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Michael Burry de-registers his hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, as he warns of market bubbles and hints at “better things” ahead

“The Big Short” investor Michael Burry has de-registered his hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, according to SEC adviser records.

The agency’s database lists Scion’s registration status as “terminated” effective November 10, 2025. Investment advisers with more than $100 million in regulatory assets must stay registered with the SEC, and Scion reported $154.93 million as of March, per its latest filing.

A viral — though unverified — online post circulating today appears to show Burry’s letter to investors dated October 27, in which he wrote, “My estimation of value in securities is not now, and has not been for some time, in sync with the markets.”

The investor, famed for predicting the 2008 housing crash and immortalized in “The Big Short,” recently drew attention for placing a large options bet against Nvidia and Palantir and warning of market “bubbles” on X. The notional value of his positions in the filing was some ~$1.1 billion — $912 million for Palantir and $187 million for Nvidia — though Burry later clarified on X that his actual exposure on the Palantir leg was only around one-hundredth of that amount ($9.2 million). Each put option contract gives the ability to sell 100 shares, but the 13F filing requires the notional value of the underlying shares to disclosed.

Burry traded barbs with Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, over the bet’s disclosure, with the Scion investor saying on X that it “doesn’t surprise me one bit that Alex Karp and his ontology @PalantirTech cannot crack a simple 13F.” Earlier this week, he also criticized major tech firms for understating depreciation on their computing hardware, saying it “artificially boosts earnings.”

While not addressing the shutdown directly, Burry teased in an X post yesterday that he’ll be “on to much better things” on November 25.

Burry previously shut down his earlier hedge fund, Scion Capital, in 2008 before launching Scion Asset Management in 2013.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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