Biography
Greg Blotnick, CFA, is the founder and managing partner of Brattle Street Capital. Brattle Street Capital is a private investment partnership focused on opportunities within the Consumer & Retail sector. Blotnick has over a decade of long/short equity experience as a sector specialist and has served as an analyst for some the industry’s largest hedge funds including Citadel and Schonfeld. Blotnick holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Finance from Lehigh University.
Where do we stand today from a market sentiment perspective? And how does one assimilate sentiment and crowd psychology and use it to make informed, intelligent investment decisions? Greg Blotnick, CFA, explains.
There is no road map for short sellers. This leaves them two options: Make their own mistakes, or learn from those who have already made them. Greg Blotnick, CFA, has found the latter approach is far cheaper.
What can the late Robert W. Wilson, one of Wall Street’s master short sellers, teach today's investors?
The best short sellers share one key personality trait: empathy, or the ability to put themselves in their counterparty’s shoes, says Greg Blotnick, CFA. Before initiating any short position, make sure to know the answer to the three questions he poses.