The Contrarian Investor Podcast - Part 2

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Mark Szemeszki joins the podcast to discuss his highly profitable short crypto trades from last year and why his business cycle theory has him sitting in cash.

• Three-hundred-and-eighty percent (380%) returns last year. How did he do it? (2:47);
• The macro view and leading indicators are pointing to a recession right now, which makes risk-taking more problematic in the short term (4:17);
• His short crypto trades predate the FTX saga (7:33);
• More on his business cycle theory (10:32);
• Inflationary pressure is real, including from China's reopening (13:37);
• More information on catalysts sought when shorting altcoins (16:17);
• Shorting the narrative on altcoins is a good strategy if you can get a good entry point (20:20);
• Background on the guest (25:08);
• More on his trades last year (27:13);
• Probably 99% of crytpo currencies are useless, even Bitcoin and Ethereum (29:37).

• Twitter: @MSzemeszki;
• Covey portfolio.