Well, it looks like Roaring Kitty has taken a 2-0 lead on Citron Research and Andrew Left. Back in 2021, Citron shorted GameStop (NYSE:GME) amid the meme stock craze propelled by Kitty, whose real name is Keith Gill. The short seller ended up taking a 100% loss on his position as GME squeezed higher in historic fashion. Upon Gill’s return in May, Citron resumed its GameStop short, only to close it and then reopen it the following month. “The first time, three-and-a-half-years ago, (GameStop) was a cultural ...

Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop's rally, during a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024. His call options against GameStop have a strike price of $20 and an expiration date of June 21. Shares of the video game company have gained about 7% so far this week to around $30 a share. If the stock trades above $20 that Friday, which makes his call position in the money, Gill could exercise the options at $20 apiece, allowing him to purchas ...

GameStop Corp. (GME, Financial) is known as a “meme” stock. Who knows what that really means? A realistic look at this loss-making business is that it is now worth about $10 per share – maybe a little more or less. Everything else above this is a speculative gamble on the ability of management to properly invest the cash and turn around the loss-making business. Let's take a realistic look at its value, right now – based on publicly available information – and without all the hype and any speculative assump ...

Merchandise lines the shelves of a GameStop store on May 28, 2024 in Miami, Florida. GameStop raised more than $2 billion in a recent stock sale as the video game company took advantage of a revived meme rally sparked by the return of trader Roaring Kitty. The retailer announced Tuesday evening that it completed an at-the-market equity offering, selling the maximum number of 75 million shares to raise proceeds of $2.14 billion. GameStop said it intends to use the money for general corporate purposes, which ...

The Reddit community WallStreetBets is synonymous with the meme stock movement. A distinguishing feature of this online community is its members' preference for stocks that have a high short-selling risk. The community's founder, Jaime Rogozinski, has said his goal was to build a community "for people to talk about high-risk trades in an unapologetic way for people to make some short-term money with disposable income." This strategy achieved national prominence in 2021 with the explosive short squeezes on s ...

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Generally speaking, there are lots of good reasons to consider investing in growth stocks right now. The primary factor is the expectation of rate cuts at some point this year. The European Central Bank just initiated rate cuts that pushed European growth shares higher. The same is bound to happen stateside at some point, which is why growth stocks are appealing. That said, not all growth stocks are created equal. Some growth stocks simply benefit from irrational exuberance that is bound to dissipate. Those ...

Loading... Loading... Shares of GameStop Corporation GME options owned by Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, are set to expire in the coming weeks. What Happened: Gill’s return to social media reignited a surge in meme stocks like GameStop reminiscent of the 2021 short squeeze that saw retail investors take on hedge funds and short sellers in an epic battle. Various memes and videos shared on social media helped boost GameStop shares. But the unveiling of Gill's most recent position in the video game retailer i ...

June 21 will be an extremely interesting day for GameStop (NYSE:GME), as that marks the day when Roaring Kitty’s GME options expire. Yesterday, Roaring Kitty — whose real name is Keith Gill — posted another position update on Reddit. As of the close on June 10, Gill owned 120,000 $20 call options expiring on June 21. These calls were up by a total of $13.73 million. He also owns 5 million shares of GME stock bought at an average price of $21.27 with a gain of $17.77 million and $29.40 million in cash. In to ...

GameStop (NYSE:GME) pulled a fast one on investors. Originally scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Jun. 11, the video game retailer reported results early. It released the results last Friday in an attempt to sandbag investors. The clock is ticking on GameStop stock, though. Reporting poor earnings ahead of the weekend is a common tactic used by companies wanting to minimize bad news. GameStop’s results were as bad as expected. Sales fell 28% to $882 million, which was the midpoint ...