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Michael Burry — Deep Value Contrarian

Asset Discount & Asymmetric Mispricing

Screens for balance sheet discrepancies, tangible book value discounts, and structural forced-selling catalysts that consensus ignores.

Research criteria

  • 1.Market price trades at large discount to tangible book or net-net asset value
  • 2.Primary SEC filing evidence contradicts consensus market narrative
  • 3.Identifiable structural catalyst or activist dynamic present

Review criteria

  • 1.Discount to intrinsic asset value closes
  • 2.Primary filing evidence invalidates original asset-backing thesis

Research, not order execution

Use this lens to study a company or market. It does not place orders or grant a strategy trading authority.

Requires tolerance for extended early-stage drawdown before thesis resolution.

Known Failure Modes & Limitations

  • Being early to a contrarian thesis is indistinguishable from being wrong
  • Illiquidity in special situations hindering timely portfolio rebalancing
Disclosure

Based on publicly described methodology. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Michael Burry or Scion Asset Management.