25-Year-Old Wall Street AI Guru Successfully Hedges? Put Options Holdings Decline
On June 10, market data showed that the put options held by Leopold Aschenbrenner's fund, Situational Awareness LP, commonly declined. Among them, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) fell by 6.79%, NVIDIA (NVDA) dropped by 2.77%, Oracle (ORCL) decreased by 4.77%, Broadcom (AVGO) fell by 4.6%, AMD dropped by 7.9%, Micron (MU) declined by 6.9%, TSMC fell by 5% on trade.xyz, ASML dropped by 1.9%, and Intel (INTC) decreased by 6.99%. Previously reported by BlockBeats, Situational Awareness LP's Q1 13-F report submitted to the SEC indicated a significant increase in protection or bets against the decline of AI/semiconductor-related assets, particularly in NVIDIA, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, Broadcom, AMD, TSMC, ASML, and Micron. The value of put options reported in Q1 was approximately $8.459 billion, accounting for about 61.9% of its Q1 13F reported value; while the put options for Q4 2025 were only about $8.91 million.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
You may also like
The Bank of Japan's interest rate hike still fails to impress the market! Hedge funds slash yen long positions by nearly 80%, while dollar long positions increase significantly
After the Bank of Japan failed to deliver a clear enough signal of further interest rate hikes to the market, hedge funds have significantly reduced their bullish bets on the yen.
US Treasury yields continue to rise! Cleveland Federal Reserve President: Government and AI compete for funds, fueling rate hike expectations
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester stated on Friday that the recent sustained rise in long-term U.S. Treasury yields is the result of multiple factors working together.
