Risk and Return with Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan
Charlie Gasparino and S3 Partners Founder Bob Sloan break down the biggest business headlines and actionable insights that give listeners an inside edge on the markets.
Episodes
The Straits of Hormuz, private credit marks nobody believes, Software Shorts, Battleground Stocks, and a Coinbase setup that traders need to see. Bob Sloan of S3 Partners and Charlie Gasparino dig into the week's biggest market themes — from the exec who didn't know he was being taped, to why CoreWeave is the ultimate stress test for the entire AI trade.
00:00 - Intro
31:49 - Blue Owl
33:26 - Coinbase
34:59 - UiPath and Sof...
Bob Sloan and Charlie Gasparino are joined by Jack Devine — former CIA Worldwide Operations chief and founder of the Arkin Group — to break down the geopolitical fallout from U.S. strikes on Iran. Devine argues that regime change from within is unrealistic and that a transactional deal capping Iran's nuclear ambitions is the most achievable outcome, drawing parallels to the Venezuela model. He and Bob connect the dots to market...
CoreWeave might be the most important stock in the market despite being a $42B market cap company. They have $30B in GPU-backed debt, and the stress test for the entire AI infrastructure boom. If it works, it validates a trillion dollars in AI spending; if it breaks, it's the first domino in the most concentrated equity market in history. Plus: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd rerouting around Africa as Middle East chaos shuts down the S...
This week Charlie & guest co-host Matthew Unterman, managing director at S3 Partners, cover NVIDIA heading into earnings as the largest single-name equity short in the SPX, Hims & Hers Health as a battleground stock with shorts at a 52-week high amid the Novo Nordisk lawsuit, and a look at a list of top Packaged Food & Meat shorts. Plus, Charlie shares the latest on the WBD deal among other headlines.
Charlie breaks down the latest twists in the WBD–Paramount–Netflix saga, explains why crypto markets unraveled, and spotlights this week’s biggest battleground stocks. We unveil new long ideas in Walmart and Live Nation, recap last week’s calls, and take viewers inside how the buy‑side uses S3 short‑interest data to identify dislocations across U.S. software, Hang Seng names, and global single‑stock shorts. And a look at mounting p...
This week's Risk & Return examines whether the software sell-off is overdone, with Oracle and Microsoft bouncing from lows but uneven sector recovery as hedge funds unwind crowded positions. We spotlight Hong Kong short interest anomalies including China Vanke's debt crisis and Pop Mart's explosive growth amid 170% short increase, plus battleground stock volatility that's seen large caps swing from +10% to negat...
Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan break down how policy uncertainty is reshaping market positioning and driving volatility across equities. They discuss the growing influence of active long leadership, and what shifting positioning signals about sector leadership and return opportunities. Charlie brings his latest reporting into the conversation.
This episode examines an interesting divergence developing across global tech markets: equity prices continue to climb while short sellers remain firmly engaged. In the U.S., the equal‑weight Nasdaq 100 has posted solid gains, yet we’re seeing short interest increase at the same time. The bulk of that short‑side pressure is clustering in media names such as Charter Communications and Warner Bros. Discovery, as well as in high‑convi...
Bob Sloan is joined by the S3 research team for a data-driven episode on how investor positioning is driving market swings. Using S3’s data, they explain why certain large stocks are seeing big moves, how the Magnificent Seven stocks are starting to move in different directions, and what rising short selling in bonds, volatility, and European stocks may be signaling about where markets are headed next.
Bob Sloan and Charlie Gasparino break down how policy uncertainty is reshaping market positioning and driving volatility across equities. They discuss battleground stocks, the growing influence of active long leadership, and what shifting positioning signals about sector leadership and return opportunities. Charlie brings his latest reporting into the conversation, including White House concern over Powell, cracks forming in the Ne...
On this week’s live episode of Risk and Return, Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan are joined by Robert Koenigsberger to break down emerging markets trades as Venezuela enters a new world order shaped by Trump-era geopolitics. The conversation explores how regime change expectations drove distressed PDVSA bonds higher and what that signals for risk across global markets. Charlie also digs into why Warner Bros is underestimating antitr...
On this special year-end episode of Risk and Return, Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan look back at the calls, clips, and positioning data that broke into the mainstream market narrative in 2025. From Oracle earnings warnings and Treasury short pressure to Nvidia, China Vanke, and the rise of institutional battleground trades, the show revisits how short interest signaled moves before headlines caught up. Charlie also recaps his repo...
On this week’s live episode of Risk and Return, Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan break down the growing division inside the Federal Reserve over the timing and direction of rate cuts. With Powell’s remarks reshaping expectations in real time, investors are reassessing duration risk, Treasury ETF positioning, and macro volatility into year-end. The episode also dives into major equity positioning shifts from Google to China Vanke to ...
Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan break down why the AI trade is fracturing across fear hedges, complacent mega caps, and high-beta speculation. They examine how Oracle is becoming the hedge against AI infrastructure risk while Apple and QQQ rally -- creating an air pocket investors should be aware of. Risk and Return is live every Wednesday at 4pm with real-time market insight you cannot get anywhere else.
On this week’s live episode of Risk and Return, Charlie Gasparino and Bob Sloan break down the widening gap between institutional longs and shorts across AI, crypto, and consumer names. Nvidia’s divergence from the broader market reveals a new power structure in the Magnificent Seven, while Bitcoin ETFs show classic “short a bit, cover a bit” behavior as liquidity thins. Campbell Soup’s decline highlights how a defensive staple can...
Charlie and Bob dive into Nvidia earnings and react live to the chip giant's beat on the top and bottom lines.
Charlie Gasparino and S3 Founder Bob Sloan dig into the battleground stock surge and other headlines driving the news on Wall Street.
Charlie Gasparino and S3's Bob Sloan react to socialist Zohran Mamdani being elected mayor of our country's financial epicenter.
Plus, S3 latest short interest data reveals immediate opportunities for investors.
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In this episode, recently pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) reportedly considering suing Senator Elizabeth Warren for defamation.
Plus, Roundhill’s MEME ETF makes a comeback amid a renewed wave of retail speculation and record crowding in short interest, with S3 data revealing the market’s latest pressure points.
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Bankers cozy up to Mamdani as retail traders ignite a Beyond Meat short squeeze — turning a debt swap into a triple-digit surge.We break down what’s real, what’s reflexive, and how positioning, not fundamentals, is once again driving the tape.🎧 Listen and subscribe on your favorite platformYouTube: https://tinyurl.com/5yabvj66Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4ucvdpnsApple: https://tinyurl.com/y247cyw9
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