what is contrarian investing 
contrarian investing refers to an investing strategy that looks for profit opportunities in trades that go against current market sentiment for example if the market is bullish the contrarian investor is bearish and will look for opportunities to sell conversely if the market is bearish the contrarian is bullish and will look for opportunities to buy who are some famous contrarian investors berkshire hathaway s warren buffett and charlie munger are two of the most well known contrarian investors david dreman investment company founder and author of several books on contrarian investing is another prominent contrarian ray dalio sir john templeton michael burry and george soros are all investors who have made a name for themselves as contrarians 