Michael Burry Buys Put Options on Nvidia, Micron, and Palantir as "The Big Short" Investor Predicts a 1987-Style Market Crash
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{ "epilogue": "Michael Burry swapped his previous shorts for put options struck near half the share price on Micron, alongside positions concerning Nvidia and Palantir. He predicted a 1987-style market crash and stated that a severe downturn would be for the good of humanity if it halted potential public offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Following these September 2026 reports, the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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