He would later take his short case public. “I think that there’s considerable reason to believe that the numbers that they’ve reported didn’t really reflect the full magnitude of the credit crisis,” he told CNBC at the time.
“I think the risk/reward in the stock is poor, from a long perspective, so we are short.”
Others on the street demonized Einhorn for his aggressive shorting tactics but months later, Lehman imploded, vindicating the battered trader.
But is this poker ace a one-trick pony? Here are his top holdings now.
Einhorn’s Top Holdings
S&P 500 Puts (SPY)
Pfizer (PFE)
URS Corp (URS)
Teradata (TDC)
Wyeth (WYE)
Cardinal Health (CAH)
Gold Miners ETF (GDX)
Allegheny Energy (AYE)
EMC Corp (EMC)
Einstein Noah (BAGL)
Source: gurufocus.com
What should you make of it?
Considering his biggest position is the S&P puts, my takeaway is that he doesn’t have such a bullish view of the overall market, explains Joe Terrnaova
Pfizer scares me in the list, adds Guy Adami but there's no denying that Einhorn is the man.
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Trader disclosure: On Sept. 3rd, 2009, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s Fast Money were owned by the Fast Money traders; Adami Owns (AGU), (BTU), (C), (GS), (INTC), (MSFT), (NUE); Najarian Owns (BAC) And Is Short (BAC) Calls; Najarian Owns (C) Calls; Najarian Owns (CBST) Call Spread; Najarian Owns (GS) Call Spread; Najarian Owns (JPM) And Is Short (JPM) Calls; Najarian Owns (MS) And Is Short (MS) Calls; Najarian Owns (MSFT) And Is Short (MSFT) Calls; Najarian Owns (PALM) Calls; Najarian Owns (PDE) Calls; Najarian Owns (SEPR) Time Spread; Najarian Owns (YHOO) Calls; Terranova Owns (FCX), (AMZN), (POT), (SU), (WFT); Terranova Owns December Gold Futures; Terranova Is Short (TM)
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