Carvana (CVNA) Stock dives after short seller report

u/BFLO-Retail · Reddit — r/stocks · January 28, 2026 at 17:26 · ⬆ 247 pts · 💬 64 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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The author discloses a short position in Carvana, citing a short-seller report alleging over $1 billion in inflated earnings and his own auto-industry skepticism.

CVNA — SHORT The author is short Carvana and believes its financial results are inflated. He cites a Gotham City Research FOIA report alleging that Carvana affiliates Bridgecrest Capital and Drive Time Automotive bought bad Carvana loans to hide over $1 billion of losses. His own 14 years of auto-industry experience leads him to view Carvana's reported results as too good to be true.

Full disclosure I am short Carvana and have been short Carvana for over a month. As a 14 year representative of the Auto industry, I have been saying that Carvana’s results are too good to be true.

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Short Carvana on alleged hidden loan losses and inflated earnings
The author is short Carvana and believes its financial results are inflated. He cites a Gotham City Research FOIA report alleging that Carvana affiliates Bridgecrest Capital and Drive Time Automotive bought bad Carvana loans to hide over $1 billion of losses. His own 14 years of auto-industry experience leads him to view Carvana's reported results as too good to be true.
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