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Michael Taylor: Positioned at -50 percent short with large out-of-the-money QQQ puts

Michael Taylor: Positioned at -50 percent short with large out-of-the-money QQQ puts
Taylor shifts to short stance with QQQ puts

Michael Taylor, identified as co-founder and portfolio manager at Agora Trading, stated that he has flipped his portfolio position back to -50% short in the same names following recent negative momentum after a "squeeze."

Taylor added that he has sized out-of-the-money January-end puts about 5% lower, amounting to 300% of his book notional. He noted the cost was significant, and as of yesterday, volatility on QQQ stood at 22.

Taylor previously noted that Anthropic reduced its IPO valuation from $2 trillion to $1.5 trillion, according to his statements here. He also compared the over $800 billion in contingent AI funding linked to Anthropic and OAI to the size of the 2008 U.S. housing bailout in a separate post. These comments provide additional context to Taylor’s recent portfolio shifts.

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