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Short interest in GameStop has remained elevated since that meme rally, data from S3 Partners showed, with almost 24% of the float. GameStop shorts were down $1.36 billion on Tuesday after losing ...
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.
AMC (AMC) shares surged as much as 23% to end the session 19% higher on Friday, as meme stocks rallied. AMC closed at $29.12 per share, reversing its recent slump trend.
Subsequent investment in the stock (and other "meme stocks" such as AMC, BlackBerry, and Nokia) would result in controversy; the 2021 GameStop short squeeze would result in several hedge funds and some institutional investors experiencing significant financial difficulty, as well as many retail investors (and other institutional investors ...
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 stock , a retail trader favorite during the meme stock craze of 2021, fell 3% to close at a record low of $4.55 per share on Friday. At its lows of the day the stock was down more than 11%.
Shares in AMC Entertainment sunk 42 percent on Monday, and it was all AMC's own doing. (And it was on purpose.)
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 ...