David Capablanca is Short Seller. David Capablanca
David Capablanca started shorting stocks in 2016 but only became successful in 2020.
Once a stock recovers, he looks for nine signals that suggest it’s about to crash.
He compares his process to a pilot’s checklist: If everything fits, you’re good to go.
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David Capablanca dreamed of becoming an architect and creating structures that would live long after his death. He pursued this goal by graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Design in architecture and then earning a degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2016.
However, when he started his career as a junior architect at about $28 an hour, he realized it would take more than a decade to pay off his student loans. After going to college for many years, he also had to factor in bad credit, rent, and a car bill.
Until then, he hadn’t given much thought to how he could make a lot of money. He focused on pursuing his passion. But life began anew when the doctor told him he had just two weeks to live because of a brain tumor unless he had brain surgery, he said.
“The doctor gave me a life expectancy of 50 years,” Capablanca told Business Insider. “I have to use these 50 years. I can’t waste these years getting into debt all the time. The whole life of bad credit, debt and stress had to stop. When I was 30 I called my parents and asked for help to pay my rent – this had to stop.