Here are some of the most famous bets by the man that had years where he single-handedly made profits comparable to the annual GDP of countries like Chad, Zimbabwe, Haiti, and that is held responsible by many (delusional dunning kruger sufferers) for bringing down entire countries.
==> Thai Baht short right before the Asian financial crisis: SEA tried to abuse...
It's not a trading idea, more of a a history lesson :-)
Today while browsing the web I stumbled upon a well known story how Soros and his friends heavily shorted the Pound in 1992 and forced the government into surrender, pocketing more than a billion USD of gains. For the British Pound, this can largely be viewed as a black swan event - however, if we look at...
