The Fund That Blew Up 67% in a Month Is Back, With a Twist

A hedge fund turned 225 million into a 20 billion book, up 439% in the first half, then blew up 67% in one month on 4x leverage when prime brokers forced the sale. Now he's back in the exact AI-infrastructure trade that built and broke him, and those names are bleeding again after a hot CPI. The twist is the structure: this time it's defined-risk options, not leveraged stock. A 20% drop can crush the option, but it can't trigger a margin-call spiral. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 He blew up in July, now he's back 00:20 AI infrastructure getting creamed 00:45 The 439% run, then the collapse 01:40 67% down in a month on leverage 02:25 Forced to sell six days after raising 03:00 How he rebuilt the exposure 03:50 Defined risk instead of leverage 04:30 The same names bleeding again 05:40 Why memory is still the risk 06:20 Same trade, different kind of failure #tastylive #signalvsnoise #hedgefund #aiinfrastructure #semiconductors #definedrisk #margincall #leverage #optionstrading #stockmarket tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.