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Coming at you with a new spin on the ZFG format, Krista, Freddy, and Carson thought we’d like to get up close and personal. No, seriously Krista, we can see your browser history in the reflection of your glasses… All kidding aside, this new format is punchier and a bit more organized than our usual journey now that Krista can read the cue cards directly on her screen.
Soren Aandahl of Blue Orca Capital joins Zer0es TV to share his firm’s latest short thesis on Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE: DAY).
Vic Bonilla of Jehoshaphat Research visits Zer0es TV to present his short thesis on Doximity (DOCS). While there are many aspects to this short campaign, Vic believes the apparent manipulation of the company’s contract accounting will ultimately render its downfall. With competition encroaching on its […]
The only thing better than watching Alex Karp coming unhinged on CNBC is the fact that one of its co-founders, who’s also the Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been the one recklessly dumping Palantir stock. Is Peter Thiel a short-seller in disguise?! Surprise, […]
Ever wonder what the children of Texas do in their spare time? After a weekend where Carson and Freddy visited a friend’s ranch, the crew takes a minute to acknowledge the political and societal differences throughout our nation.
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Coming at you with a new spin on the ZFG format, Krista, Freddy, and Carson thought we’d like to get up close and personal. No, seriously Krista, we can see your browser history in the reflection of your glasses… All kidding aside, this new format is punchier and a bit more organized than our usual journey now that Krista can read the cue cards directly on her screen.
Soren Aandahl of Blue Orca Capital joins Zer0es TV to share his firm’s latest short thesis on Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE: DAY).
Vic Bonilla of Jehoshaphat Research visits Zer0es TV to present his short thesis on Doximity (DOCS). While there are many aspects to this short campaign, Vic believes the apparent manipulation of the company’s contract accounting will ultimately render its downfall. With competition encroaching on its […]
The only thing better than watching Alex Karp coming unhinged on CNBC is the fact that one of its co-founders, who’s also the Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been the one recklessly dumping Palantir stock. Is Peter Thiel a short-seller in disguise?! Surprise, […]
Ever wonder what the children of Texas do in their spare time? After a weekend where Carson and Freddy visited a friend’s ranch, the crew takes a minute to acknowledge the political and societal differences throughout our nation.
Soren Aandahl of Blue Orca Capital joins Zer0es TV to present his firm’s short thesis on Fluence Energy, Inc. (FLNC).
Dan David of Wolfpack Research presents his short thesis on Innodata (INOD). Dan’s work shows that, despite touting itself as an AI company, the company has spent virtually no capital on Research & Development (“R&D”), while also lacking a Chief Technology Officer.
Carson Block, Founder of Muddy Waters Capital, makes the case that Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH CN) is more akin to the ‘GE of Canada’ than claims of being another Berkshire disciple.
Vic Bonilla of Jehoshaphat Research makes the short case on Dun & Bradstreet (DNB). Central to their thesis, Vic believes that the company’s cash flows are vastly overstated, rendering it virtually impossible to pay down its mountain of debt.
Mike Coolbaugh sits down with Ivan Cosovic of Breakout Point to discuss the biggest themes in the world of short selling. In this episode, Ivan shares how 2023 stacked up for short sellers. While there were a number of newcomers to the activist scene, many of the biggest names celebrated another strong year.
Soren Aandahl of Blue Orca Capital joins Zer0es TV to share his firm’s latest short thesis on Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE: DAY).
Soren Aandahl of Blue Orca Capital joins Zer0es TV to present his firm’s short thesis on Fluence Energy, Inc. (FLNC).
Dan David of Wolfpack Research presents his short thesis on Innodata (INOD). Dan’s work shows that, despite touting itself as an AI company, the company has spent virtually no capital on Research & Development (“R&D”), while also lacking a Chief Technology Officer.
Carson Block, Founder of Muddy Waters Capital, makes the case that Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH CN) is more akin to the ‘GE of Canada’ than claims of being another Berkshire disciple.
Vic Bonilla of Jehoshaphat Research makes the short case on Dun & Bradstreet (DNB). Central to their thesis, Vic believes that the company’s cash flows are vastly overstated, rendering it virtually impossible to pay down its mountain of debt.
“KC”, who publishes as Old Time REITster, sits down with Carson Block of Muddy Waters Capital to explain why he’s short Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. (BXMT).
Dan David of Wolfpack Research makes the short case on Ramaco Resources (METC).
