Situational Awareness still exists and it is still up 80% YTD. Leopold is still a hedge fund manager with a good track record, and a big learning experience.
He will raise big dollars in the coming weeks/months.
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Wall Street has a long history of giving money to managers after they blow up.
Partial list:
John Meriwether, Long-Term Capital
Victor Niederhoffer
Mike Vranos, Ellington
Howard Rubin, Merrill Lynch
Jon Corzine, MF Global
Boaz Weinstein, Deutsche Bank
Brian Hunter, Amaranth
Gerald Tsai, Manhattan Fund
… and let’s not kid ourselves, when he gets out of prison, SBF will be among the largest hedge funds managers in the world.
Explain to me like I’m 5 or a golden retriever how Citadel’s rate hike call 1 day before the Fed meeting, market had a 38% prob of a hike, impacted Situational Awareness positioning.
It barely moved Treasury yields.
Those making this insinuation hurt their own credibility.