stranger than heaven: Wall Street’s New Bet on Chaos Yields 300% ROI in 72 Hours
NEW YORK—In a shift that analysts are calling “stranger than heaven,” hedge funds have abandoned traditional metrics to profit from geopolitical instability, generating a staggering 300% return within three trading days. By shorting retail real estate and simultaneously buying into surveillance tech tied to conflict zones, one major firm turned uncertainty into a record-breaking liquidity event. The strategy, dubbed “chaos arbitrage,” now commands $4.2 billion in assets under management, forcing competitors to either adapt or face irrelevance.