Jane Street keeps showing up in major market dislocations ๐ฏ
India. Bitcoin. Now $CAR. โก
Hereโs the full picture โ ๐ฃ
The $CAR Setup:
Avis โ struggling company
Heavy losses, massive debt, declining revenues
Then two hedge funds โ
SRS Investment + Pentwater
quietly accumulated ~71% of shares
with exposure reportedly exceeding total float ๐
Short interest exploded:
54% โ 86%+ of free float shorted โ ๏ธ
Result:
Not enough shares for shorts to exit
Billions in losses
Stock surged massively in weeks ๐ฃ
Now enter Jane Street
~5% equity stake ๐
$400M+ exposure) ๐
Call options profit when price rises
But volatility is where the real money is made ๐ฏ
The Structure:
Equity = positioning
Options = profit engine
Volatility = trigger
Win on the squeeze up โ
Win again on the move down โ
Pattern seen across markets:
India โ regulator action, $567M impounded โ ๏ธ
Bitcoin โ repeated volatility cycles
Sharp drops โ rebounds โ liquidity capture ๐ฃ
Terra/LUNA โ legal scrutiny, early exits alleged ๐ฏ
$CAR โ extreme squeeze dynamics
Options + forced hedging โ price explosion ๐
Core idea:
Cash positions move markets
Derivatives extract the profit
Retail becomes exit liquidity โ ๏ธ
No formal wrongdoing proven
But the pattern is raising serious questions ๐
The squeeze was phase oneโฆ
Watch what happens next to $CAR ๐
#JaneStreet #CAR #Avis #ShortSqueeze #markets