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title: "Billionaire David Tepper is short Apple and even bet against Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. What does he see?"
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description: "David Tepper's Appaloosa Management initiated put positions on Apple and Berkshire Hathaway, disclosed in a June 30, 2026, 13F filing. The article suggests these bets may be hedging strategies rather than high-conviction shorts, citing Apple's reliance on memory pricing and Berkshire's recent earnings slip. Despite the bearish options activity, Tepper remains constructive on other tech stocks like Amazon and NVIDIA."
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# Billionaire David Tepper is short Apple and even bet against Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. What does he see?

Quick ReadTepper placed puts on AAPL and BRK-B as one trade, since Berkshire's $66B Apple stake makes it a cheap, low-volatility proxy short.Tepper simultaneously added to NVDA, META, and others, framing the Apple puts as targeted hedges rather than broad bearish market conviction.Apple's $2.02 Q3 EPS included 11 cents from non-recurring tariff ref...

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