Diameter’s Winning Bet on First Brands Turns ‘Horribly Wrong’
Why it matters
Diameter's analysts, Scott Goodwin and Jonathan Lewinsohn, initially made a successful short bet on First Brands Group, but their subsequent reverse wager has turned out poorly.
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Expected market reaction
Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 90% confidence.
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Bloomberg
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Diameter’s Winning Bet on First Brands Turns ‘Horribly Wrong’
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Bearish · 90%
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2026-01-13 02:06
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Analysis version
- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
- Article id
- 31785
Original source
After Scott Goodwin and Jonathan Lewinsohn nailed a short bet on First Brands Group, an auto-part supplier that rattled credit markets when it collapsed last year, the two doubled down with a reverse wager — hoping for a second payout.
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Original article published by Bloomberg on January 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.