blow-up at the end of Q1 marked the second huge non-fundamental market event, mirroring the GameStop/Melvin Capital/vintage investing short squeeze dynamics of January. While these can feel like localized events, making or spoiling GSX or VIAC investors' quarters, they at the very least offer important reminders of risk management and understanding your underlying investments. We break down how something like this might happen and what it means for bystanders and active investors.
Topics Covered
- 2:30 minute mark - The Archegos and GameStop echoes
- 10:00 - The scaling of the short squeeze strategy
- 13:30 - Lone actor or market reflexivity at work?
- 16:00 - What fundamentally changed during COVID for these sorts of names
- 21:30 - The lack of an exit strategy
- 27:00 - Aftershocks of this action
- 33:00 - Adjusting to an elevated valuation environment and the leverage factor
- 39:00 - The company and prime brokers’ perspective on this situation
- 45:00 - Where do we go from here
- 54:00 - The danger of consensus
- 1:00:00 - Time to make weight for certain stocks
Bonus: Article from Michigan Radio on sewer issues
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