Aug 10, 2026 – 4.00pmMinotaur Capital is well known for its use of artificial intelligence agents to help the hedge fund navigate the fast-moving AI trade. And arguably the most important member of the team, at least in the last month, has been an agent they’ve called Vigil.It is one of 22 used by the hedge fund and is designed to ask uncomfortable questions about Minotaur’s portfolio before the market does. In June, it was asked what single event would hurt the most stock holdings at once? Vigil’s answer proved prescient: a simultaneous de-rating of the AI trade and a violent unwind of Korea’s leverage-fuelled sharemarket.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Minotaur shorts Tesla, SpaceX as Hyperion bets $1b on Musk
The hedge fund offset its heavy chip losses in July by betting against SpaceX and Tesla, while Hyperion is on the other side of that trade.
Minotaur shorts Tesla and SpaceX after AI agent Vigil predicted de-rating of AI equities and Korea's leverage unwind in June. Move signals Musk-valuation vulnerability amid AI sentiment correction, affecting enterprise budget allocation and tech stack strategy.








