- A 17-year-old boy from Michigan stands to lose all his money after going all in with Clover, as reported by Bloomberg.
- He followed the advice of
Chamath Palihapitiya , who backs the company. - As of Thursday, Clover's stock is still suffering, trading at $7.24 to its lowest since it debuted.
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, dubbed as $4 by some, has dished out plenty of investing advice that has earned him a $4 of retail traders.
One of those is 17-year-old Arnav Naik who lives in Troy, Michigan.
As $4 reported, Naik got into SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, after his high school transitioned to remote learning during the pandemic.
Naik said he starting reading through
But when he saw Palihapitiya tweet about
In January, he put almost all his money into Clover call options, telling himself that if the stock went up, his investment could balloon to $130,000.
"When you slap a name like 'Chamath' on there, it has a lot of potential to rocket up, like how Tesla did with Elon," he told $4. "He's going to join the WallStreetBets meme god pantheon."
The problem is, Clover wasn't doing very well.
In February, short-seller Hindenburg Research $4 that $4.
Shares of Clover, which went public in January in a $3.7 billion $4 deal led by Palihapitiya, $4
As a result, Naik lost almost all his money, $4 reported, and unless Clover rebounds, the teenager will see his investment recover.
Yet his faith in the billionaire investor remains unshaken. He even said he wants to become an investment banker in the future.
"He's doing the best he can," he told $4 "It'll keep growing. I really think I'll get a huge return."
Unlike Naik, Palihapitiya and other hedge funds made millions from betting on Clover - and have already moved on.
As of Thursday, Clover's stock is trading at $7.24 to its lowest since it debuted.
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