# Burry shorting Nvidia and Palantir? It's not that simple

In the past few days, the financial world outside the crypto space has also been watching closely—Michael Burry, the big shot who shorted the housing market in 2008, has recently revealed in his 13F filing that he allocated $1.1 billion in put options on Nvidia and Palantir. As a result, both stocks dropped, and the market started to wonder: should we run?

**But here is a key point**: The 13F is just a quarterly snapshot, not a real holding. Burry's fund Scion manages $1.4 billion and often uses options for hedging and short-term arbitrage, rather than really being bearish on the long-term value of a specific stock. From last quarter to this quarter, of his 8 holdings, only Lululemon has been held continuously (and he doubled down), while the others are all new positions — this indicates that his strategy changes very quickly.

**In simple terms**: This $1.1 billion put option is likely aimed at profiting from short-term volatility. High-valued tech stocks like Nvidia and Palantir are indeed prone to corrections, and Burry might be taking advantage of this point to cash in. It does not mean he thinks these two stocks are not good in the long run, nor does it suggest that retail investors should follow suit and cut their positions.

**Key Difference**: Institutional investors are playing with intraday + quarterly fluctuations, while retail investors are buying a 3-5 year story. Don't take Burry's shorting arbitrage as investment advice.