The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, has challenged crypto investors to bet against him. “You do not do this for 42 years and lose money every year,” he said. His statement followed a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for “Inverse Cramer ETF.”
Jim Cramer for Crypto Investors: Bet Against Me
Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money show, challenged cryptocurrency investors to bet against him in a tweet on Friday. Cramer is a former hedge fund manager who co-founded Thestreet.com, a financial news and literacy website.
While discussing the Advanced Micro Devices stock (Nasdaq: AMD), he wrote: “As always I welcome people betting against me. I have done this for 42 years. Those who know me know that you would have been betting against Apple at $5, Google since inception, Meta at $18, Amazon at $10, Nvidia at $25, and AMD at $5. I welcome all comers.”
Cramer then followed up with another Tweet About crypto. Noting that he bought a farm with his bitcoin profits and a boat with ether gains, the Mad Money host challenged crypto investors: “I want you to bet against me. You ain’t like that for 42 years.” and lose money every year.”
Many people have been attacking Cramer for making recommendations that resulted in losing trades.
Last year, he praised Cathy Wood, CEO of Arch Investment Management, before his flagship fund collapsed. He also tweeted a buy recommendation for AMC Entertainment Holdings just before the stock plunged 30%. The Mad Money host also said in April of last year: “We like Coinbase for $475.” At the time of writing, Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: Coin) is trading at $67.
‘Inverse Cramer ETF’ Prospectus Filed With SEC
Cramer’s tweets followed a prospectus filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Tuttle Capital Management for two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — Inverse Cramer ETF and Long Cramer ETF. The filing explains:
The Inverse Cramer ETF (‘the fund’) seeks to provide investment results that are nearly the opposite, before fees and expenses, to the investment results recommended by television personality Jim Cramer.
Tuttle Capital Management also previously launched an ETF betting against Cathie Wood’s stock picks.
Cramer became a bitcoin fan in 2020 after speaking with crypto investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano, who convinced him to buy some BTC. The Mad Money host then began advising investors to put 5% of their portfolio in bitcoin. However, Chinese bitcoin mining crackdowns, ransomware attacks and concerns over Tether (USDT) led them to dump their BTC for ether in June last year.
A few months later, he begged crypto investors to take profits. In October, he said he invested in crypto because “there could be millions of greater fools out there.” In June this year, he said bitcoin could fall to $12,000 and in August, he recommended avoiding crypto and other speculative investments altogether.
