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A GameStop store in 2014. GameStop, an American chain of brick-and-mortar video game stores, had struggled in the years leading up to the short squeeze due to competition from digital distribution services, as well as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced the number of people who shopped in-person.
GameStop and AMC weren't the only stocks caught up in this week's meme craze.While shares of the short-lived rally's flag bearers continued to unravel Friday, smaller meme-related equities ended ...
GameStop is cashing in after a meme stock boom sent shares flying as high as 350% this month—and it’s leaving investors holding the bag, just as the company reported disappointing quarterly ...
GameStop stock went from a high of $66 when "activist investor" turned CEO Ryan Cohen joined the board in January 2021 to a low of $9.95 in mid-April before the latest bout of Keith Gill ...
The book covers the events of the GameStop short squeeze, which saw the collapse of Melvin Capital as users of r/wallstreetbets and other retail traders initiated a short squeeze on stocks like GameStop, AMC and Bed, Bath & Beyond. It was published by Grand Central Publishing in the United States on September 7, 2021.
GameStop and AMC were among the top ten securities with highest options volume by 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT), with the majority of traders buying call options, which bet on a stock's rise, data ...
r/wallstreetbets, also known as WallStreetBets or WSB, is a subreddit where participants discuss stock and option trading. It has become notable for its colorful jargon, aggressive trading strategies, stories of extreme gains and losses acquired in the stock market, and for playing a major role in the GameStop short squeeze that caused significant losses for a number of US hedge funds and ...
The GameStop short squeeze was an example of such detachment. GameStop had an outdated business model and its stock price surge didn’t reflect that reality. It reflected the fickle hive mind of WSB.