Carson Block, Founder of Muddy Waters Capital, makes the case that Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT) could be at risk of a liquidity crisis. At the heart of its thesis, Muddy Waters believes that 70%-75% of BXMT’s borrowers may be unable to cover interest expenses.
Carson Block, Founder of Muddy Waters Capital, admits to having made a major mistake in his previous short of Sunrun (RUN).
Keith Dalrymple of Dalrymple Finance makes the short case on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP).
In light of new SEC proposals, Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading sits down with Freddy Brick to dissect what’s going on behind the scenes. From tick sizes to access fees, Joe breaks down what this means for individual investors and how it may impact the hot topic of payment for order flow (“PFOF”). While Wall Street won’t go down without a fight for this lucrative hustle, Joe believes these latest measures are an attempt to make life more challenging for the traditional PFOF business model.
In this short story, Carson Block sits down with authors Matthew Campbell to discuss their shocking true crime book about a murder, hijacking, and global finance. Dead in the Water is one of Carson’s favorite books from 2022
In this Short Story, Freddy Brick of Muddy Waters Capital sits down with Thomas Braziel from 507 Capital to uncover how his firm made a 1,700% return from a boring old bankruptcy claim.
Freddy Brick sits down Duncan Mavin, Financial Journalist and Author of The Pyramid of Lies.
Soren Aandahl of Blue Orca Capital makes the case that Enviva (EVA), the world’s largest maker of wood pellets, inflates EBITDA, will be forced to cut its dividend, and is greenwashing its wood procurement.
Roddy Boyd of The Foundation For Financial Journalism makes the case that PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI) is at the center of a brewing mortgage crisis.
In Part II of this Short Story, Freddy Brick and Joe Saluzzi continue their conversation on market structure. As the two dive deeper, Joe reveals a few potential changes to market structure, including a possible change in tick sizes
In this Short Story, Freddy Brick interviews Joe Saluzzi, Partner and Co-Founder of Themis Trading, LLC. In the opening discussion of this two-part series, Joe provides a detailed history of market structure.
In this Short Story, Carson interviews the author of The Revolution That Wasn’t, Spencer Jakab. In this conversation, Jakab provides his analysis of the players involved, the factors that contributed to the frenzy, and how the belief that retail was “sticking it to Wall Street” has failed miserably.
Dan Taylor of The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School is back on Zer0es TV to share some encouraging updates from the SEC
Roddy Boyd, Founder of the Foundation for Financial Journalism, shares that a healthy dose of scepticism doesn’t mean you are right, but it is a great tool for understanding whether or not to dig deeper.
Danny Moses discusses the biggest red flags that deceptive management uses in their pursuit to cover up the truth.
Edwin Dorsey, author of The Bear Cave newsletter, talks about how he discovered Vista Equity Partner’s M&A secret
Adam Gefvert, Head Analyst of White Diamond Research, talks about the new short he will be revealing and how they came across the company. He also talks about the company WRAP who withheld details of their product testing from investors.
In this episode, Anne talks about the fake Chinese agricultural companies she discovered on her travels as well as the ghost towns set up by the Chinese corporation Evergrande Group.
Roddy Boyd loves to take a look at the resumes of a company’s ‘C suite’ employees. Are they who they say they are, and how on earth did they get to such a high level of management?
How Nano-X Imaging (NNOX) fell apart after short-sellers became suspicious of the hype around a technological innovation that purported to be 3 technologies packed into 1.
How Steve Clapham was alerted to the ‘funky accounting’ at Patisserie Valerie by examining how they compared to Starbucks.
Watch this video to find out.
Coming at you with a new spin on the ZFG format, Krista, Freddy, and Carson thought we’d like to get up close and personal. No, seriously Krista, we can see your browser history in the reflection of your glasses… All kidding aside, this new format is punchier and a bit more organized than our usual journey now that Krista can read the cue cards directly on her screen.
Vic Bonilla of Jehoshaphat Research visits Zer0es TV to present his short thesis on Doximity (DOCS). While there are many aspects to this short campaign, Vic believes the apparent manipulation of the company’s contract accounting will ultimately render its downfall. With competition encroaching on its […]
The only thing better than watching Alex Karp coming unhinged on CNBC is the fact that one of its co-founders, who’s also the Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been the one recklessly dumping Palantir stock. Is Peter Thiel a short-seller in disguise?! Surprise, […]
Ever wonder what the children of Texas do in their spare time? After a weekend where Carson and Freddy visited a friend’s ranch, the crew takes a minute to acknowledge the political and societal differences throughout our nation.
