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The S&P 500 is at an ATH right now.
Interestingly, Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ex-OpenAI researcher who famously turned his $225 million fund into $13 billion in under 2 years through massive AI-related stock gains, is not buying more.
Instead, throughout Q1 2026, he has put $8 billion worth of put options, which is mechanically shorting the market. You profit when price goes down.
He's shorting major names like the Semiconductor ETF, $NVDA, $ORCL, and many more.
Why does this matter?
The S&P 500 is the most-watched equity index in the world.
Depending on its price and performance, it could sentimentally affect other risky assets like Bitcoin, especially in emerging markets.
Should we be concerned? Does this guy know something we don't?