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On January 27, r/wallstreetbets triggered a short squeeze on AMC Theatres (ticker symbol: AMC), a company in a similar position to GameStop. [38] The value of AMC Networks (ticker symbol: AMCX) also increased significantly, which was believed to have happened because of the stock's name being similar to AMC's. [39]
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, starting in January 2021, was a short squeeze occurring on shares of GameStop, [19] [20] primarily triggered by the Reddit forum WallStreetBets. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] This squeeze led to the share price reaching an all-time intraday high of US$483 on January 28, 2021 on the NYSE .
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) shares have seen wild swings in a Reddit-driven rally, and the meme stock could be in for a big correction, according to an analyst at LightShed ...
Fueled by online forum discussion, especially on Reddit, Cohen attracted an army of believers in his strategy that sent the value of GameStop stock to as high as $81.25 after never breaking $14 a ...
GameStop stock rose nearly 60% on Tuesday, adding to a meme-fueled rally that sent shares of the video game retailer up 74% in the prior session.The rise in GameStop was also accompanied by a ...
The stock of American video game retailer GameStop has been one of the most popular meme stocks, [13] [14] with mass purchases of the stock leading to a short squeeze on GameStop in early 2021. [5] The stock of entertainment company AMC is also cited as a prominent example.
On Tuesday, AMC reported it had sold 8.5 million newly issued shares to Mudrick Capital, the latest in a series of capital raises for the stock, a favorite of Reddit traders.