I've always been a contrarian. The problem with being a contrarian is that sometimes the crowd is right and you're the fool.

contrarianhumilityInterview, 2018

I made 50% in 2008 by shorting banks everyone said were safe. The consensus was wrong. It usually is.

contrariancrisisInterview, 2009

Brexit was the most obvious trade I've ever seen. Sterling was overvalued. The polls were wrong. I bet everything.

brexitconvictionFinancial Times, 2016

The market rallied 80% and I was short. That's the worst feeling in investing — being right about the fundamentals and wrong about the timing.

mistakesshort-sellingInvestor letter, 2020

When everyone is buying, I want to know what they're not seeing. When everyone is selling, I want to know what they're missing.

analysiscontrarianSpeech, 2015