Mike Coolbaugh sits down with Ivan Cosovic of Breakout Point to discuss the biggest themes in the world of short selling. In this episode, Ivan shares how 2023 stacked up for short sellers. While there were a number of newcomers to the activist scene, many of the biggest names celebrated another strong year.
When things start and stop working all at the same time. Carson opens our latest episode with a personal struggle that plagues middle-aged men around the globe. As can be expected here on ZFG, we’re asking the hard-hitting questions – Which 5th grader has Gary Gensler assigned to manage the SEC’s cyber security protocols?
Happy New Year! Freddy starts 2024 off with a bang. Not only has he reverted to his ‘no shoes’ policy, but he kicks things off with yet another new business idea. For those of you who have yet to settle on a New Years’ resolution; might we suggest brushing up on your history? The History Channel, Wikipedia, there’s a wide variety of sources. But if we’re brutally honest, South Park might be one of the best places to start.
If you ever find yourself questioning your intellectual capabilities, just remember, Josh Mitts is still a Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Whatever your feelings about his past work, there’s zero question about the complete lack of academic rigor, accountability, accuracy, intellectual honesty – whatever the hell you want to call it – in his latest research paper Trading on Terror?.
Mike Coolbaugh sits down with Ivan Cosovic of Breakout Point to discuss the biggest themes in the world of short selling.
Although the Shark of Wall Street (“Carson”) isn’t donning his trucker sweater, he does have another colorful shirt for this week’s podcast. For those of you who’ve seen Episode 33 of ZFG (Stocks and Cocks at Fashion Week), it needs no explanation. But by some twist of the imagination, might he be trying to tell us that he actually enjoyed his TSA touch-up?
Brent Donnelly, President of Spectra Markets, provides a thoughtful overview of how investors should approach their short ideas.
Alyx Flournoy, head of product specialists at Omega Point, explains how factor risk models can help short and long investors manage risks without neutralizing the desired idiosyncratic aspects of stock picking.
Put buying and call selling are some of the most common ways to express a bearish view on a stock, but often the shape of the volatility surface means these are suboptimal ways to express that view. Imran Lakha, the founder of Options Insight, outlines four alternative options structures which depending on the market environment may be better ways to structure a bearish options trade.
Freddy Brick of Muddy Waters Capital discusses short selling beyond US shores. He argues that factors like cultural differences in Europe, where investors rarely challenge public companies make it an interesting place to look for potential shorts.
Not all short-sellers are looking to make a big splash when they come up with a new short thesis. Brad Safalow, CEO of PAA Research, has been able to generate consistent short alpha for over a decade all while keeping his research behind a paywall.
Short sellers are often painted with a broad brush as trying to profit from the demise of corporations, but a huge percentage of short interest is actually coming from hedgers who are combining short equity positions with long positions in other parts of the capital structure.
Short sellers often go after the worst of the worst, looking for companies and management teams with serious and potentially even criminal issues. This is leaving a massive opportunity set of poorly run but not fraudulent companies untouched by activist short-sellers.
Junheng Li, Founder, and CEO of JL Warren Capital, runs a research firm that provides on-the-ground high-frequency data for sectors in the Chinese economy. In this episode, Junheng addresses the massive boom in Chinese company IPOs in the U.S. and how these companies are often too immature for public markets.
Kir Kahlon, Founder and CIO of Scorpion Capital, dives into his research process in this episode of Short-Selling 101.
In this episode of Short Selling 101, Noel Smith, CIO of Convexity Asset Management, discusses how important protecting downside risk is for long-term success in investing.
Watch this video to find out.
In this podcast, The Wolf Pack is joined by special guest Carson Block to discuss the fallout from the Hindenburg Research Short Report.
Carson Block, addresses criticisms of short-selling in general, dispels widely held misconceptions about activist shorts, and reveals how he targets companies.
A Real Vision interview with famed activist short seller Carson Block who pulls no punches as he takes aim at Canada, Jack Ma and the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.
Carson shares the meticulous process required in researching a potentially fraudulent firm, financial engineering as a prevailing theme for shorting, and areas of the world that have his attention.
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