Michael Burry's Metal-Fueled Crash Prediction

Michael Burry, a physician with Asperger's syndrome, pored over data from the U.S. housing market in the mid-2000s and used his pattern-spotting strengths to make a bold prediction that the market would collapse in 2007. As the numbers worsened and his contrarian bets drew intense pressure from investors, his stress levels soared. Burry found that listening to heavy metal music calmed his nerves and helped him stay focused on the data instead of the panic around him.

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