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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.
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.
Metaphorically, a short squeeze is investors rushing out of a crowded theater after someone yells “fire.”
A short squeeze is a rapid increase in the price of a stock resulting from a lack of supply and an excess of demand. Typically, short sellers (those who have borrowed and sold stocks they believed ...
A short squeeze can occur if the price of stock with a high short interest begins to have increased demand and a strong upward trend. To cut their losses, short sellers may add to demand by buying shares to cover short positions, causing the share price to further escalate temporarily.
Because short-selling requires borrowing, a trader must meet For a look at what big money traders think about a stock, short-selling data is a great resource. Valuations 101: How to Use the Graham ...
Short squeezes have been making and breaking investors for a century. One of the greatest short squeezes in history started on a SubReddit, where hundreds of thousands of retail investors drove ...
In a short squeeze, the dynamics are a bit different. Large institutional investors are more likely to be short a stock, and the resulting pop can be much more violent due to supply and demand.