# Hedge Funds

Hedge fund managers are facing scrutiny over allegations of fraud and misconduct, with a particular focus on naked short selling practices. Recent news highlights concerns about fund losses and ongoing investigations into these practices.

### About Hedge Funds
Hedge funds are investment funds that pool capital from accredited or institutional investors and invest in a variety of assets, often using complex strategies.  

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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/alternative-investments/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [---------] -31%  
[--] Month: [----------] -13%  
[--] Months: [-----------] +13%  
[--] Year: [-----------] -11%  
1-Year High: [---------] on 2025-04-07  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-08-30  

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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/alternative-investments/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [-----] -5.80%  
[--] Month: [------] +20%  
[--] Months: [------] -5.90%  
[--] Year: [-------] +9.50%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-06-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-12-13  

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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/alternative-investments/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Hedge Funds in the last [--] hours which is down 20% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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[--] Week: [-----] -7.90%  
[--] Month: [-----] +17%  
[--] Months: [------] -0.38%  
[--] Year: [------] +6.40%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-06  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-16  

The most influential creators that mention Hedge Funds in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                  | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                  | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)           | [--]    | [----------] | [---]   | [------]      |
| [@HedgeFundFomo](/creator/twitter/HedgeFundFomo)         | [--]    | [---]        | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@imurgency](/creator/youtube/imurgency)                 | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@tradezeroofficial](/creator/youtube/tradezeroofficial) | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@FromSteveHowell](/creator/twitter/FromSteveHowell)     | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@alphageneration4](/creator/tiktok/alphageneration4)    | [--]    |            | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@capitaltrading](/creator/youtube/capitaltrading)       | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@RobinhoodApp](/creator/twitter/RobinhoodApp)           | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@samuelleach](/creator/youtube/samuelleach)             | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@stephmase22](/creator/twitter/stephmase22)             | [--]   | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |

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### Sentiment: 75%
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[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/alternative-investments/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 75%  
Daily Average: 71%  
[--] Week: 46% -15%  
[--] Month: 69% -11%  
[--] Months: 69% -8%  
[--] Year: 69% +2%  
1-Year High: 92% on 2026-01-13  
1-Year Low: 28% on 2025-04-07  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Investment Strategies: (30%) Discussions around quality stocks, digital assets, and AI-native hedge funds as adaptive strategies in volatile markets.
- Market Analysis and Insights: (25%) Sharing of insights and experiences on market volatility, short selling, and corporate dysfunction.
- Alternative Investments: (20%) Exploration of alternative investment landscapes, including digital assets and AI-native hedge funds.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Fraud and Misconduct: (40%) News and discussions about fund managers facing allegations of fraud, defalcation, and lack of integrity.
- Naked Short Selling Concerns: (35%) Widespread discussion and concern regarding naked short selling practices and their impact on companies and markets.
- Fund Losses and Investigations: (25%) Reports of significant fund losses and the subsequent investigations into external fund managers.
  

### Top Hedge Funds News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Should I Buy Index Funds 'Run Don't Walk' Says Hedge Fund Manager - Business Insider "I would run not walk as fast as possible away from any technology mutual fund or any fund investing in growth stocks" George Noble said"  
[News Link](https://www.businessinsider.com/index-funds-investing-tech-hedge-fund-manager-deep-bear-market-2022-10) [@BusinessInsider](/creator/x/BusinessInsider) 2026-02-14T11:40Z 4.1M followers, [---] engagements


"Yen Carry Trade at Risk of Unwind BCA Research Warns in New Report - Bloomberg The carry trade in the yen is a ticking time bomb with the popular hedge-fund strategy vulnerable to a massive unwind according to BCA Research analysts"  
[News Link](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/yen-carry-trade-is-a-ticking-time-bomb-warns-bca-research) [@markets](/creator/x/markets) 2026-02-10T22:32Z 2M followers, 57.4K engagements


"Nikola founder Trevor Milton to step down as executive chairman The announcement comes after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused Nikola of fraud. The company pushed back on the accusations saying there were "dozens" of inaccurate allegations in the report"  
[News Link](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/nikola-founder-trevor-milton-to-voluntarily-step-down-as-executive-chairman.html) [@CNBCi](/creator/x/CNBCi) 2020-09-21T13:13Z 181.8K followers, 6.4M engagements



### Top Hedge Funds Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"🙊🙉🙈SEC KNOWS THAT NAKED SHORT SELLING IS A HUGE PROBLEM 🙈🙉🙊 If you know a law is being broken and you do nothing about it and you have the power and authority to do so IN THE EYES OF THE LAW YOU ARE GUILTY Paul Atkins Gary Gensler and Hester Peirce YOU ARE GUILTY (Disclaimer this is a Grok video meant as Satire) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022704791982407815 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022704791982407815"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stephmase22/status/2022704791982407815) [@stephmase22](/creator/x/stephmase22) 2026-02-14T16:09Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@leevalueroach No fund manager will admit to a size issue its effectively telling people to not give them more money (aka fees)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/checkfoldriver/status/2022689181164802137) [@checkfoldriver](/creator/x/checkfoldriver) 2026-02-14T15:07Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"I lost a $3.2M deal in [----] because I was too excited at the finish line. Fund manager and I had been talking for weeks. Everything lined up. He understood the structure. He saw the returns. He was nodding at every point. I could feel it. The deal was mine. So at the end of the meeting I leaned in and said: "Assuming youre happy to do this can we do this next week rather than the week after" He leaned back. Paused. Said he'd think about it. Never heard from him again. Took me [--] months to realize what I'd done wrong. I signaled I needed his money more than he needed my solution. The second I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheGeoMethod/status/2022687281501573135) [@TheGeoMethod](/creator/x/TheGeoMethod) 2026-02-14T15:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"One of the largest HVAC company reps in my market just texted me this: The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression is underway. Not a hedge fund manager. Not a pundit. An HVAC rep. Meanwhile others think were at the start of a new bull run. This feels like [----] when nobody agreed on anything"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jonbrooks/status/2022687274161537233) [@jonbrooks](/creator/x/jonbrooks) 2026-02-14T15:00Z [----] followers, 88.2K engagements

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